If you find yourself in Silicon Valley, ignore the tech bros and tour the Winchester Mystery House

In 1886, one woman's fear of ghosts and a spare $20.5 million (equivalent to $550 million in 2020) led to a 38-year-long project in which the Winchester Mystery House was built. 

Sarah Winchester was the widow of William Wirt Winchester, the treasurer of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company. — Read the rest

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