- Our list of the best things to do in Watertown, Massachusetts, features the top 772 nearby activities — including 332 great attractions with user approval ratings of 90% or more!
- Watertown, MA has a variety of great sights and experiences nearby. Top categories include: Outdoor Places, Entertainment & Shows, Museums & Galleries, and Amusement.
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Count Orlok's Nightmare Gallery is a local monster museum which features the private collection of James Lurgio comprising of around 50 different characters spanning the history of horror in Hollywood movies. Besides the full-sized replicas, the gallery also houses many movie props.
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Hocus Pocus Tours specialize in guided tours of the many historic points of interest, and their stories, in downtown Salem. Visitors can choose between walking tours or self-guided mobile phone tours.
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The Old Burying Point Cemetery is the oldest burial ground in Salem and contains the gravesites of many notable persons including Justice John Hathorne who was one of the judges of the Witch Trials, as well as many Mayflower passengers.
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A majority of artwoks on display in the Peabody Essex Museum, considered as one of the oldest operating museums in America, comprises of multiple exhibits about the diverse cultures of the world such as Asian, Native Indian, Japanese, African, Korean art and more.
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Salem Witch Memorial was built in the memory of those who were put to death under suspicions of practicing witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. The memorial comprises of a long handcrafted granite wall whose stone benches represent the victims of the witch hysteria.
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The Salem Maritime National Historic Site is a nine-acre national park featuring historic buildings, wharves, and reconstructed tall-ships that tell the stories of the sailors and merchants who brought the goods of the world to America. Free tours are offered.
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Guests can board a full length pirate ship and explore an 80 foot cave as part of the New England Pirate Museum which brings the 1690s to life. Artifacts from sunken ships and pirate treasures form the bulk of the displayed collections.
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Rather than an actual village, the Salem Witch Village is an indoor guided tour through a maze. The history of witchcraft from its ancient roots to modern times are covered in the maze-like setting.
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Spellbound Tours
Ticket Office is at the Magic Parlor 213 Essex Street, Salem, MA 01970
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At Spellbound Tours, visitors can learn about the haunted history of the Salem witch trials. Among the sites visited is the Witch Dungeon, the Boston Stranger murder site, and the Old Burying Point Cemetery.
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With Witch City Segway, visitors can tour the historical and cultural sites of the city with narration provided by an audio device. The company offers 1 to 2 hour tours, as well as a 2 hour scavenger hunt.