The Winchester Mystery House

The Winchester Mystery House, in San Jose, California, was built by the heir to the Winchester Rifle fortune. Paranoid that angry spirits killed by the rifles would haunt her, Sarah Winchester began a bizarre architecture project that would not be completed until she finally died 38 years later. Sarah would wake up in the morning and enter a s�ance room, where she believed “good” spirits would give her instructions on how to build the house to ward of the angry ones, and then she would give the plans to carpenters and architects she kept in her employ to implement. This went on for nearly four decades, and turned the house into a bizarre architectural marvel, filled with maze like stairs and hallways that led to nowhere in order to ward off the bad spirits. The 160 room house has some surprisingly modern touches for a mansion built during its era, including button operated gas lights, three elevators, and 47 fireplaces. Visitors can experience the mansion for themselves and see if they get as lost as Sarah hoped the spirits would, or possibly have a close encounter with a ghost themselves. The Winchester Mystery House has been the site of many strange stories and sightings, many supposedly of Sarah herself, who many believe never left the house. And if you aren't too afraid, you can take the Winchester Mystery House Flashlight tour, which is held periodically during the month of October and whenever a Friday the 13th happens. Take a dark and creepy tour through the possibly haunted mansion armed with only a flashlight... if you dare. The Winchester Mystery House is open every day of the year except Christmas, and their tour every day starts at 3:00 PM, so get there in time to be spooked out of your mind by this bizarre and wonderful mansion. I’m Liesel Hlista for TravelWishTV.com. Keep watching for more quirky, odd, and outrageous American travel destinations. Distributed by Tubemogul.

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[MulberryMurderMafia]

I wana bone this broad in sarah winchesters bed that she died in. I'd get lost with her anywhere ;) "accidently" go in the wrong door and be trapped for hours perhaps even days....naked. Muahahahahaaaa!! Seriously tho this bitch is hott

[mincer123]

My surname is Winchester and I live in England, maybe im related!!

[TheBlondeOneisEpic]

I used to live right by there, a few streets down.

Only went once in my ten years being there. :P

[Torigee21]

i went there and it was soo dumb, the house was kool tho, i didnt get to go thro the whole tour becuz a t.v ghost hunter team was ther filming-__-

[narcovice]

wow she is so beautiful such lovely hair and smile

[Tarsan97]

you suck. I mean, can you suck ??

[Sonicrunr]

@channel2206 i went on a tour there in september 07 im 1 to know K!

[channel2206]

my stupid frnd thinks the sightings and incidents that supposedly occur in the mansion are just fake and a buncha pranks the staff pulls on people to keep their business running --- EVEN after i showed her the incidents that people have written about on teh winchester mystery house main site its driving me nuts i mean, even if you don't believe in ghosts r whatever how can you doubt people's experiences?!

[channel2206]

@Sonicrunr supposedly, 13 was the lucky number in the spirit world so if she built this house/mansion for the spirits in addition to warding off any evil spirits, i guess building 13 roof panels, 13 stairs, 13 everything was well you get where i'm going with this

[Largo64]

@avallonmist You can ease your mind about the lady your friend saw. Her name is Laurel. She's been a guide at the Winchester House for perhaps more than 20 years. She is under five feet tall, just as Sarah Winchester was, and the costume she wears includes a skirt. All the other guides wear pants. She has played Sarah Winchester in programs about the house. I assure you she is no ghost. She's probably the best guide there, but as I understand it she now does only one tour a day.