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Salem, Massachusetts

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Illustrated Salem map

An illustrated map of Salem, MassachusettsNorth is up. Ropes Mansion is immediately west of the Witch House; Chestnut Street is southwest. Old Town Hall is south of the Essex Street pedestrian area, on Derby Square, which connects to Front Street. Howard Street Cemetery is northwest of the Witch Museum. The museum is west of Hawthorne Boulevard. Salem Common is east of the boulevard and below the museum; Hawthorne Hotel is below the Common, across South Washington Square and above Essex Street. Salem Willows is northeast of downtown, shown in a separate inset at the lower right. The Satanic Temple is north of downtown, shown within the northern part of this illustration. Schematic, not to scale. All locations have text links below.1Ropes Mansion2The Witch HouseXIIIXIIIVIALMY’S3Essex Street4Old Town Hall5Chestnut Street6Howard StreetCemeterySALEM WITCH MUSEUM7Salem WitchMuseum8Salem CommonHAWTHORNE HOTEL9Hawthorne Hotel10Salem WillowsThe Satanic TempleNORTH OF DOWNTOWNAn illustrated map of Salem, MassachusettsNorth is up. Ropes Mansion is immediately west of the Witch House; Chestnut Street is southwest. Old Town Hall is south of the Essex Street pedestrian area, on Derby Square, which connects to Front Street. Howard Street Cemetery is northwest of the Witch Museum. The museum is west of Hawthorne Boulevard. Salem Common is east of the boulevard and below the museum; Hawthorne Hotel is below the Common, across South Washington Square and above Essex Street. Salem Willows is northeast of downtown, shown in a separate inset at the lower right. The Satanic Temple is north of downtown, shown within the northern part of this illustration. Schematic, not to scale. All locations have text links below.1Ropes Mansion2The Witch HouseXIIIXIIIVIALMY’S3Essex Street4Old Town Hall5Chestnut Street6Howard StreetCemeterySALEM WITCH MUSEUM7Salem WitchMuseum8Salem CommonHAWTHORNE HOTEL9HawthorneHotel10Salem WillowsThe Satanic TempleNORTH OF DOWNTOWN
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Original illustrations inspired by Salem’s architecture. Buildings are enlarged and selected streets simplified. This is a north-up schematic, not a navigation map. Relative placement follows the official Salem visitor map (PDF). For a visit, use the city’s walking maps.

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