An Italianate-style, Victorian mansion built in 1878 featuring original furnishings, changing exhibits, a rose garden, and conservatory. Located in lushly landscaped Bush’s Pasture Park.
About Bush House Museum
Reviews & Ratings
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January 23, 2026Carol CLovely historic house with free guided tour
The house has most of the original furniture. Only one family owned it then donated it to the city of Salem with most of the furniture. It has interesting fixtures and beautiful Italian marble fireplaces. It’s set in a large park that was the original 100 acre grounds of the house. Highly recommend!
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September 29, 2023ksufan88Free admission!!
This house was not initially in our plans to visit during our stay in Salem, but when we discovered that it was free to tour, we added it to our schedule. The free tickets are picked up at the nearby art gallery for guided tours on the hour starting at 1, 2, 3 and 4 pm. There were 13 in our group which was about the maximum size since some of the rooms are smallish, and our guide had lots of information about the house to share with us so we would recommend it.
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June 23, 2022Sandy W
Peaceful
The walking trails are safe and easy to walk. There are secret gardens by The Bush house, creeks, and roses at the rose gardens. We love to take our dogs there.
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October 16, 20195nn
Take time to walk through this park
Beautiful park and interesting are gallery. We spent an hour in the gallery and appreciated the different art works by local artists. Well worth a visit.
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October 13, 2019Canadoc
A really unique experience
We had a very nice historical tour of the house with a friendly and knowledgeable guide. I would have liked to have been able to see the servants quarters and have had a bit more time to explore the house. But overall it was definitely worth the visit and not very expensive at all. The grounds are gorgeous.