Visit the heyday of shipping when Salem was the crossroads of world culture. Smell the exotic spices from Africa and feel silk right from China. The Peobody Essex Museum possesses extraordinary collections — 1.8 million works of art and culture featuring maritime art and history, American, Asian, Oceanic, and African art; Asian export art; 22 historic buildings; and not to be missed, Yin Yu Tang, the only complete Qing Dynasty house outside China.

If you haven't yet visited, what are you waiting for?!