Haunted Places in Oro Valley, Arizona



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    Evergreen Cemetery

    Tucson, Arizona

    8.8 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    General cemetery-style haunting - voices, shadows, eerie feelings... Embrace the cliche.


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    Sabino Canyon

    Tucson, Arizona

    10 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    An angry wildcat ghost haunting the canyon? Well now we've heard everything.


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    Tucson Medical Center

    Tucson, Arizona

    10.8 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Tucson - Hair pulling, whispering and chairs rolling out from under you -sounds like elementary school. But in fact these are reported happenings at the Tuscon medical center. Perhaps the pranks are being pulled by the child ghost who is occasionally seen roaming the halls. There are ...


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    Centennial Hall - University of Arizona

    Tucson, Arizona

    11 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Reputed to be haunted by both a male and female ghost. The female gets the blame for all the nasty bits of ghosting (of course) while the male ghost is seen as a more benign presence. Supposedly the female ghost is prone to pushing people down the stairs. ...


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    St. Mary's Hospital

    Tucson, Arizona

    11.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    St. Mary's is apparently a very active haunting site. Numerous and varied claims of sightings have been reported. Many of the stories revolve around the elevators, especially people entering the elevators before disappearing. However the most famous of the ghost is that of a nun who walks ...


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    Pioneer Hotel

    Tucson, Arizona

    11.6 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    A fire broke out in the hotel in the 70's and killed almost 30 people. It seems that many believe that at least some of those who perished in the fire have stayed behind and continue to haunt the hotel.


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    Hotel Congress

    Tucson, Arizona

    11.7 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Hotel Congress is probably best known for the role it played in the capture of John Dillinger and his gang of outlaws, but there are apparently several ghosts who lay claim to the Congress. At least two suicides there have reportedly led to hauntings in the rooms in which they ...


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    Fox Theatre

    Tucson, Arizona

    11.7 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Inside the theater specters apparently move objects around. Outside the theater a male ghosts is often reported to panhandle.


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    St. Augustine Cathedral

    Tucson, Arizona

    11.9 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    My dad said that in 1983 he was at mass and he went to the restroom and he saw an apparition of an elderly lady in all black lying on the floor when he looked at her she disappeared. He later found it was St. Catherine Drexel, the founder ...


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    Royal Elizabeth Bed and Breakfast Inn

    Tucson, Arizona

    11.9 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This 19th century inn previously served as the offices and home of the prominent Judge Blenman, who still haunts the building to this day. He still haunts the patio area and the Sydney Marie Suite at the front of the inn, which served as his law office. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Betty's Blues Junk Shop

    Tucson, Arizona

    12 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This Tucson-area junk shop made the news in October 2013 when their security cameras caught items flying off the shelves, and strange, disembodied voices - when no one was around.


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    Velasco Pueblo

    Tucson, Arizona

    12.1 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This house dates back to the 1850's, and was renovated a number of times before the death of Senor Velasco. The house began to fall into gradual disrepair, until it was finally restored by owners, who were the first to note the presence of a ghost. While working in the ...


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    Tucson Radisson Hotel

    Tucson, Arizona

    12.6 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    A ghostly girl allegedly haunts the kitchen and ballroom.


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    Fred G. Acosta Job Corps Center

    Tucson, Arizona

    12.6 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    There are a variety of reports about the hauntings at the Job Corps center. Some say that the toilets flush all by themselves (no report on whether the toilets are automatic) and the water in the second floor bathrooms will turn on by itself. Others say that there are ...


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    Sam Levitz Furniture Store

    Tucson, Arizona

    14.1 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Employees claim to see the ghost of a former employee who died in the store.


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    Ott Family YMCA

    Tucson, Arizona

    14.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Things that go bump in the night. Apparently the ghost at this YMCA takes that literally as there are reports of strange banging noises. In addition, the ghost of a gray-suited man is reportedly seen often at nighttime.


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    Oracle Historical Society & Acadia Ranch Museum

    Oracle, Arizona

    19.1 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Unexplained sounds, ghostly footsteps and other unexplained phenomena are reported at the Acadia. A former TB hospital many claim that a former nurse who contracted TB and died still wanders the halls.


