Salem, Massachusetts, serves as the setting for the iconic nineties film; here’s where to book and what to do if you’re visiting this fall

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Whenever we watch a Halloween movie , we find ourselves itching to visit the spooky spots we see on screen. And while many of these locations are actually just sets on a Hollywood soundstage, some are very real — and you can book an actual trip there this October, like Salem , Massachusetts.

Founded in 1626, the tiny seaside town was the site of the infamous Salem Witch Trials and, centuries later, became the filming location for Hocus Pocus and Hocus Pocus 2 . The first film, released in 1993, is a Kenny Ortega classic that follows the Sanderson sisters, played by Sarah Jessica Parker, Bette Midler, and Kathy Najimy.…