Haunted Places in Rio Chiquito, New Mexico



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    Espanola Police Station

    Española, New Mexico

    10.3 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Policemen at the Espanola Police Station watching the Sally Port on the security cameras were surprised to see the ghostly immage of a human figure walking through a locked, gated and secured area without triggering any alarms. The policemen say they have experienced other strange things at the station, such ...


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    Grant Corner Inn - Andrew Smith Gallery

    Santa Fe, New Mexico

    21.7 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    People claim that objects fall of shelves, that footsteps are often heard when no one is around, and doors that slam on their own. Most of the haunting appears to be confined to the second floor.


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    Palace of the Governors

    Santa Fe, New Mexico

    21.8 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Wails and screams have been heard coming out of 1600's government building, but upon investigation, nothing is found. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Coronado Building

    Santa Fe, New Mexico

    21.8 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    This building was originally the old courthouse, but has since been converted to an office facility. The hanging's carried out here were done from the tree in front of the building. Screams, moans and maniacal laughter have been reported by night workers and passer-by's, as well as terrifying apparition's that ...


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    Old St. Vincent's Hospital - Drury Inn

    Santa Fe, New Mexico

    21.9 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Babies crying and the sounds of someone running down the halls are claimed to be the major haunting that occurs at this Drury Inn.


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    La Fonda Hotel

    Santa Fe, New Mexico

    21.9 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Reportedly haunted by several different apparitions. One who is dubbed "The Judge" and prone to swooping through the hallways. In addition there is an oft-reported sighting of a man who walks through the dining room and jumps into a hole and disappears. The sight of the "hole" is ...


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    La Posada de Santa Fe

    Santa Fe, New Mexico

    21.9 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    This hotel is allegedly haunted by the former mistress of the mansion, Julia Staab, who died after sinking into a deep and enduring depression following the death of one of her children. Full body apparitions, items flying off shelves and other ghostly happening are all said to have occurred ...


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    La Casa Mas Antigua

    Santa Fe, New Mexico

    22.1 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Rumoured to date back to the thirteenth century, this humble abode is supposedly haunted by a pair of sisters dating back to when the building served as a private residence, as well as a soldier looking for his missing head. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Bandelier National Monument

    Los Alamos, New Mexico

    25.4 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Bandelier National Monument preserves the land and homes of the Ancestral Pueblo People who lived from 1150 to 1600 CE. It was designated as a national monument by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and was named for Swiss anthropologist Adolph Bandelier. It is rumored to be haunted by ghost lights, ...


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    Kit Carson Home and Museum

    Taos, New Mexico

    33.7 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    At the Kit Carson Home and Museum, folks say frontiersman Christopher Houston "Kit" Carson himself still lingers in spirit.


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    Legal Tender

    Lamy, New Mexico

    36 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Reported to be haunted by a handful of ghosts including Ramon or "the man in black" who is alleged to have been shot at the saloon. Another ghost who frequently appears is "the Lady in White" who spends her afterlife gliding amid the tables, however who she is and ...


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    Los Cerrillos

    Santa Fe, New Mexico

    40.9 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    This town appears on every single ghost website around. Actual information about exactly how it's haunted is a lot harder to come by. Apparently it's haunted just because everyone says it's haunted. If we manage to pop in our next haunted road trip, maybe we'll be able ...


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    Montezuma Castle

    Las Vegas, New Mexico

    42.3 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The current Montezuma Castle Hotel is built on top of two separate hotels which previously burnt down. There have been several reports of hauntings here. Opera music is heard when no one is around, and the ghost of the former proprietor walks around the hotel's corridors at night. After the ...


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    Madrid, New Mexico

    Madrid, New Mexico

    43.4 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The entire town is said to be haunted. Cowboys escort a fine lady up mainstreet, the ghost of the famed "Weeping Woman" appears in the canyons, and numerous other apparitions have been spotted here.


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    The Mine Shaft Tavern

    Madrid, New Mexico

    43.6 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The original Mine Shaft Tavern was destroyed by fire on Christmas Day, 1945. The current one has been operating since 1947 and is rumored to be haunted by a spirit who has developed an attachment to employee there. According to the employee, it greeted her with a stroke on the ...


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    Jemez State Monument

    Jemez Springs, New Mexico

    46.4 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Jemez State Monument, the ruins of an ancient pueblo and a 17th-century Spanish mission, is said to be haunted by many apparitions: priests, Native Americans and Spanish settlers. Visitors often hear disembodied footsteps as they walk among the ruins, and ghost lights are said to appear late at night.


