Mar 21 2009
Winchester Mystery House
The Winchester Mystery House lives up to its name. The mansion itself was under construction for 38 years. As legend has it the Winchesters thought the house was haunted by people killed by the Winchester rifles and that the continuous construction would appease them. Many believe that the mansion is indeed haunted.
There are an astonishing 160 rooms, including 40 bedrooms and 2 ballrooms, one completed and one under construction. The house also has 47 fireplaces, 10,000 window panes, 17 chimneys (with evidence of two others), two basements and three elevators. There are doors and stairways that lead to nowhere.
Tours of the house are held on Friday the 13th and Halloween. The location of the mansion is 525 South Winchester Blvd. in San Jose, California.
