Name: Tiffany

City: San Diego

State: CA

Date Experience Occurred: 9/2003

Approximate time: 03:00pm

Where did you have this experience?: Whaley House

With whom did you come in contact?: No idea

In what area did this occur?: Inside Staircase

Do you have paranormal pictures or voice recordings?: yes

Did you experience cold spots?: no

Moving furniture or lights?: no

Knocking or other sounds?: no

Please explain your experience: This was my first visit to the Whaley House, and though I knew that it is said to be the most haunted house in the U.S., I didn't really feel much this first day that I toured it. But on this day, and every time that I have been there since, my boyfriend and I have captured some of the most amazing photos. I can only say that I get an extremely drained feeling while in and after being at the Whaley house.  Since the first occurrence, I have been to the house roughly 5 times, once on the ghost and graveyards tour.  In those times I have seen the red velvet ropes move back and forth in the front room while chatting with the docent, and the upstairs curtains sway in a draft, etc.  Nothing of a true intensity. Our most common pictures are of orbs.  We seem to think that they come out mostly when making a face of emotion i.e.: screaming, sticking tongue out, etc. (almost as if taunting the spirits). Anyhow I, as many others, am drawn to the Whaley House, though I am terrified of the place.