Salem is alive with history, much of it within walking distance of the Hotel. Just minutes away are the House of the Seven Gables, Peabody Essex Museum, Pickering Wharf, The Salem Witch Museum, Salem Maritime National Historic Site, Hamilton Hall, Salem Ferry (seasonal), Salem 1630: Pioneer Village, Trolley Tours of Salem and much more.

Whale watching is available from the Yankee Whale Watching in Gloucester on nearby Cape Ann.

Click on the map to link to some of Salem's historic sites and museums' web sites.

1. Hawthorne Hotel
2. Salem Common
3. Salem Witch Museum
4. Peabody Essex Museum
5. National Park Service Visitor Center
6. Museum Place parking garage
7. Essex Street Walking Mall
8. Witch Trial Memorial & The Burying Point
9. Salem Harbor and Pickering Wharf
10. Salem Maritime National Historic Site
11. House of the Seven Gables, Winter Island and Salem Willows
12. Witch History Museum