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Salem Merchants and Mansions Guided Architecture Walking Tour
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
$36.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
Overview
All ages
Spring/summer only
Merchants & Mansions Architecture Tour
Salem has one of the most naturally varied collections of historic structures in the country, spanning nearly 400 years. Come learn about how the inhabitants of Salem have kept their city comfortable, livable, and beautiful for centuries! From First Period to Georgian, Federal to Brutalist, Salem has some of everything. Your guide will wind you through the cobblestoned streets, discovering hidden gems, and viewing dozens of historic buildings and structures, as well as learning the fascinating stories behind them, from Salem's days as the wealthiest city in the country in the 18th century, to the great fire that nearly destroyed it all!
Tours run RAIN or SHINE. We do NOT cancel for weather. For a full refund, you must cancel 24 hours prior.
Spring/summer only
Merchants & Mansions Architecture Tour
Salem has one of the most naturally varied collections of historic structures in the country, spanning nearly 400 years. Come learn about how the inhabitants of Salem have kept their city comfortable, livable, and beautiful for centuries! From First Period to Georgian, Federal to Brutalist, Salem has some of everything. Your guide will wind you through the cobblestoned streets, discovering hidden gems, and viewing dozens of historic buildings and structures, as well as learning the fascinating stories behind them, from Salem's days as the wealthiest city in the country in the 18th century, to the great fire that nearly destroyed it all!
Tours run RAIN or SHINE. We do NOT cancel for weather. For a full refund, you must cancel 24 hours prior.
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Salem Merchants and Mansions Guided Architecture Walking Tour
Tour guide
Language: English
Human tour guide
- Licensed Guide
- Architectural Guide of Salem
- Gratuity not included
Meeting point
We meet on the side of the Old Town Hall with 3 staircases
Return details
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Salem Old Town HallStart of the tour
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SalemDuration of the tour
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The Custom HouseThis is where we touch on Salem's history of spice trade, her motto (and why we have it), point out where the old ship building yard used to be (near where the Adirondack chairs are located at the far end of the open space) and then discuss the mansions visible from near Derby Wharf.
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The Derby HouseThis is a discussion of Georgian architecture, and how this simple building reflects the burgeoning wealth and power of Salem and New England merchants as a whole.
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Narbonne Housea perfect way to show how 17th century (First Period) architecture could be (and was) added to and modified to enlarge it.
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The Daniels House Historic SiteDiscussion
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Salem CommonWe point out the Hocus Pocus location (the old school) but then talk about how Salem Common evolved, from a series of marshy pools and unusable ground in the 17th and early 18th centuries, to the manicured pleasure park of the 19th century, and how it became the new fashionable district starting in the mid-to-late 19th century, Salem's last gasp of wealth and mansions, with Second Empire and Greek Revival style buildings.
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Architecture
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Peabody Essex MuseumVariety of collection homes
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Architecture
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Saint Peter's Episcopal ChurchWe touch on the unique religious heritage of Salem.
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Witch City MallArchitecture
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Bewitched Statue of Elizabeth MontgomeryDiscussion
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Salem Merchants and Mansions Guided Architecture Walking Tour
Salem, Massachusetts, USA
$36.00
This is an experience gift voucher. The recipient will book the experience after
they redeem the gift voucher.
How it works?
01
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You choose from 10,000+ experience gifts
02
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We deliver the eVoucher or the Physical box to the recipient
03
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Recipient books the experience and creates unforgettable memories!