Bored? Here's 100 Things You Can Do In Salem

SALEM, MA -- Not everything on Salem State University's checklist of things to do before you graduate will apply to those readers who are not students at the school. After all, you may be long past the ime in your life where "declare a minor" would be sound advice. But the list has plenty of local activities aimed at making sure students experience Salem before they head off into the world.

We've culled through the list for items appropriate for non-students. More than half of the items on the list are good activities and suggestions for visitors and tourists, as well as residents who take for granted all the cool things that come with living in the Witch City.

1. Spend Halloween night downtown

2. Walk or ride the whole bike path

3. Visit Castle Rock

4. Get a large pizza from the Engine House

5. Spend Taco Tuesday at the Wolf

6. Go to the arcade and walk around the Willows

7. Get a sundae from Treadwell’s

14. See a production in the new Sophia Gordon Center

15. Ice skate in the O’Keefe Center Rink

16. Catch a movie at the Cinema Salem

19. Try the sandwiches in the Bertolon Café… you can thank us later

21. Visit the Winfisky Art Gallery

22. Attend an open mic night

24. Listen to WMWM Radio

25. Be inspired and attend the Women’s Leadership Conference

26. Go to wing night at Sidelines

29. Visit Pickering Wharf on a nice day

33. Take a ghost tour

35. Go dancing at Murphy’s

37. Attend a glow-in-the-dark event

38. Have breakfast at the Salem Diner

42. Late night eggs and bacon at the Midnight Breakfast

43. See the stars from the top of Meier Hall in the Collins Observatory

44. Find and walk through the underground tunnel at North Campus

48. Listen to jazz at Gulu-Gulu Café… P.S The crepes are a must

49. Try a unique pizza at the Flying Saucer

51. Spend your night out at Rockafellas

52. Visit the House of Seven Gables

53. Play pool at the Village Tavern

55. Visit all the historical museums downtown

56. Walk around Forest River Park

68. Take a walk along the marsh

70. Visit the shops in Vinnin Square

71. Have an apple cider donut at the Topsfield Fair

74. Try a latte from Jaho downtown

76. Brave the line at Bagel World

77. Visit Eagle Hill on South Campus

78. Get ice cream delivered to your doorstep from Kushco Bistro

82. Attend a Grandma’s Third Leg show

85. Find a parking space…may the odds be ever in your favor

86. Soak in the sun at Marblehead’s Chandler-Hovey Park

87. Visit the courtyard in the middle of Meier Hall

89. Take a picture with the “Bewitched” statue in downtown Salem

90. Treat yourself to chocolate at Salem So Sweet Festival in February

91. Grab your jar of quarters and play the arcade games at the Bit Bar

92. Walk downtown for lunch

94. Take the commuter rail into Boston for the day

95. Have a late night cookie at Goodnight Fatty

96. Visit the PEM Museum.

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Dave Copeland can be reached at dave.copeland@patch.com or by calling 617-433-7851. Follow him on Twitter (@CopeWrites) and Facebook (/copewrites).