“You can walk down Essex Street ... of the Salem witch trials lingers,” the museum argues—even if the town itself has mostly exchanged its dark history for a year-round Halloween.

but said the area floods with tourists during Salem's peak Halloween season, so strike this from your list you're looking to avoid crowds. Essex Street Pedestrian Mall is located in downtown Salem ...

Salem is known around the world for its Haunted Happenings experience during Halloween, but the city ... measures to Salem to keep people on the street safe, the assailant was able to simply ...