For years I travelled to Silicon Valley: Palo Alto, Sunnyvale, Cupertino, San Jose, etc. Often I saw advertisements for the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose yet I never went on the tour. That is, until now. Mary Lynn wanted to see the house and we thought Jenna might enjoy it as well.
No pictures allowed inside so All I can share is the outside views…
Sarah Winchester was the heiress to the Winchester Gun company. Plagued by guilt over the many people who lost their lives by being on the wrong side of a Winchester gun, she consulted psychics and mediums.
She convinced herself she was in danger from ‘the victims’ and one psychic in particular was only too happy to reinforce the danger she was in from the spirits. This psychic convinced her she would be ok as long as her house was under construction.
So she bought an old farm house in San Jose, hired a team of carpenters, and began building. And building. And building some more – over 150 rooms. Stairways that lead nowhere. Multiple doors in a room with only one leading out. She didn’t stop building until she died some 30 years later.
To heighten the appeal (and increase the number of tourists who shell out $35/person) the current owners hint the house might be haunted. It’s not of course. And it’s unfinished. Construction was left just like it was when she died. And oh by the way, none of the furniture, pictures, artwork, etc are original to the house.
Afterwards we drove over to Half Moon Bay. On the ocean side of the foothills it was cool, gray and foggy however Jenna was able to dip her toes in the Pacific Ocean. Another item on her bucket list completed.
And of course we had to stop at the Golden Gate overlook on the Marin side to get a few photos.
See Ya!
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Interesting tour-thanks.
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