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    San Xavier del Bac Mission

    Tucson, Arizona

    19.8 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Rumored to be haunted by the ghosts of a nun and children who are alleged to have died in a schoolhouse fire.


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    First Avenue Elementary School

    San Manuel, Arizona

    23.8 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This urban legend revolves around the ghost of a young boy who is rumored to have died after falling off the merry-go-round and hitting his head or being crushed by the apparatus itself. The ghost appears to be holding his head and cries before vanishing.


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    San Manuel Copper Mine

    Mammoth, Arizona

    26.6 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Ghostly workers and lights where no lights should be make up the haunting legend of the San Manuel Copper Mine.


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    Colossal Cave

    Vail, Arizona

    29.9 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Claims of singing and moaning have been heard coming from the cave (and of course it's not the wind). The apparition of a man has been seen wielding a pickaxe.


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    Ghost Rider of Picacho

    Eloy, Arizona

    38.2 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    The name kind of says it all, doesn't it? A ghostly apparition of a man on a horse, riding the range.


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    Lepsy of Dudleyville

    Winkelman, Arizona

    38.6 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This urban legend revolves around an evil man, Lepsy, who would apparently hire migrant workers and then kill them when the work was complete rather than paying them. Supposedly the canyon where he killed them is still haunted by the cries of his victims.


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    Horseshoe Cafe

    Benson, Arizona

    48.9 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This stucco brick adobe was converted to a delightful café during the early 1900's, and has since served the town as a key focal point for diners and visitors alike. Travellers also come from far and wide to see another part of the café's hospitality; their abundant ghost stories. ...


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    The Blue Mist Motel

    Florence, Arizona

    50.3 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This location is just down the street from the Florence prison. As a child living in the area (in fact, I lived down the street from the motel myself - directly across the street from the prison,) I heard about the horrific events that took place at the Blue Mist ...


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    Sonoita Inn - Lost Trail Inn

    Sonoita, Arizona

    52.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    The inn has a single ghost, a woman with dark hair and red lips with only a severed head visible who fades away when approached. Screams and crying have also been heard in the inn. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Casa Grande Mountain

    Eloy, Arizona

    52.6 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Drive around the deserted roads in Casa Grande Mountain Park and you might run into a mysterious dark mist that tends to follow cars and hikers around the area.


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    Casa Grande Regional Hospital Center

    Casa Grande, Arizona

    54.9 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Patients and staff agree that weird things go on in this hospital. Footsteps and strange noises can't always be accounted for, and strange things pop in and out of sight at the strangest moments.


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    The Domes

    Casa Grande, Arizona

    55.3 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Construction began on an electronics plant on this spot in 1982, but it was never completed - all that remains are several concrete "domes" that are now a local hotspot for ghost hunters, teenagers and vandals. The domes are starting to cave in, and this is all private property, ...


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    St. David

    St. David, Arizona

    55.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Apparently the whole of downtown is haunted by screams, cries, etc. Possibly a town with more than its share of domestic disturbances but ghosts? Jury's firmly out.


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    Casa Grande K-Mart

    Casa Grande, Arizona

    56 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Employees swear the ghost of a man haunts the store at night, particularly around the toy area.


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    Cafe de Manuel

    Casa Grande, Arizona

    57.3 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This building was once a house and a 7-11, before it became a restaurant, and staff believe that several ghosts remain on the premises from the building's former residents.


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    Patagonia Market

    Patagonia, Arizona

    60 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    A bell rings when no living human is around to ring it. Things move around without explanation and occasionally entire shelves crash to the floor. No one knows who haunts the store, but employees are convinced that someone does!


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    Cochise Hotel

    Cochise, Arizona

    63.9 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    The 1882 Cochise Hotel is located in a remote semi-ghost town in the heart of the desert, and is rumoured to be haunted. Guests staying in the inn have reportedly heard cries for help and sobs, while the apparition of a woman's head encased in a glowing ball of ...


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    Cochise Stronghold State Park

    Oro Valley, Arizona

    66.6 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    The warrior Cochise and his army defeated a small force of Confederate soldiers at the Dragoon Mountains at the First Battle of Dragoon Springs but was defeated at the Second Battle of Dragoon Springs a few days later. Cochise Stronghold Memorial Park lies near Mt. Glen on the eastern slope ...


