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Winchester Mystery House

525 South Winchester Blvd., San Jose, California 95128

Featured Review : Sarah Pardee Winchester, widow of the President of the Winchester Rifle Company and heiress to his fortune, visited a Boston psychic who gave her an odd directive: build a house to appease the spirits of all those who di...See Full Review

  • Category:Sightseeing
  • Hours:Oct. 8-Apr., daily 9-5; May-mid-June andearly Sept.-Oct. 7, Sun.-Thurs. 9-5, Fri. and Sat. 9-7;... Read More
  • Price:Mansion tour $23.95, behind-the-scenes tour $20.95, combination ticket $28.95
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Winchester Mystery House

  • 5 out of 5 stars by karameister from Saint Paul, Minnesota
  • October 17, 2006
Quote: A small detour from San Francisco led us to the wonderful city of San Jose. Just a 30-minute drive from downtown San Francisco, the Winchester Mystery House is located just off of several highways.The mansion was built by Sarah Winchester, wife to... Read the full Winchester Mystery House review

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Estate Tour

  • 4 out of 5 stars by soliitude from San Francisco, California
  • July 26, 2006
Estate Tour
Quote: EERIE, such a weird house. There were stairs that led to no where and stairs that were made for skinny people. (No offence) The stained windows were really pretty.

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Winchester Mystery House

  • 4 out of 5 stars by dswett1 from West Covina, California
  • March 16, 2004
Winchester Mystery House
Quote: Sarah Winchester would have been considered a crazy lady except for one thing--she had more money than she could spend in her lifetime. Since that was the case she was then instead considered "eccentric". She was the widow of the Winchester... Read the full Winchester Mystery House review

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Winchester Mystery House

Winchester Mystery House
Quote: Sarah Pardee Winchester, widow of the President of the Winchester Rifle Company and heiress to his fortune, visited a Boston psychic who gave her an odd directive: build a house to appease the spirits of all those who died at the hands of Winchester... Read the full Winchester Mystery House review

From journal Adventures in San Francisco

The Winchester Mystery House

  • 3 out of 5 stars by gclink from Grand Prairie, Texas
  • July 11, 2001
Quote: The Winchester Mystery House is found in San Jose off of Interstate 280 and Winchester Blvd. It is on a small section of land that use to be quite large. The house itself is in very poor condition, but you can imagine what it was like when Sarah... Read the full Winchester Mystery House review

From journal Secrets to the Bay Area

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The Winchester Mystery House

  • 4 out of 5 stars by Cheryl Morgan from San Jose
  • November 15, 2000
The Winchester Mystery House
Quote: San José's most famous tourist attraction is the Winchester Mystery House. This rambling old Victorian mansion was the home of a very rich and very eccentric widow. Mr. Winchester had been the head of the company that made the Winchester rifle, the... Read the full Winchester Mystery House review

From journal Halloween in California

The Winchester Mystery House

  • 3 out of 5 stars by IWW639 from New Orleans, Louisiana
  • September 3, 2000
Quote: In the entire time that I lived in San Jose, I never went to the Winchester House. It was only five minutes from my house, too. I did, however, go when I was a kid with my parents. I remember that it was not all that I expected. Yes, doors went to... Read the full Winchester Mystery House review

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