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The Villa Montezuma Spiritualism Lantern Tour

Spiritualism, an 1887 Mansion, and Mystery … All by Lantern Light.

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Experience the magnificent Villa Montezuma Museum the way pianist and Spiritualist Jesse Shepard saw his home.

A long ago time, polished wood, stunning stained glass, a gorgeous way to enter the world of San Diego’s concert seances.

This is an intimate gathering limited to no more than 15 guests for those who want immersion into the nighttime world of the spiritualist mystic Jesse Shepard.

Tour the mansion by lantern light and learn about this very talented man and his mysterious home. Understand the true history of Spiritualism, not merely what Hollywood wants us to think it is. Tour time: one hour and 20 minutes. $35 per person. Your guide: historian Charles Spratley.

What to know booking The Villa Montezuma Spiritualism Tour:

Meet at the Villa Montezuma in the Sherman Heights Historic District of San Diego. Free residential parking. No inside photography.

1925 K Street (corner of 20th and K Streets), San Diego, CA 92102

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