Salem Walking Tours

Full-length walks through Salem, Massachusetts — no narration, no music, no cuts. Just the streets, the crowd and whatever the city sounds like that day. Put one on in the background while you work, or watch before you visit to see what Salem actually looks like on the ground.

Filmed by locals, on foot, at street level. Shops, restaurants and venues along the route have their own pages in the directory, and what's on while you're here is on the events page. Every walk is also on our YouTube channel, alongside the short films from inside Salem venues.

Salem Walking Tour — Halloween Season & the Food Truck Festival

September 20, 2026 · 42 minutes · Chestnut Street · the Witch House · Essex Street · Salem Common

A Sunday in late September, six weeks before Halloween. Past the Ropes Mansion and the Witch House, down Essex Street through the first real crowds of the season, and onto Salem Common for the last day of the Food Truck & Craft Beverage Festival — the whole truck row, the beer and cider tent, and the artisan rows behind it.

Along the way

0:00 Chestnut Street and the Ropes Mansion
9:00 The Essex Street pedestrian mall
18:20 Onto Salem Common
29:30 The beer and cider tent
38:10 Back down Essex Street

The Food Truck Festival, year by year

Planning a visit?

These walks show the city as it is on an ordinary day. For the practical side — where to park, how bad the crowds get, what's open — start with the parking guide, the crowds guide, or build an itinerary.