- One night room accommodation in a luxurious Fairmont room
- Two tickets to the world-famous Winchester Mystery House
- Two tickets to the Tech Museum of Innovation
The ground breaking of the Winchester Mystery House started in 1884. For the next 39 years, carpenters and craftsmen would labor day and night building a mysterious yet fantastic 160 room Victorian mansion.
Sarah Winchester was the heiress to her husband's fortune from the Winchester Rifle Company. She inherited 20 million dollars - and therefore didn't spare any expense in her home. The Winchester Mystery House today is more known for its oddities - but in its day it was on the cutting edge of technology. Among other things, the Winchester Mansion had central heating, automatic gas, lights, and three working elevators.
But it is the oddities that intrigue people today. The Winchester Mystery House has doors that open into blank walls. It has staircases leading into the ceiling. The Winchester Mystery House has upside down posts and windows built into the floors. It is said that all these ''oddities'' were to trick the ''spirits'' who were killed by the Winchester Rifle.
And The Tech Museum of Innovation, a cosmopolitan museum singularly focused on technology - how it works and the way that it is changing every aspect of the way we work, live, play and learn. Its people-and-technology focus and the integration of advanced technologies into visitor experiences and infrastructure, distinguishes it from other science centers.
The 132,000 square feet of The Tech are shared by four major theme galleries packed full of one-of-a-kind exhibits, the Hackworth IMAX Dome Theater, an educational center for workshops and labs, an upscale cafe, and a retail store featuring books, gifts, and only-in-Silicon Valley items. An estimated 650,000 visitors are expected to trek to The Tech each year, making it one of California's most popular destinations. |