Salem Maritime National Historic Site strives to make history accessible to people with disabilities by removing barriers and providing opportunities. Please contact us with any questions or concerns. We look forward to seeing you in the park!
Physical/Mobility
The following exhibits and historic buildings at Salem Maritime are accessible to wheelchair users:
- All walkways are fully accessible.
- The replica tall ship Friendship of Salem is fully accessible through a ramped gangway and a wheelchair lift from the main deck to the lower deck.
- The first floors of the Narbonne House and Derby House can accommodate non-motorized wheelchairs up to 26 inches in width. If you are interested in visiting these historic structures, please contact us at least 3 days in advance.
- The Scale House exhibit, behind the U. S. Custom House, is fully accessible via a ramped walkway.
- The Salem Visitor Center is fully accessible. Wheelchair seating is available at the front and back of the theater to facilitate viewing of the orientation film “Where Past is Present” on the history of Salem and Essex County.
Accessible bathrooms are located:
- Inside the Salem Armory Visitor Center
- Behind the Waite and Peirce Park Store
Blind/Low Vision
Service Animals
- Service animals are legally permitted anywhere that visitors can go.
- National Park Service policy defines a service animal as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental disability. The tasks performed by the animal must be directly related to the person’s disability.