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Ticketed paranormal artifact collection inside a 1938 Las Vegas mansion — home to the Dybbuk Box and the Demon House staircase
600 E Charleston Blvd, Las Vegas, NV 89104
Research updated June 2026
Age
Minimum 12
Cost
$$$
General admission $54; RIP All Access $88; local/senior/military discounts available. All guests must sign a waiver.
Access
Limited Access
Historic two-story mansion with narrow corridors and approximately 30 rooms. No large bags permitted.
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No Photos
Est. 1938 · Historic Las Vegas Mansion · Paranormal Artifact Collection · Ghost Adventures Featured Location
The Wengert Mansion was constructed in 1938 for Cyril S. Wengert, one of the early prominent businessmen operating in the Las Vegas area before the postwar casino boom transformed the city. The 11,000-square-foot property on East Charleston Boulevard remained a private residence through several ownership changes over the following decades.
The building gained a reputation among longtime Las Vegas residents for alleged occult activity during the 1970s, though these claims originate with Zak Bagans and have not been independently documented through historical records.
Bagans, the host of Travel Channel's Ghost Adventures, acquired the mansion in 2017 with the express purpose of housing his personal collection of paranormal artifacts accumulated over years of investigation work. The Haunted Museum opened later that year. The collection includes the original Dybbuk Box — the wine cabinet subject of a 2012 horror film — items from Ed and Lorraine Warren's estate, and the original staircase from the Demon House in Gary, Indiana, the site of an alleged 2012 demonic possession.
The museum has received coverage from USA Today, which named it the #1 Most Haunted Destination in America, and has won regional awards for best attraction. The waiver required of all visitors is a legal acknowledgment of the museum's position that paranormal activity may occur on the premises — a marketing element as much as a legal one, but one that has reinforced the property's reputation.
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The haunting narrative at the Wengert Mansion is largely curatorial: the paranormal reputation of each artifact is presented as transferring into the space. The Dybbuk Box, a wine cabinet sold on eBay in 2003 by a man who claimed it contained a bound dybbuk, passed through multiple owners who reported nightmares, illness, and hair loss before Bagans acquired it.
The Demon House staircase came from 3860 Carolina Street in Gary, Indiana, where Latoya Ammons and her family reported levitation and possession events beginning in 2011. The case was investigated by the Indiana Department of Child Services, whose representative filed a report documenting some of the phenomena — an unusually credible paper trail for a possession claim. Bagans bought and demolished the Gary house in 2014, retaining the staircase.
Long-time Las Vegas residents recount stories of dark rituals conducted in the mansion's basement during the 1970s. Bagans and staff members have reported personal experiences in the building: altered states, physical sickness, and equipment malfunctions. The museum requires all visitors to sign a waiver, and at least one visitor per tour typically leaves early, according to staff accounts cited in multiple travel profiles.
A critical review in Hyperallergic characterized the experience as theatrical kitsch rather than genuine haunting, noting that the atmosphere is carefully constructed for maximum psychological effect — an observation that does not necessarily undercut the museum's value as a dark-tourism destination.
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Guided tour through 30+ rooms of the 1938 Wengert Mansion displaying Zak Bagans' collection of paranormal artifacts, including the original Dybbuk Box, items from Ed and Lorraine Warren's collection, and the original staircase from the Demon House in Gary, Indiana. Tours limited to 12 guests. All visitors must sign a liability waiver before entry.
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