It goes without say that when something is nearly 350 years old and still functioning, it has a great deal of history to share. The House of Seven Gables, built in 1668 fits that bill, and the staff have now created a retrospective with a different per…

Far be it from Salem Main Streets to advise anyone NOT to visit a Salem attraction— but this one time our advice to residents is go to Boston! The Museum of Science welcomes Salem residents FREE of charge for the entire month of September. And if your visit is on either of two specific days, […]

This week the Peabody Essex Museum opened the new, much anticipated exhibition, The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City.The exhibition has received incredible coverage by Time, The Boston Globe, and the Financial Times. The P…