About downtown Salem
Salem is home to a Main Street America program: an Affiliate downtown working to keep Salem's historic commercial district lively, local and one of a kind.
City of SalemAffiliate
- Designation
- Affiliate Main Street America program
- Coordinating program
- Virginia Main Street Program
What's coming to this page
When the City of Salem team claims this page, it fills in with the places that make Salem worth the trip.
Local shops and signature goods made in Salem.
Inns, B&Bs and hotels within walking distance.
Festivals, galleries, markets and events downtown.
Restaurants, cafés and taprooms on the square.
Nearby Main Street towns
- Roanoke, VA7 mi
- Rocky Mount, VA22 mi
- Covington, VA35 mi
- Pulaski, VA43 mi
- Martinsville, VA44 mi
- Altavista, VA44 mi
- Lexington, VA48 mi
- Buena Vista, VA49 mi
Distances are straight-line from downtown Salem. See all 47 other Virginia downtowns on the state page.
Program details from the Main Street America network directory. Something out of date? Let us know through the form on this page.
For downtowns & shop owners
Run downtown Salem? Get featured.
If you lead City of Salem or own a shop here, tell us about your events, shops and holiday hours. Our editors feature downtowns and merchants in the Daily Downtown Digest.
Owners and downtown teams get the Digest every morning. Featured placement for shops is a simple monthly plan.