I guess I was expecting to see something very mysterious besides the well-known facts of the house (the door to nowhere, the staircase to nowhere, door opening to a wall, etc.). Unfortunately this mystery house turned out to be not so mysterious. However, I came to realize how filthy rich Mrs. Winchester was and what money can do to a... more

I've gone to Winchester Mystery House several times for the regular tour and have taken the behind the scenes tour. It's a great place to take my out of town guests.- Those tours enjoyed very much, even if hearing the samed canned speel gets wearing after the first time. Tonight, we took the Flashlight Tour, only offered in October. For... more

For starters, the entry fee ($26 for adults) is kind of steep for what you get. The estate tour is $31 which includes the behind the scenes tour. To be fair, we only took the mansion tour and can't report on the behind the scenes tour which might have been interesting. The mansion tour was 65 minutes - to take... more

The tour was very informative and more interesting than I imagined it was going to be. I'm not much of a history junkie but my friend talked me into going and I ended up enjoying it. The price was a little steep for the tour though in my opinion. more

I first read about the Winchester Mystery House many years ago when I was in high school so I was thrilled to finally get a chance to see it on my first trip to California. I'd read the bad reviews, but I was still curious to see it, and I'm now really glad I didn't let it change my mind.... more

A recent visit to San Jose caused us to visit the Winchester House on advise of a friend. Mrs. Winchester, widow of the son the the famous gun manufacturer was apparently quite crazy and built this Victorian home with an assortment of oddities that are fascinating to see. The staff was just okay and the pricing was high for the... more

Very interesting piece of history. Our children were intrigued as well as us adults. Looking forward to someday planning the 'Flashlight Tour' at night. more

The story of this house is quite interesting, but the tour wasn't so great. We had a good tour guide, but most of the house is unfurnished - just a few rooms had non-original furniture in them. It was interesting to see the inside, but at $26 a piece I could have gone without it. more

We had been planning on taking the kids here for a while, and were looking for something close to home to do over the weekend. To be honest, besides some of the decor in some of the rooms, the tiffany windows and things of that nature it was boring. Not to mention the cost of $124 for a family of... more