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    Historic Plaza Hotel

    Las Vegas, New Mexico

    47.3 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Byron T. Mills, the hotel's former owner and town mayor, is the famous friendly ghost here. Although he passed away at the Elks Lodge in 1947, it is believed that his spirit lingers in Room 310 of his hotel. Reports say that behind the desk is kept a photograph of ...


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    Laguna Vista Lodge

    Eagle Nest, New Mexico

    52.2 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The Historic Saloon at Laguna Vista Lodge dates back to 1898, and was frequented by the crew working on the movie Lonesome Dove. On exhibit here are gold nuggets from the old mining days, used in long-ago casino bets. The upstairs portion of the original hotel was once a brothel, ...


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    Watrous Valley Ranch

    Watrous, New Mexico

    53.6 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The ranch was built for the 'Pony Express' in the mid 1800's. Two of the owners committed suicide, and ever since, there has been a sad presence in the house. Residents alone in the house have awoken to shot gun blasts and other unexplained noises, and an apparition of a ...


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    Urraca Mesa

    Cimarron, New Mexico

    58 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Rumored to be a "gateway to Hell", the place is said to have once had several cat totems distributed around. The cat totems were said to guard the gates and as long as they remained in place, the gateway could not open. According to legend, the cat ...


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    Santa Ana Star Casino

    Bernalillo, New Mexico

    59.5 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    I have worked here on graveyard shift for a little over 3 years and have heard many stories. Last night a co-worker came up to me and was visually shaken. He said he was in an older part of the building were customers can't access and distinctly herd a little ...


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    St. James Hotel

    Cimarron, New Mexico

    64.9 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    There are as many ghost stories as there are rooms at the St. James Hotel. People have reported numerous happenings, from objects being moved, including all the silverware from a table being reportedly moved and piled in the middle after it was set, to haunted apparitions of several different ...


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    Rancho de Corrales

    Corrales, New Mexico

    66.5 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    A tragic family affair (literally) is the rumored source of the haunting at this former hacienda. The young son of the Embert family shot and killed a young woman who was rumored to be the father's mistress. Discord and strife settled into the family and some years later, ...


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    Haunted Hill - Menaul Boulevard

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    70.2 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    People claim to hear screaming, footsteps and the sound of something being dragged across the ground into the mountains.


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    Abandoned Insane Asylum

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    71.3 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Black mists are said to rise from the site and horrible feelings of oppression were claimed to be felt at this abandoned asylum. The asylum was on private property, and the owners got so sick of trespassers that they finally tore it down. Although this site is gone, there ...


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    Foster's Hotel Restaurant and Saloon

    Chama, New Mexico

    72.7 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The 1800s Foster's Hotel Restaurant and Saloon is rumored to be very popular with the spirit set. One ghost is believed to be an 1800s woman who was poisoned after being elected a judge, and was found dead here the next morning. Witnesses have heard the sound of a woman ...


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    La Llorona - Albuquerque Arroyos

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    73.2 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    One of the numerous "Weeping Woman" ghosts that haunt the southwest, La Llorona is the hispanic boogey-woman. She appears everywhere and the story is always the same: a woman drowns her child in a river/lake/ocean/pond/drainage ditch/bathtub and then spends all eternity weeping for her lost child and searching ...


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    Park Inn by Radisson

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    73.3 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Ghostly noises, scratching sounds and screaming can all be heard at the Park Inn. It is rumored that in the 70's a wife discovered her husband was having an affair so she followed him to the hotel, killed him and his mistress and then herself in the bathroom. ...


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    River's Inn Bed and Breakfast

    Antonito, Colorado

    74.3 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Three ghosts are believed to haunt this historic bed and breakfast. The first is a gentleman in a suit, who has been seen in the rooms of guests and in the front parlour room. Cigar smoke is often smelt when there is no one around. The other two apparitions seen ...


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    River's Inn Bed and Breakfast

    Antonito, Colorado

    74.3 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    River’s Inn Bed and Breakfast is haunted by Annie, and possibly others. Witnesses have seen the little girl named Annie, and heard her laughing and playing. Voices of a man and woman also have been heard, and the spirits have answered questions posed by ghost investigators. Annie's fingerprints in flour ...


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    Steam Train Hotel

    Antonito, Colorado

    74.3 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    This 1911 historic hotel is reputed to be haunted, and features two guest rooms with their own resident ghost. The brick building is also believed to be haunted by a hovering cloud, which has been observed making its way between rooms before disappearing into the inoperable elevator shaft. (Submitted by ...


