I'm not OP but thank you! Salem is a lot of fun. I've only been there once and when my son gets a little older I plan on taking him. Sure it's crowded but seeing everyone dressed up and going to the museums was so much fun. I went there on a year Halloween fell on a weekly so it was insanely crowded but I'd do it again in a heartbeat. We got a hotel just outside of Salem and drove over to Salem in the late morning and spent the whole day there. I hope OP goes and has lots of fun!