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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Both tours are guided with no spontaneous exploring inside the house. The tours are on a tight schedule and you may feel rushed. I preferred the extended tour better than the main …
Both tours are guided with no spontaneous exploring inside the house. The tours are on a tight schedule and you may feel rushed. I preferred the extended tour better than the main tour. There were too many people on our main tour to keep up to and hear the guide. The extended tour had fewer people and the pace was more relaxed.
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