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Stop 3 · Days 8–10
Salem & Cape Ann
Salem & Cape Ann, MAWitch-trial history and maritime fortunes in Salem, then the rocky artists' harbors of Cape Ann.
Timing: October in Salem is peak 'Haunted Happenings' — atmospheric but very crowded; go early in the day.
Where to stay
The Hawthorne Hotel, Salem
A 1925 landmark on the common, named for Nathaniel Hawthorne.
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You gotta eat this
Fresh fried clams on Cape Ann
Whole-belly clams at a Gloucester or Essex clam shack — the real thing.
The days here
Each day opens its own hour-by-hour page
What this stop is made of
- Landmarks & Monuments
- Museums & History
- Somber & Civil-Rights Sites