Top rated Museums in Salem

Experience the best that Salem has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 22 places from Museum category.

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Real Pirates Salem
Museum
👍👍 Great tour about Pirate history and Pirate lives. If anyone is looking for an authentic pirate museum, This is the place! Informative, accommodating and knowledgeable staff. A fun experience for people of all ages!
4.90 (1.1K reviews)
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Punto Urban Art Museum
Museum
👍 Very interesting thing to do. Would have never known it was over there unless someone dragged me over that way. We were there for the Salem Halloween festivities and it’s a little off the beaten track. But worth the walk. It’s clean safe and pretty cool. Kids loved the twist and turns and app the p...
4.90 (74 reviews)
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Salem Witch Board Museum
Museum
👍👍 John, the curator was so funny and genuinely passionate about his collection!! My group and I all had an absolute blast listening to him teach about the lesser known history of the “Ouija” board and his own personal experiences with them as a collector. His collection is IMPRESSIVE. He has everythi...
4.80 (162 reviews)
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The Georgi on the Battenkill
Museum
👍👍 Been going here for years So peaceful.
4.80 (115 reviews)
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The Depot Railroad Museum
Museum
👍👍 I absolutely loved it what am I using place it's the place to take the young ones to explore it's been great time with the whole family thank you so much for the opportunity
4.80 (68 reviews)
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Deepwood Museum & Gardens
Museum
Formal gardens, nature trails & a Queen Anne Victorian home with history exhibits & guided tours.
4.70 (498 reviews)
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Salem Museum
Museum
This notable house serves as a museum of local history & an educational facility.
4.70 (105 reviews)
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Stevens Memorial Museum
Museum
👍 I visited on a Monday. The building was closed. I was able to snap a few pictures outside. Looks like a pretty interesting place.
4.70 (43 reviews)
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The House of the Seven Gables
Historical landmark
Tours of the restored 1668 home that inspired Hawthorne's novel, plus verdant seaside gardens.
4.60 (3.9K reviews)
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Peabody Essex Museum
Art museum
Modern museum features regional American/Asian art & artifacts, plus an atrium & garden restaurant.
4.60 (3.6K reviews)
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Bush's Pasture Park
Park
Verdant, 90-plus acre park featuring flower gardens, playgrounds, trails, tennis courts & more.
4.60 (3.3K reviews)
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Historical place
9-acre park exploring the age of sailing ships, with historic buildings, wharves & a tall ship.
4.60 (1.6K reviews)
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Gilbert House Children's Museum
Children's museum
Children's science & art museum spanning 3 Victorian houses plus an outdoor play area.
4.60 (1.1K reviews)
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Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery
Museum
Museum displaying wax figures of vampires, zombies & other characters from horror & monster films.
4.60 (779 reviews)
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Fort New Salem
Tourist attraction
👍👍 I grew up in Salem and Fort New Salem has always been a favorite local historical museum that I find fascinating. I used to volunteer here when I was younger and have beautiful childhood memories because of it. Now, I will get asked to demonstrate Appalachian Clogging (my specialty) at weekend celeb...
4.60 (43 reviews)
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Friendship of Salem
Museum
👍👍 It was neat to stop by and see a replica of a cargo ship that was built in Salem. It is under construction now. There is a park ranger that lets a certain number of people on the ship at a time. Pretty everything inside was under construction but it was still fun to go in and take a walk around.
4.60 (42 reviews)
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OSH Musuem of Mental Health
Museum
👍👍 Super cool little tour, and only 20 dollars for our 4-souls family (2 adults and 2 kids). lots of stuff from "One flew over the cuckoos nest" which is a film fave of mine. worth every penny, well informed staff.
4.50 (252 reviews)
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International Monster Museum
Museum
👍 I'm a Salem resident and I am on a mission to tour all the local attractions. About this one: I admit it: this was a lot of fun. I recommend this to groups and families. What this is: The Monster Museum is located inside the mall. You will be given a lantern and you will enter a sequence of dark r...
4.50 (100 reviews)
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Salem Witch Village
Tourist attraction
Attraction offering exhibits about witches & witchcraft, souvenir shops & haunted house tours.
4.20 (641 reviews)
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Salem Witch Museum
Local history museum
Life-size stage sets, exhibits & tours exploring the 1692 Salem witch trials, plus witchcraft today.
3.80 (10.2K reviews)
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