r/SalemMA

14K archived posts · Jan 2014 – Sep 2026

Salem, Massachusetts

r/SalemMA

Welcome to Salem. This is the subreddit for everything about Salem, MA and surrounding towns. We welcome tourists and locals. Tourists must read the Wiki before posting and low effort tourism posts are not allowed.

Created Jan 22, 2014

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###Welcome to r/SalemMA!

We encourage all types of posts including, but not limited to the following:

*Interesting stories, videos, pictures and pieces having to do with Salem, MA

*Broad discussion questions having to do with Salem (not rants) flair with "Discussion"

*Posts about Salem history and culture

*Cool openings, concerts, tours and events around the city

*Anything funny (as long as it has to do with Salem, we love original content!)

*Posts about free stuff or events (please flair)

*Missing or found pets (be sure to include as much information as possible)

*Lost/Found posts; please flair appropriately

*Selling/looking for posts (please flair)

Are you visiting Salem, MA? You may want to check out the following sites for some local information:

*Salem at Wikivoyage

*Salem at Wikipedia.

*City of Salem's official website - City services, snow emergency updates, events

*GreenSalem.com - info to help you recycle, reuse, re-purpose including events and city initiatives to reduce waste.

*Salem MA, Without the Witches- decent travel blog post by Getaway Mavens.

Feel free to ask questions about local events, places to eat, visit, and stay. Salem has a proud history and culture that trace back to the earliest days of the colonial period up to today. Salem has been home to notables like author Nathaniel Hawthorne, inventor Alexander Graham Bell and abolitionist Sarah Parker Remond in the past to the likes of "This Old House" host Bob Vila and Parker Brothers founder George Swinnerton Parker recently. The city has a thriving art and music scene and is home to the Peabody Essex Museum. Beyond that, Salem is home to a growing restaurant and bar scene all within walking distance of one another - making Salem an extremely walkable city.

Check out other Salem related subreddits:

r/SalemState Salem State University

####Thanks and welcome to r/SalemMA!

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