I agree. People are talking about it like it's the apocalypse. I took my daughter and her friends to Salem in October the year before Covid and we had a great time. I found parking in one of the public lots. We went to the Peabody Essex, participated in Cry Innocent, which I highly recommend (I did buy the tix online ahead of time). We ate at the Witch's Brew Cafe on Derby St. (no reservation, but I think it was between lunch and dinner time) and then walked around and saw the sites and did some shopping. It was an awesome time and I would totally do it again. But I guess I just like living on the edge.