Whether you are a fan of art, history, or a good story the Peabody Essex Museum has something to offer. It is both a local museum, focusing on the history and objects of Salem, and an internationally famous institution. It features both standard museum displays with cases and labels and historic house museums for those that would prefer to learn in context. It should come at no surprise to those familiar with the location of Salem, Massachusetts on the coast that it was a town that was heavily tied to the sea as an industry. It was a place where 18th and 19th-century residents were so acti...
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