Shift Roams · Salem · North Shore

Salem by Rail

transit · 16.6 mi · ~240 minEarn the North Shore Explorer badge · +25 XP

Take the Newburyport/Rockport Line from North Station — it's a 30-minute ride that drops you right in downtown Salem. Buy your ticket on the mTicket app or at the station. The Peabody Essex Museum alone is worth the trip, but there's also the waterfront, Derby Wharf, the House of Seven Gables, and enough good restaurants to make dinner a hard choice. Far From the Tree Cider for a cider, Life Alive for something healthy, Ledger for something fancy.

Numbered pins are the roam's stops; gold rings are bonus stops. Check in at each stop in the Shift app to complete the roam.

The route, leg by leg

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North Station Downtown Salem

16.58 mi · ~67 min

Half-hour ride from North Station and you're in Salem — one of the most walkable towns in Massachusetts. Wander the brick streets, hit the Peabody Essex Museum, grab a bite near the wharf.

Roam it for real

Open this roam in the free Shift app to follow the route, check in at each stop, and earn the North Shore Explorer badge.