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An alabaster urn and a lacquered cabinet represent some of the exotic goods brought to Salem during the East Indies trade era.

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Self-Guided Walking Tours of Salem

Newly Revised Edition! The McIntire Historic District Walking Trail. Salem is well known for the beauty of its architecture. This one hour long self-guided tour will show you around one of the most spectacular areas of the city.

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New! Architecture in Salem. This guide introduces the differences between four centuries of architecture in the city, and highlights outstanding examples of architecture that are open to the public.

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Nathaniel Hawthorne's Salem: A Walking Tour of Literary Salem. Explore the world of Salem's best known author in three separate walking tours, each lasting approximately one hour.

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Bowditch's Salem: A Walking Tour of the Great Age of Sail. See Salem at its most glorious through the life of the famous navigator Nathaniel Bowditch.

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The Salem Visitors Guide is available in .pdf format from Destination Salem.

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Site Bulletins for Salem Maritime National Historic Site

• Friendship of Salem. Learn more about Salem's own tall ship, a replica of an East Indiaman cargo vessel built in 1797.
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• The Salem Armory. Before it was the Regional Visitor Center, the building on the corner of Essex and New Liberty Streets in Salem was the Armory of the Second Corps of Cadets.
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• The West India Goods Store. During the height of the East Indies Trade, small retail shops carrying exotic goods could be found all over Salem. 
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