• Salem Maritime National Historic Site

    Salem Maritime

    National Historic Site Massachusetts

Visitor Centers

The Regional Visitor Center in Salem is a large brick building on the corner of New Liberty and Essex Streets

The Regional Visitor Center is in former Salem Armory.

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The National Park Service Visitor Center
2 New Liberty Street, Salem

Located on New Liberty Street across from the municipal parking garage and next to the Peabody Essex Museum, the National Park Service Visitor Center is an ideal place to begin your visit to Salem and the Essex National Heritage Area. National Park Service Rangers and Volunteers will welcome you to the city and to the Heritage Area, and help you plan your visit.

The Regional Visitor Center is open from 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM seven days a week. The Regional Visitor Center is closed on January 1, Thanksgiving, and December 25.

 
The brown two story clapboarded Orientation Center at Salem Maritime.

The Orientation Center at Salem Maritime NHS was once a warehouse.

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Salem Maritime National Historic Site Orientation Center
193 Derby Street

The Orientation Center on Derby Street is the ideal place to begin your visit to Salem Maritime NHS. Here, you can see our free orientation film, To the Farthest Ports of the Rich East, pick up a Junior Ranger program for the kids, and buy a ticket to see the historic buildings and replica tall ship Friendship.

Did You Know?

A redware plate with a yellow design, a blue and white Chinese teacup, and a brown and white bowl were found in pieces

In the mid-1970s, archaeologists found over 130,000 artifacts in the backyard of the Narbonne House at Salem Maritime NHS.