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2 days
Salem and Cape Ann
The witch-city harbour, and, about 30 minutes up the shore, the working ports and rocky headlands of Gloucester and Rockport.
Photo: Folly Cove from the headland at Halibut Point, John Phelan, CC BY-SA 4.0
Researched from official sources. Not yet road-tested by our team.
Day 1 · Salem
The witch-trials memorial, Salem Maritime's wharves, and the House of the Seven Gables or the Peabody Essex if it is open.
Day 2 · Cape Ann
Halibut Point early, Stacy Boulevard and the harbour, and Good Harbor or Wingaersheek if you want a beach.
The guides for this trip
Massachusetts · United States
Salem
The 1692 witch trials, a great museum, a seafaring past and the House of the Seven Gables.
Cape Ann, Massachusetts · United States
Gloucester and Rockport
Cape Ann's working harbours, a granite headland at Halibut Point, and long sand beaches, about 30 minutes from Salem.
Start this trip in the builder
Gas, meals, tickets and parking are extra. We favour free and low-cost stops.