A Day Trip to Salem

By Driena Muca | Pennywise and I sharing intimate eye contact

Driena Muca is a freshman (Class of 2025) General Biology major. She’s an Albanian-American who has lived in New Delhi, India for the past six years. Some of her interests include art, soccer, music, and video games. She is currently writing and doing some graphic design for The Voice.

Over the long weekend, I had the opportunity to visit Salem, MA for the first time. This town comes alive during October to not only celebrate Halloween, but also to inform tourists about the history of Salem. According to my walking tour guide, Salem only recently (approximately 60 years ago) started capitalizing on being the “Halloween Town” that it is famously known for today. Since then, it has become a tourist destination that attracts upwards of 500,000 people during the season despite a residential population of only 40,000. These are pictures taken during my day-trip to Salem that encapsulate my experience in this infamous witch-trial town.