The Winchester Mystery House is definitely worth seeing. You are required to take a guided tour, which is fine, and not TOO expensive. Our tour guide really knew his stuff and took time to answer all of our questions. I would avoid/ignore the gift shop and food there, as the house is the real attraction. The House is just a... More

We paid $80.00 for 2, with the behind the scenes tour. The tour guide talked like a boring recording. Ask a question, and she seemed to forget where she left off. The tour was interesting to learn how eccentric Sara Winchester was, and how weird she had the house built. 140 rooms, WOW! This place is amazing, and so is... More

I grew up on the east coast and am accustomed to the Newport mansions so I thought this would be cool. It was an ok tour, lasted longer then 65 minutes. Our tour guide was quite the character and had a dark sense of humor. I was disappointed that there is no photography allowed inside the house and I wonder... More

We enjoyed the tour of the house, the grounds and the basement. It was interesting to hear how Sarah Winchester lived and why she chose to do the strange things she did. No pictures were allowed inside (disappointed about that) but we took lots of pictures outside. Our guides were very knowledgeable and we had a good time.

A self-admitted History buff and admirer of "spookiness", I had wanted to visit the Winchester House for many years. I was immediately let down when told no photography was allowed in the house. The tour group was much too large and the guide was obviously regurgitating from a script. While the story of the Winchester House is interesting, the tour... More

furniture and visual resources like old pictures to compare before and after. The organized tours are ok but too much talking and not too much time to "digest"(?) all the information. Very interesting for adults but I do not recommend to bring children. Taking pictures in some of the rooms should be permitted.Sounds effect would be a great addition.Nice if... More

I used to live in San Jose and have been back to visit CA many times and always feel the need to take those I travel with to see the Mystery House since it's a piece of history in that area. I was VERY disappointed to be told after buying our tickets (at $33 ea.) and just before starting the... More

The entry fee was $33 per adult. We debated but went in anyway and ended up disappointed. The tour guide gave us a canned script with occasional dull attempts at humor. The original furniture was removed after the death of the owner - don't expect much. After we got back home we researched Sarah Winchester and the house and learned... More

Nice tour, but for the money it should have been a bit longer. The guide was new (1st tour) did not answer many questions. Should have been allowed to walk around the outside of the house.