Salem, MA Self-Guided Walking Tour: What the City Keeps Beyond October? Salem, Massachusetts gets the most visitors in October and the most honest visitors the rest of the year. The Haunted Happenings festival is real and worth experiencing, but the version of Salem that shows up in off-season months, quieter, more navigable, and more willing to reveal its actual character, is the version that makes return visitors out of first-timers. Read More : https://walkntours.blogspot.com/2026/09/salem-ma-self-guided-walking-tour-what.html