Peabody Museum of Salem
The Peabody Museum of Salem (1915–1992), formerly the Peabody Academy of Science (1865–1915), was a museum and antiquarian society based in Salem, Massachusetts.
A museum inside Salem
You can stay in Salem
Peabody Museum of Salem is inside Salem, which has 23 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
Established in 1915
Peabody Museum of Salem dates from 1915. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 66–81°. When to go ↓
An airport 12 miles away
Boston Logan (BOS) has airline service, about 12 miles from Peabody Museum of Salem.
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
Weather, month by month
Typical highs and lows in Salem. Green months are the mild ones.
Peabody Museum of Salem
The Peabody Museum of Salem (1915–1992), formerly the Peabody Academy of Science (1865–1915), was a museum and antiquarian society based in Salem, Massachusetts. The academy was organized in part as a successor to the East India Marine Society (founded 1799), which had become moribund but held a large collection of maritime materials in a museum collection at the East India Marine Hall, built in 1825 on Essex Street. The Peabody Museum was merged with the Essex Institute to form the Peabody Essex Museum in 1992. The East India Marine Hall, now embedded within the latter's modern structure, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1965 in recognition of this heritage, which represents the nation's oldest continuously-operating museum collection.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1915
- Listed
- National Register of Historic Places (1966) · National Historic Landmark (1965)
- Wikipedia readers
- 2.2K a year
Where to stay near Peabody Museum of Salem
The closest towns with hotels, motels or campgrounds are Salem (23) and Boston (199).
- 1Fenway Park
- 2Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
- 3Freedom Trail
- 4Bunker Hill Monument
- 5Museum of Fine Arts Boston
- 6Peabody Essex Museum
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Peabody Museum of Salem | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | in town | — | 23 11 hotels · 1 motel · 8 inns & B&Bs · 2 lodges & cabins · 1 campground | 45,381 | $543K | B− |
| Boston | 14 mi southwest | 20 min | 199 158 hotels · 29 inns & B&Bs · 4 lodges & cabins · 5 hostels · 3 campgrounds | 672,973 | $732K | D |
| Danvers | 5 mi northwest | 5 min | 14 11 hotels · 2 motels · 1 lodge or cabins | 29,211 | $644K | B− |
| Peabody | 4 mi west | 5 min | 12 7 hotels · 1 motel · 3 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 55,953 | $596K | B− |
| Marblehead | 3 mi southeast | 5 min | 11 2 hotels · 8 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins | 20,583 | $944K | A− |
| Gloucester | 13 mi northeast | 20 min | 30 9 hotels · 5 motels · 13 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 30,627 | $601K | B |
| Cambridge | 15 mi southwest | 25 min | 30 20 hotels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 2 campgrounds | 122,588 | $1,092K | D |
| Revere | 9 mi southwest | 15 min | 12 10 hotels · 1 inn or B&B · 1 lodge or cabins | 60,141 | $597K | C |
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Also near Peabody Museum of Salem
Other well-known places within 59 miles. Numbered ones are on the map above.
Big draw116 mi Stadium & arenaFenway Park
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaGillette Stadium
Big draw216 mi MuseumIsabella Stewart Gardner Museum
314 mi AttractionFreedom Trail
Big draw59 mi LakeLake Chaubunagungamaug
413 mi MuseumBunker Hill Monument
516 mi MuseumMuseum of Fine Arts Boston477K visitors a year
6in town MuseumPeabody Essex MuseumPhoto credits
Fenway Park: Gatorfan252525, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gillette Stadium: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: Sean Dungan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Freedom Trail: Ingfbruno, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Chaubunagungamaug: Bree from Worcester, MA, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bunker Hill Monument: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston: Martin~jawiki at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Peabody Essex Museum: Fletcher6, CC BY-SA 3.0
Visiting Peabody Museum of Salem
Is Peabody Museum of Salem in Salem?
Yes. It’s inside Salem, MA.
When is the best time to visit Peabody Museum of Salem?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 66–81°.
What is the closest airport to Peabody Museum of Salem?
Boston Logan (BOS), about 12 miles away.
Where should I stay near Peabody Museum of Salem?
Boston (14 mi, 199 places to stay), Salem (in town, 23 places to stay) and Danvers (5 mi, 14 places to stay).
Tips from people in Salem
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