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    Desert Sands Motel

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    74.6 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Cold spots, voices being heard (in a motel, no way!), the television turning on and off by itself and other eerie events occur at the Desert Sands.


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    Children's Psychiatric Center - University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    74.7 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Dirty footprints, water faucets turning on and off, doors locking and unlocking themselves and shadow figures have been witnessed by the workers at this hospital.


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    San Pedro Public Library

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    74.8 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    A spectral voice speaks to patrons.


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    Carrie Tingley Children's Hospital

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    74.8 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Voices, crying and ghostly lights are said to appear in the hallways of the hospital.


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    Johnson Gym - University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    75.1 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Reportedly haunted by a girl who committed suicide. Considering every university has the rumor of the girl who hanged herself, it should probably be placed in the "dubious" file.


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    Wool Warehouse Theatre

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    75.7 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    An unidentified ghost of a man in a black suit haunts the backstage area and a certain table in this historic building. Built in 1929, the building lies in the old railroad district of Albuquerque. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Casa Esencia - Salvador Armijo House

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    75.7 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The old Salvador Armijo House is now a hotel named "Casa Esencia". Many who have worked there throughout the years have reported experiencing the sensation of being touched, hearing voices and strange noises and other ghostly activities. This building is almost two centuries old, and is haunted by many ghosts ...


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    High Noon Restaurant and Saloon

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    75.8 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Housed inside a former private home built between 1750 and 1785, the restaurant and saloon have been around since 1974. Rumor has it that the place once housed a gambling parlor and brothel, a furniture store, and a rental apartment. A ghostly lady in a white dress is said to ...


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    Albuquerque Press Club

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    75.9 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The ghost of a woman in a black shawl is said to haunt the bar area. Regulars call her "Mrs. M" People have heard the sound of high heels on the floor and claim the piano often plays a few notes independently of any living hand.


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    Church Street Cafe

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    75.9 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The 18-room hacienda from 1709, built by the Ruiz family, was known as Case de Ruiz for about 200 years. Last family member Rufina G. Ruiz died in 1991 at the age of 91, after which the building was purchased and renovations from the Church Street Café began. The new ...


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    Old Bernalillo County Courthouse

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    75.9 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The 1926 Old Bernalillo County Courthouse building is said to be haunted by a ghostly little girl in a school uniform with blonde braids. Witnesses also have described cold spots, lights that come on and off, and an old law book that came hurtling down a hall. Taped boxes have ...


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    Hotel Andaluz

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    76 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    It began as Conrad Hilton's fourth hotel in 1939, and in 2008, the Andaluz was completely restored to its original grandeur. The historic place is said to be haunted; the apparition of a woman in 1940s clothing has been seen in the hallways, and another of an older woman in ...


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    La Placita Dining Rooms

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    76 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    La Placita Dining Rooms is a restaurant serving New Mexico cuisine housed in an 1880 building originally known as Casa Armijo. La Placita Dining Rooms was established in 1935 and is rumored to be haunted by at least four ghosts, especially in the women’s restroom and the upstairs area. The ...


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    Covered Wagon Store

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    76 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    Formerly a private residence and brothel, this store is believed to be haunted by the apparition of a murdered prostitute named Scarlet. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Bottger Mansion of Old Town

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    76 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The 1908 Bottger Mansion is believed to be haunted by four spirits: its original owner, a woman who sighs, a grandmother and “The Lover," who is known to get into bed with sleeping women.


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    KiMo Theatre

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    76.1 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The spirit of Bobby Darnall a young boy who died when a boiler exploded is said to haunt the theater.Although there are also reports of a young woman wearing a bonnet who has been seen wandering the hallways, the employees of the theater believe that Bobby is the most active ...


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    Dawson Cemetery

    Raton, New Mexico

    77.7 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The ghost town of Dawson was once a large coal mining town. In the early 1900's, a decade apart two separate mining disasters struck the town, and killed more than 400 men. The cemetery is filled with crosses that mark the graves of these men, row after row ...


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    Old Honeywell Building

    Albuquerque, New Mexico

    78.7 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    The Old Honeywell Building is haunted by the ghost of a young woman, who disappears when approached. The building was built on top of an American Indian burial ground. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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    Romeo Town Hall

    Romeo, Colorado

    80.9 miles from Rio Chiquito, NM

    People have reported feeling uneasy while inside this rural town hall, which was formerly a private residence. Others claim to have had objects thrown at them by a vengeful spirit and have heard unusual noises during the night. (Submitted by Callum Swift)


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