![]() ![]() General admission tickets start at $64.99 at . The next event in the Winchester Mystery House’s Centennial Speaker Series will observe not only the 100th anniversary of San Jose tourist attraction but the 117th. Although craftsmen did the work, she financed it to the tune of 5.5 million and, more importantly, she designed it. It was Sarah Winchester’s private residence from 1884 to 1922, and she could proudly say, I built it myself. Rumor has it that Madame Nightshade has convinced the owners of the Winchester Estate to set up her show for 13 select evenings from Friday, Sept, 30, through Monday, Oct. You can do so, from afar, at the famous San Jose mansion. It is the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California. Visitors can take multiple routes through the mansion as guests of Madame Nightshade, owner of a small traveling carnival and self-proclaimed investigator of supernatural phenomena.īefore entering the haunt, guests can enjoy a variety of activities, including Madame Nightshade’s Spirit Carnival and the Spookeasy Bar. ![]() The popular immersive Halloween show returns this fall with “Unhinged: Nightshade’s Curse,” billed as a real-life paranormal thriller. Visitors to the Winchester Mystery House last had the opportunity to become “Unhinged” in 2019. Sarah Winchester, the heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, designed and built this legendary mansion in San Jose. Winchester built the Victorian mansion with many odd and mysterious features. Haunted by the spirits of Winchester rifle victims, Mrs. Construction began in 1884, and didn't stop for 38 years. and 9:30 p.m., Van Praagh will walk through the house with 25 guests and attempt to make contact with the other side. The Winchester Mystery House is the beautiful but bizarre mansion of Sarah Winchester, heiress of the Winchester Repeating Arms fortune. ![]() 5 to connect with her spirit and those of others at “Beyond the Veil,” hosted by psychic medium James Van Praagh. While Winchester’s affinity for seances may have been exaggerated over the years, visitors to her home will have the chance Sept. 5, 1922, and a celebration of her life is planned for that same date 100 years later, when guests are encouraged to leave flowers, cards, photos and mementos in the front gardens. the grieving widow took the rest of her money to San Jose, California. By the time of her death, her home had seven stories, 160 rooms, 40 bedrooms, two basements, two ballrooms, 10,000 window panes, 2,000 doors, 47 staircases, 47 fireplaces. The San Jose estate officially opened its doors for public tours on June 30, 1923.īefore then, the mansion and gardens were owned and occupied by Sarah Winchester, heiress to the Winchester Repeating Arms fortune. Sarah Winchesters 24000-square-foot mansion is one of Americas most fascinating. Thus, in 1884, Sarah purchased an unfinished farm house outside of San Jose and renovated the house 24 hours per day, seven days per week for 38 years until she died in 1922. The Winchester Mystery House is getting a jump on its centennial as a tourist attraction with multiple events planned to celebrate the occasion. ![]()
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