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    Smith Middle School - Fort Huachuca

    Sierra Vista, Arizona

    68.7 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    The story goes that a student of the school, Linda Landy (they didn't even attempt to make up a name that didn't sound fake), was struck and killed by car while walking home, so now she haunts the Library. Because ghosts don't have to make sense.


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    Carleton House - Fort Huachuca

    Sierra Vista, Arizona

    68.8 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This home, located on an army base, once served as a hospital for wounded soldiers; complete with the morgue such an establishment would require. It seems some who came to Carleton House to recover have never left. There are several ghostly happenings that have been reported here. Items have ...


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    St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

    Nogales, Arizona

    69.2 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    People, you've got to stop building stuff on Indian burial grounds. Luckily in this case it seems the hauntings are mostly benign and the original pastor who claimed it was haunted believes this is because the ghosts of the Indians were receptive to Christianity (little late there fellows, pretty ...


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    Daisy Mae's Stronghold

    Sierra Vista, Arizona

    69.4 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Rumored to be haunted by a man named "Charlie" who died in a knife fight back when the building was a brothel.


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    Bullion Plaza Historic Museum

    Miami, Arizona

    69.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This historic museum now houses a large collection of minerals and artefacts relevant to the past of the town, but some other relics of the towns past are also reportedly preserved through numerous ghost stories surrounding the museum. The third floor is reportedly haunted by a malevolent spirit, which ...


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    Boothill Graveyard - Tombstone

    Tombstone, Arizona

    70 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Famous Tombstone graveyard which is the last resting place of those killed in the shootout at the OK Corral.


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    Globe High School

    Globe, Arizona

    70.1 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Creaking floors, ghostly voices and a haunted bathroom? Better than going to school at Hogwarts!


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    Tombstone Bordello Bed and Breakfast

    Tombstone, Arizona

    70.2 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This 1881 establishment was formerly one of the main bordellos owned by Big Nose Kate, and has been restored to it's old-fashioned glory. The inn is supposed to be a hotspot for ghostly activity, featuring a variety of haunted rooms with varying activity. The most common ghost, however, is ...


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    Old Dominion Commercial Company Building

    Globe, Arizona

    70.3 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This historic building was formerly a general merchandise store, and is allegedly haunted by two apparitions. On the second floor, visitors claim to have heard disembodied footsteps. It is believed that these belong to an elderly bookkeeper who passed away in the building, and who is now forever searching ...


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    Buford House Bed & Breakfast

    Tombstone, Arizona

    70.3 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Allegedly haunted by the ghost of a man who, in a jealous rage over his woman walking home with another man, decided to shoot her and then himself. Luckily, the woman survived his murder attempt and he was the only one who died. He continues to haunt the ...


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    O.K. Corral

    Tombstone, Arizona

    70.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Rumored to be haunted by "The Cowboys" who died at the infamous gunfight at the Corral.


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    Larian Motel

    Tombstone, Arizona

    70.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Built in the late 1950s, the motel site was once the site of a gun shop, a general store, and a Chinese restaurant. The ghosts here are often seen in Rooms 1 through 4. Witnesses have heard old-fashioned music coming from vacant rooms and discovered items missing from their rooms. ...


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    Red Buffalo Trading Company

    Tombstone, Arizona

    70.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    The building was formerly a saloon, and is famous for being the being the landmark at which Morgan Earp was assassinated. Since then, the building has been haunted by at least three entities. The first is that of an aggressive ghost, who attacks people who enter the building and switches ...


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    Big Nose Kate's

    Tombstone, Arizona

    70.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    Numerous ghosts are alleged to haunt Big Nose Kate's. Most famous of the horde is "Swamper" a former janitor and maintenance man who lived in the basement. He has apparently appeared in numerous photos. There are also numerous other ghosts that are alleged to roam the premises.


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    Crystal Palace Saloon

    Huachuca City, Arizona

    70.5 miles from Oro Valley, AZ

    This historic saloon and former gambling den serves up a wide variety of spirits of both kinds, including the apparition of a friendly cowboy at the bar and a well-dressed elderly man in the rear rooms of the establishment. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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