Whaley House Museum in San Diego Old Town

Just a few blocks from The Holiday Inn Express San Diego Old Town hotel is the Whaley House Museum, full of history, haunting and fun.

Click here for a printable interactive driving map powered by Google to the Whaley House Museum from the hotel (although you may enjoy the walk!).

The Whaley House is a classic example of mid-nineteenth century Greek Revival architecture and is one of southern California's most popular visitor destinations. The building was the first two-story brick building in San Diego that began with the construction of a granary that later became the courtroom. The house and store addition was designed by Thomas Whaley and built from bricks made in his own brickyard. This structure became not only the Whaley family residence, but also San Diego's first commercial theater, the county courthouse, and the Whaley and Crosthwaite General Store, all of which have been restored to the museum. There have been reports of hauntings and the ghostly legends abound!

The Whaley House Museum Complex consists of:

• The Whaley House Museum, a not-to-be-missed experience that will be enjoyed by persons of all ages.
• The historic Verna House, an 1870s French Mansard 
• The Museum Shop features Whaley House souvenirs and t-shirts, an eclectic assortment of gifts and art that will appeal to everyone, and a large selection of books on San Diego History, architecture, art, and the paranormal.
• Two false front store buildings (of which there are only two others that still exist in the City of San Diego), currently house the New Orleans Creole Café. 
• A replica nineteenth-century rustic gazebo seating area.
• The historic Derby-Pendleton House, a c. 1850 wood-frame and adobe structure named for its two best-known residents, humorist George Horatio Derby and San Diego County Clerk and Recorder George Allen Pendleton.

For more information on the Whaley House Museum events and activities, click here to visit their official website.

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