Winchester Mystery House

T he Winchester Mystery            stopped building, she would die.   House was once the personal                                        residence of Sarah              She was obsessed, whether the      Winchester, the widow of gun          legend of the medium is true or    magnate William Winchester. She       not, and she believed she was      commissioned the house to be          haunted. A blue print was never    built in 1884, and construction       drawn for the mansion; many of     continued under her guidance for      the 160 rooms were drawn by Sarah  the next 38 years, 24 hours a         herself, making you wonder what    day, seven days a week, and 365       thoughts were crossing through     days a year until her death in        her mind. The house gains its      1922. The mansion is now opened       fame from the staircases leading   as a tourist attraction in San        nowhere and a chimney rising four  Jose, California, and draws           floors. There are doors that open  thousands each year to explore        onto blank walls and the upside    the most unusual architecture.        down posts may astonish you as     What draws people to this mansion     well but then again, what would    is the bizarre phenomenon in its      you feel looking at a window that  construction. Legend has it that      is built into the floor?           Sarah visited a psychic after the                                        deaths of her husband and             Sarah Winchester considered the    daughter; the psychic convinced       number thirteen and spider motifs  her that her family was cursed        to be lucky, and these beliefs     due to the deaths from the            reappear around the house. She     Winchester Rifle; the only way to     had a very expensive imported      appease the spirits of those          chandelier altered to accommodate  killed by the gun was to              13 candles instead of 12, there    continuously build a home for         are clothes hooks on the walls     their spirits to find rest. It is     all equalling 13, and there are    believed that she was told if she     13 coloured stones on a spider     web patterned Tiffany window in       Jose McEnery Convention Centre,    the home. There are 13 bathrooms,     the Centre for the Performing      13 fireplaces and even 13             Arts, the Tech Museum of           California Fan Palms lining the       Innovation, Adobe headquarters     front drive. Of the 160 rooms,        and within walking distance to     110 are open to the mansion tour,     the HP Pavilion. The hotel offers  allowing you to experience the        cosy guest rooms that are well     mysteries of the Winchester           furnished and equipped with        Mystery House for yourself.           modern amenities. The                                                    Mediterranean style restaurant,    After enjoying the architectural      at the hotel, serves a variety of  marvels that can be found in the      delicious delicacies for your      mansion, you can retire to your       pleasure. All in all, the Crowne   room at the Crowne Plaza Hotel.       Plaza Hotel is the perfect         The hotel is located in downtown      location to relax and enjoy all    San Jose, across from the San         that San Jose has to offer.        About the Author: last minute hotels Published At: www.Isnare.com