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...Haunted Happenings. (Various Locations in Salem, Mass...
...most bizarre things you can do," Craig A. DiGregorio '99 says about spending Halloween in Salem, MA. "It's a very odd experience, and people take it very seriously...
...place has a right to take itself seriously, Salem does. Home to the witch craze of 1692 to 1695, it boasts a large number of historical attractions and sites, from the old courthouses of the witch trials to the graveyards where the executed witches were buried...
Today, it has become somewhat of a mecca for Halloween wanderers, creating a "Mardi Gras-type atmosphere," says Sean Coughlin, an employee of the Salem Wax Museum...
...Still, Salem features activities for everyone. Today, all the major museums and various haunted houses will be open, live reenactments of the witch trials are held, and you might even find a few brave souls wandering the cemeteries looking for the gravestones of executed witches...