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by mmastrac 697 days ago
> visiting in October is highly discouraged

Why?
1 comments
sophacles 697 days ago
Salem has a tourist industry around the witch trials. October is busy season because Halloween.
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didgeoridoo 697 days ago
“Busy” does not begin to describe it. The city’s population of 45,000 is swamped by over a million visitors in the month of October.

People love spooky stuff.

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