Haunted Places in New Mexico
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New Mexico’s haunted places stand out for their atmosphere as much as their stories. Adobe towns, desert roads, mission-era history, old hotels, and wide-open landscapes all contribute to a paranormal mood that feels older and quieter than most. If you are drawn to ghost stories with Southwestern character, this guide to haunted places in New Mexico explores eerie landmarks, local legends, and unexplained encounters across the Land of Enchantment.
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High Heels in the Kitchen: Herzstein Memorial Museum
A building that has been a church, a library, a roller rink and a bowling alley has collected a lot of footsteps. The Herzstein…
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Cell Block 4 and the Haunted Penitentiary of New Mexico
Fifteen miles of high desert separate central Santa Fe from the reason people call this the haunted Penitentiary of New Mexico. The prison sits…
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Roses, Broken Glass and Julia Staab: La Posada Hotel
If you believe the stories that surround the La Posada Hotel, Julia’s ghost still haunts the 19th-century mansion. A janitor first spotted her in…
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Belle of the Southwest: The Haunted Plaza Hotel, Las Vegas NM
One of the oddest mysteries of the Campbell House Museum is the still-unexplainable appearances of a half-dollar coin and a single penny. This has…
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Hotel Parq Central: The Railway Hospital Guests Sleep Inside
Guests who check into Hotel Parq Central in Albuquerque are sleeping inside a hospital. That is not a marketing conceit: the building went up…
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Headlamps in the Dark: The Iron Crosses of Dawson Cemetery
Dawson Cemetery is the last thing left standing of a company town that once fed coal to half the Southwest. The town of Dawson,…
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Donuts on the Pipes: The KiMo Theatre Ghost Story
Stand on the northeast corner of Central Avenue and Fifth Street in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and you are looking at a stucco building that…
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Adobe Behind Plantation Columns: The Luna Mansion
Two things about the Luna Mansion refuse to agree with each other. From the street it reads as a Deep South plantation house: white…
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The Amador Hotel
The Amador Hotel is a popular location for ghost tours, which occur twice a month. Guests have reported seeing shadow figures, flashlights turning on…
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Dona Ana County Courthouse
Exploring the Historical and Haunted Doña Ana County Courthouse in Las Cruces, New Mexico Nestled in the heart of Las Cruces, New Mexico, the…
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Hotel Eklund
Exploring the Mystical Aura of Hotel Eklund in New Mexico Set against the backdrop of the captivating Southwest landscape, Hotel Eklund in Clayton, New…
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St James Hotel
Exploring the Storied Past of the St. James Hotel Nestled in the heart of Cimarron, the iconic St. James Hotel holds tales of the…