The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, California, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms …
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Apr 29, 2025
It's been close to 50 years since both my mom and I visited and it was such a let down!!! The house was quite run down looking. It appeared as the only thing holding it together was the copious amoun…Full review by V6610QCmichellem
Apr 18, 2025
I took my grandson to this unusual, interesting mystery house during his school vacation. He is a 13 year old and curious about everything and our tour guide was so patient. Our tour guide was a gem…Full review by susan g
Apr 16, 2025
Free admission in gift shop and around the house (gardens) The house cost around $40 per adult to enter, not worth it if you are not interested in horror and ghostsFull review by Vacation12933064200
I'm planning to visit in January. I want to book the mansion tour followed by the explore more tour. Are they both guided or would we need to allot some exploration time? I want to book first available it's saying 9:20 for main tour and 10:50 for explore more - does that give enough time for the main one?
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All tours are guided. The house was built way before the ADA and is a physical challenge for many, not to mention it's truly a maze! The guides will keep you safe and oriented and …
All tours are guided. The house was built way before the ADA and is a physical challenge for many, not to mention it's truly a maze! The guides will keep you safe and oriented and keep up a scripted patter that's both educational (mostly factual) and entertaining. Be sure to call to check on what's open the day you intend to visit. I've experienced days when 2 or more of the tours were "down for maintenance," remodel or what have you. The cafeteria and museum should be open now, they were both closed in August 2019 when I was last at the house.
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