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Salem by day and after dark, and the road to Lexington and Concord
Salem's guided walks are the way into the town's history. The 1692 Witchcraft Trials Walk is given over entirely to the trials and their victims, and the History and Hauntings walk ranges wider across the town's story. Both meet in Salem, a commuter-rail ride from Boston's North Station — or let the 400th Anniversary tour handle the trip: it departs North Station with the round-trip train included. The guide makes these tours, so read recent reviews before you book, and book ahead for October, Salem's busiest month.
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After dark, Salem's guided walks turn to the town's ghost stories and the legends that have gathered around its oldest streets. Both night tours here meet in downtown Salem and run on foot with a guide, for an hour to an hour and a half. The storyteller is the tour, so read recent reviews before you book. They fill fastest in October.
Lexington and Concord are where the American Revolution's first fighting broke out, on April 19, 1775, and Minute Man National Historical Park runs along the road between them. There are two ways in here: a full-day guided tour from Boston that covers both towns, or the Liberty Ride, a guided trolley tour of about an hour and a half that starts in Lexington, so you make your own way out first. Book the full day ahead in fall foliage season.
Salem and Lexington & Concord are both an easy reach from Boston by train, bus or a guided tour that handles the getting there. Here is how to plan the day — the trip out, what to see on your own, and the places further afield.
The commuter rail from Boston's North Station is the simplest way out to Salem. If you'd rather not plan the trip at all, the 400th Anniversary history tour departs North Station with the round-trip train included. October is Salem's busiest month, so book trains and tours ahead for autumn weekends.
The Salem Witch Trials Memorial in downtown Salem is a place of remembrance for the victims of 1692. It's a place for quiet reflection.
Lexington's Battle Green and Concord's North Bridge are the two landmarks of April 19, 1775, and Minute Man National Historical Park runs between them. Without a car, the full-day tour from Boston handles the getting there; the Liberty Ride starts in Lexington, which you can reach by car or by local bus from the Red Line's Alewife station.
Plymouth, about an hour south, is home to Plymouth Rock, the Mayflower II and Plimoth Patuxet Museums. Gloucester and Cape Ann, north past Salem, run whale watching in the warmer months, and Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard are longer trips of their own. We don't have a tour to point you to for these yet; whale watches from Boston itself are on the Boston page.
Salem and Lexington & Concord are the two classic history day trips. Salem fills a day on its own, with history walks by day and ghost tours after dark, and it's a short commuter-rail ride from North Station. Lexington and Concord are the pick for the start of the American Revolution, done either as a full guided day from Boston or with the Liberty Ride trolley in Lexington.
Take the commuter rail from Boston's North Station. If you'd rather not plan it, the 400th Anniversary history tour departs North Station with the round-trip train included.
They're guided history walks. The 1692 Witchcraft Trials Walk is given over entirely to the trials and their victims; the History and Hauntings walk and the 400th Anniversary tour take in Salem's wider story. The Witch Trials Memorial downtown is a place of remembrance for the victims of 1692; it's a place for quiet reflection.
Yes. The full-day guided tour from Boston covers both towns and handles the transport. The Liberty Ride is a guided trolley tour that starts in Lexington, which you can reach by local bus from the Red Line's Alewife station.
October is Salem's busiest month by far, so book tours and trains ahead and expect crowds on the weekends. The rest of the year is quieter and easier, and the walking tours still run, though it's worth checking dates in winter.
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