The Winchester Mystery House was built by the heiress to the Winchester gun fortune back in the 1800s. She was a huge nut and thought she was haunted by the crazy spirits of all the victims and people killed by Winchester rifles.
So she spent all this money to build this wacko house that has stairs leading up to nowhere, doors that open to brick walls or to thin air (beware of the drop!). The house is really crazy and quite cheesy.
Today it is a tourist attraction where anyone can pay their $16 and tour the house. There are guided tours that last about 1 hr. as well as a more expensive night tour (they call them "flashlight tours") that happen once every other week.
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