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Winchester
Mystery House San Jose
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A
fascinating house of a very eccentric wealthy Sarah Winchester.
Sarah believed in spiritualism and added strange features to the
house because of her odd beliefs and interests. The "Mystery"
part of the name implies that you might find a "Haunted Mansion".
Don't expect any animatronics ghosts, or heads talking inside
a crystal ball. The house isn't as expansive or extravagant as
Hearst Castle, but is still worth a visit and is a nice day trip
from the San francisco Bay area.
Several tours are available including the Grand Estate Tour, Mansion
Tour and the behind the scenes tour. If you are on a tight budget
stay outside and take the free garden tour. The exterior of the
house is very impressive
According to popular belief, Winchester thought the house was
haunted by the ghosts of the people who fell victim to Winchester
rifles, and that only continuous construction would appease them.
The home has many bizarre adornments that Mrs. Winchester believed
contributed to its architectural beauty. Many of the stained glass
windows were created by the Tiffany company. Some were designed
specifically for her, and others by her, including the renowned
"spider web" window. This piece features her favorite
shape, the spider's web, and features repetition of the number
13.
This window is not installed, but rather featured in the so called
"$25,000 storage room". The room is so named because
its contents were originally appraised at a value of $25,000.
A second famed window was designed by Tiffany himself for Mrs
Winchester. This window was carefully designed so that when the
light hits the crystals just so, the room will be filled with
thousands of rainbow prisms.
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Fright
Nights at the Winchester Mystery House
Fright Nights is a specifically ticketed special
nighttime event at the Winchester Mystery House. On select nights
in September and October, Winchester Mystery House is transformed
into San Jose’s most terrifying Halloween experience,
filled with haunted walk-through attractions, intense scares,
roaming scare actors, and nightmare inducing tales.
The Winchester
Mystery House is located in San Jose, on Winchester Blvd., between
Stevens Creek Blvd. and Interstate 280 (one hour south of San
Francisco).
From San Francisco and the North Bay: Take I-280 South to San
Jose. Take Winchester Blvd. exit. At stoplight, turn left. At
next stoplight (Winchester Blvd.), turn left. Proceed two stoplights,
and the Winchester Mystery House will be on your left.
Winchester Mystery House
525 South Winchester Boulevard, San Jose, CA 95128
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