By Matt Ryan

Spooky Week – Winchester Mystery House/Alcatraz

Oct 29, 2024 | 1:05 PM

All Photo’s Credit – Matt Ryan

Hey all spooky week with Matt Ryan continuing on. I am going to be sharing some behind the scenes pictures of my time, this past summer, visiting the Winchester Mystery House in San Jose and Alcatraz in San Francisco.

First thing is the Winchester Mystery House.

The Winchester Mystery House is a mansion in San Jose, that was once the personal residence of Sarah Winchester, the widow of firearms magnate, William Winchester. The house became a tourist attraction nine months after Winchester’s death in 1922. The Victorian and Gothic-style mansion is renowned for its size and its architectural curiosities and for the numerous myths and legends surrounding the structure and its former owner.

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Alcatraz Island is a small island 1.25 miles (2.01 km) offshore from San Francisco, United States. The island was developed in the mid-19th century with facilities for a lighthouse, a military fortification, and a military prison. In 1934, the island was converted into a federal prison. The strong currents around the island and cold water temperatures made escape nearly impossible, and the prison became one of the most notorious in American history. The prison closed in 1963, and the island is now a major tourist attraction.