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Boston: Old Ironsides to Salem Witch Trials
Boston, Massachusetts, US · 7 stops · 27.7 mi (45 km) · about 1 h 2 min driving · 17 spoken stories · driven 5×
Explore 350 years of coastal New England, from the USS Constitution and Marblehead's colonial fishing village to Salem's witch trial history. Start at Faneuil Hall, stop for chowder overlooking the harbor, and end at the Witch Museum—about an hour's drive through maritime heritage and small-town charm.
Photo: (U.S. Navy photo by Seaman Matthew R. Fairchild/Released) 140704-N-OG138-866, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
From Faneuil Hall, Boston to Salem Witch Museum
The stops
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USS Constitution & Charlestown Navy Yard
USS Constitution, also known as Old Ironsides, is a three-masted wooden-hulled heavy frigate of the United States Navy. She is the second oldest naval vessel still in commission, and the oldest still afloat.
“Coming up is the ship that anchors this whole day, USS Constitution, the one everybody calls Old Ironsides.”
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Revere Beach
Revere Beach is a public beach in Revere, Massachusetts, measuring over three miles (4.8 km) long and located about five miles (8 km) north of downtown Boston. In 1875, a rail link was constructed to the beach, leading to its increasing popularity as a summer recreation area.
“Here is Revere Beach, over three miles of sand about five miles north of downtown Boston, and it holds a real distinction.”
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Marblehead Historic District
The Marblehead Historic District is a 2,300-acre (930 ha) historic district roughly bounded by Marblehead Harbor, Waldron Court, Essex, Elm, Pond, and Norman Streets in Marblehead, Massachusetts.
“Marblehead was settled in sixteen twenty nine by fishermen from the Channel Islands and Cornwall, and incorporated as a town in sixteen forty nine.”
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The Barnacle
lunch141, Front Street, Marblehead
“Lunch is at the Barnacle, on Front Street in Marblehead's waterfront dining stretch.”
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Salem Maritime National Historic Site
The Salem Maritime National Historical Park is a National Historical Park consisting of 12 historic structures, one replica tall-ship, and about 9 acres of land along the waterfront of Salem Harbor in Salem, Massachusetts, United States.
“This is Salem Maritime, about nine acres along Salem Harbor with twelve historic structures and one replica tall ship.”
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Witch House (Jonathan Corwin House)
The Jonathan Corwin House, known locally as The Witch House, is a historic house museum in Salem, Massachusetts. It was the home of Judge Jonathan Corwin (1640–1718) and is one of the few structures still standing in Salem with direct ties to the Salem witch trials of 1692.
“Here is the Witch House, properly the Jonathan Corwin House, and it is one of the very few structures left standing in Salem with direct ties to the witch trials of sixteen ninety two.”
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Salem Witch Trials Memorial
The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, nineteen of whom were executed by hanging.
“This quiet corner on Liberty Street is the Salem Witch Trials Memorial, built in nineteen ninety two for the three hundredth anniversary and the first memorial in Salem dedicated to the trials.”
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