SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- Sarah Winchester was a true woman of independence, drive, and courage who lives on in legend as a grieving widow who continuously built (and built and built) onto her ...

For 38 years, construction never stopped on the Victorian home. Oct. 27, 2008 — -- For 38 years workers never stopped building. With 160 rooms, including 40 bedrooms, 13 bathrooms, 40 staircases ...

Forget ghosts. Forget seances. Forget mazelike passageways constructed to confuse vengeful spirits. The real mystery of the Winchester Mystery House is how it’s such a fascinating study in ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. - One of the most famous mansions in the Bay Area is upping the ante this Halloween season. The Winchester Mystery House is adding a new experience: Festival Fright Nights. On the ...

This year’s fright fest at Winchester Mystery House takes a deep dive into the lore surrounding Sarah Winchester’s San Jose estate, where Festival Fright Nights are set to be held Sept. 26-Nov. 1.

Stay on top of what’s happening in the Bay Area with essential Bay Area news stories, sent to your inbox every weekday. The Bay Bay Area-raised host Ericka Cruz Guevarra brings you context and ...

It’s Friday the 13th, which is just the perfect night for the Winchester Mystery House to open its latest Halloween event, “Unhinged: Hotel.” The annual nighttime scare fests have been really popular ...

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- A mystery has been solved at the Winchester Mystery House. House historians now know who made the glass window panes at the mansion in San Jose... and it's not Tiffany, like ...

Just a 12-minute drive from the roar of the Super Bowl crowds, the eerie Winchester Mystery House stands in sharp contrast.