Seasonal & Holidays
Salem Sees Jump In Visitors This October: "It Has Been Growing So Fast"
Just last Saturday, 136,500 people descended on Salem. That's a 12% jump from the same Saturday last year.
October 12, 2026
Forget Frankenstein and Ghostface. One of the scariest sights in Salem, Massachusetts, this October might just be the lines to get in and out of there.
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"We were a little nervous about it, but once we got off the train and we got on the street here it was smooth sailing," said train rider Bill Risky.
The Witch City is casting quite the spell on visitors this year. Just last Saturday, 136,500 people descended on Salem.That's a 12% jump from the same Saturday last year when 121,600 visitors went to the town.
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