Winchester Mystery House San Jose

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.

Winchester Mystery House

Winchester Mystery House Tickets Mansion Tour and self-guided Garden Tour includes a guide map and narrative tapes at the 10 major points of interest. Guests also see the green house, garage, car wash, pump and tank houses. Save $3.00 book now.

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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