Salem readies itself for another Halloween — Gallery

Halloween is in the air, and what better way to spread spooky holiday cheer while learning about early American superstitions and the origins of the holiday, than with a trip to Salem, Massachusetts. Known as the "Witch City," because of the infamous witch trials of 1692, Salem offers a smorgasbord of  Halloween happenings, historical reenactments and museums, and mystical emporiums.

Halloween is in the air, and what better way to spread spooky holiday cheer while learning about early American superstitions and the origins of the holiday, than with a trip to Salem, Massachusetts. Known as the "Witch City," because of the infamous witch trials of 1692, Salem offers a smorgasbord of  Halloween happenings, historical reenactments and museums, and mystical emporiums.…