Salem is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Salem is a residential and tourist area which includes the neighborhoods of Salem Neck, South Salem and North Salem, and Witchcraft Heights.
Many people associate the city with the Salem Witch Trials of 1692, which the city embraces both as a source of tourism and culture—police cars are adorned with witch logos, a local public school is known as the Witchcraft Heights Elementary School, the Salem High School football team is named The Witches, and Gallows Hill, a site of numerous public hangings, is currently used as a playing field for various sports.
Tourists know Salem as a mix of important historical sites, New Age and Wiccan boutiques, and kitschy Halloween-themed and/or witch-themed attractions. A statue of Elizabeth Montgomery (Samantha Stephens in Bewitched) was erected there in 2005.