I'm a Massachusetts native. Skip Salem and check out this less-crowded neighboring city for Halloween fun.
Source: Business Insider ·
Instead of visiting Salem, Massachusetts, I suggest checking out Beverly, a less-crowded alternative with great food and amazing Halloween decor.
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I think Beverly, Massachusetts, is better than Salem in the fall.Sarah Sweeney/Endicott CollegeI'm from Massachusetts, and I love visiting Salem, but it can be too busy in the fall.Instead, I think Beverly, Massachusetts, is an amazing, less-crowded alternative.Not only is the Halloween decor incredible, but the place also has great food and historic charm.Anyone from Massachusetts knows that during Halloween, Salem is packed tighter than a Candy Crush board.I've visited Salem many times, but I like to avoid the area from September through the beginning of November because of the surge in tourism. Each year, the city welcomes roughly 1,000,000 visitors every October, with 96,000 people going on Halloween alone.During the fall, crowds flood the streets on ghost tours, take selfies in front of the statue of Elizabeth Montgomery from "Bewitched," line up at the Salem Witch Museum, and try to snag a ticket to the Haunted Witch Village at the Salem Wax Museum.It's always exciting to…
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