I have visited Salen several times and been the stage manager for a production of "The Crucible". The Salem Witch Museum, though a bit kitschy, has very good historical artifacts and a decently accurate presentation of the history
OS, you would be interested in Giles Corey, 81, who was caught up in the frenzy. He refused to plead either guilty or not guilty. If he didn't plea then he couldn't be tried and his property, which would be confiscated if found guilty, was safe for his children.
To force a person to plead, they were 'pressed.' In this process, prisoners were stripped naked, and heavy boards were laid on their bodies. Then rocks or boulders were laid on the plank of wood. This was done to Corey for three successive days, during which the only words he said when urged to plea, were "more weight." On the third day, he died, still innocent of the charges in the eyes of the law.
Also in Salem is the House of Seven Gables, built 24 years before the witch trials and the title inspiration for the 1851 novel by Salem native Nathaniel Hawthorne. His ancestors include John Hathorne, the only judge from the Salem witch trials who never repented his involvement. In protest, Nathaniel's branch of the family changed their name by adding the 'w'.