The Great American Road Trip Challenge~4.5 years · 48 states · one loop
Day08

Day 8 — SalemSalem & Cape Ann

Full day5h 15m planned

A short drive north from Boston into witch-trial history.

  1. 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM· 1h 30m

    Salem Witch Trials Memorial & Old Burying PointSomber & Civil-Rights SitesAnchor

    A quiet, sobering memorial beside the colonial burying ground — the human story behind the 1692 trials.

    24 Liberty St, Salem, MA
  2. 12:30 PM – 3:00 PM· 2h 30m

    Peabody Essex MuseumMuseums & History

    A superb art and maritime museum, including a relocated Qing-dynasty house.

    161 Essex St, Salem, MA
  3. 3:30 PM – 4:45 PM· 1h 15m

    The House of the Seven GablesLandmarks & Monuments

    The 1668 mansion that inspired Hawthorne's novel, on the harbor.

    115 Derby St, Salem, MA