Winchester House San Jose

Winchester Mystery House    

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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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Mar 1, 2025
If you sale the story as a haunted mansion and include telling the story of her faithful white workers that appear in the photos on the walls, and how diligently they worked amongest themselves for f…Full review by D5875CMnicolep
Jan 6, 2025
Very unique house with so many mystery door. Beautiful house. Many photo spot you can find here. It's cold inside so bring your jacketFull review by alcatrank99
Dec 12, 2024
Excellent! We did both tours. They were very different, and worth doing both the original tour and the "More" tour. This place is so creepy and beautiful all at the same time. Pablo(I think was his n…Full review by Jenine C

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Think of going in May but hubs and I can’t do stairs. Can you see gift shop, shooting range etc without purchasing …
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Think of going in May but hubs and I can’t do stairs. Can you see gift shop, shooting range etc without purchasing tickets? Thank you!
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Yes, you can go into the shop and the garden area without a ticket. We saw people today even bringing their dog into the garden.
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Answer by Michelle C · Oct 12, 2024
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Do the tours run at scheduled times or can you just show up whenever and get on a tour?
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There are scheduled tours but you can show up and purchase the tickets. They run every 15 minutes
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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 …
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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 through the mansion. I would say give yourself at least three hours for both tours It does not matter about the times because if you do miss the explore more …
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Both tours are guided through the mansion. I would say give yourself at least three hours for both tours It does not matter about the times because if you do miss the explore more tour you can take the next available. The staff are extremely friendly and understand if you miss a tour for what ever reason the staff will accommodate you.
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Is the Explore More Tour worth the extra money?
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Not that much extra via Groupon... I enjoyed it and would personally recommend it!
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Visiting vegas in December is it possible to drive to the Winchester house?
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We flew from Las Vegas to San Jose 65$ on Southwest about an hour flight.
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What Are Your Operating Hours?
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Open daily from 10AM-4PM on weekdays and 10AM-5PM on weekends (closed on Thanksgiving and Christmas Day).
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