Museum sights in Salem
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Tall Ship Friendship
Of the 50 wharves that once lined Salem Harbor, only three remain, the longest of which is Derby Wharf. Visitors can stroll out to the end and peek inside the 1871 lighthouse. The most prominent building along Derby St is the Custom House, where permits and certificates were issued and, of course, taxes paid. Other buildings at the site include warehouses, the scale house, and Elias Hasket Derby’s 1762 home. Stop by at the West India Goods Store, a working store with spices and other items similar to those sold two centuries ago. You can also board the replica of the tall ship Friendship to see how the sailors lived.
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New England Pirate Museum
Relive the adventures of Captains Kidd and Blackbeard at the fun-filled Pirate Museum. The museum includes an artifacts room with authentic pirate treasures, interactions with pirate characters in costume and a walking tour through the port and a visit to a pirate ship. Get a discount if you purchase tickets to the Pirate Museum, the Witch History Museum and the Witch Dungeon Museum together.
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Peabody Essex Museum
Many Salem vessels followed Derby’s ship Grand Turk around the Cape of Good Hope, and soon the merchants founded the East India Marine Society to provide warehousing services. The new company’s charter required the establishment of a museum ‘to house the natural and artificial curiosities’ brought back by member ships. The collection was the basis for what is now the world-class Peabody Essex Museum.
Predictably, the collection of Asian art is particularly strong, and includes Yin Yu Tang, a house that was shipped from southeastern China. The museum also has extensive collections focusing on New England decorative arts and maritime history, and there is a…
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Yin Yu Tang
Predictably, the Peabody Essex Museum is particularly strong on Asian art, including pieces from China, Japan, Polynesia, Micronesia and Melanesia. The collection from preindustrial Japan is rated as the best in the world. Yin Yu Tang is a Chinese house that was shipped to the museum from Huizhou province.
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Witch History Museum
Museum containing the history of witches.
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Salem Witch Museum
One of many witch museums around town.
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Witch Dungeon Museum
Another witch museum.
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