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0Hale Lake
Ruidoso Downs, New Mexico
This is reported to be one of those places where simply driving there at night will cause all sorts of mechanical havoc with your car. While these reports probably came about through young men trying to con gullible girls - "no honey, I swear my car just died, it ...
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0Bonito Lake
Nogal, New Mexico
11.6 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
Eerie sounds and lights have been reported around Bonito lake. Rife with abandoned mines and an entire ghost town beneath the lake, it is a spooky and spectacular camping spot.
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0The Lodge Resort & Spa
Cloudcroft, New Mexico
27.2 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The ghost of a red-haired woman is said to haunt the dining room as well as the ghost of a former maid who was allegedly murdered there.
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La Luz Canyon
La Luz, New Mexico
30.4 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
Reportedly haunted by the ghosts of children who died when the car they were riding in crashed.
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La Luz Water Treatment Plant
La Luz, New Mexico
30.7 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
An unknown entity haunts the treatment plant. Eerie feelings and hot and cold spots make up the majority of the claims.
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Otero County Court House
Alamogordo, New Mexico
36 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The office location previously served as a sheriff's office and a cellblock before being converted to offices. There are reported hauntings in the corridor's of the building, where the ghost of a young man dressed in an early 20th century suit has been seen. Doors slam and footsteps are heard ...
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0Monte Vista Cemetery
Alamogordo, New Mexico
36.2 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
A woman in white is rumored to haunt the cemetery grounds.
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Pecan Fields of Roswell
Roswell, New Mexico
59.1 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
Reports of a young, crying boy who runs across the street at night.
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Southeast New Mexico Historical Society
Roswell, New Mexico
62.2 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The historical museum features war paraphernalia and other such exhibits from the past, and is rumoured to be haunted. The apparition of a young soldier who was taken as a prisoner of war has been seen waving and smiling to guests in a room on the second floor. A ...
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0Pueblo Auditorium
Roswell, New Mexico
62.3 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
There are rumors of a boy who haunts the upper balcony.
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0Chaves County Courthouse
Roswell, New Mexico
62.6 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The sounds of young children playing are often heard in the basement.
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0New Mexico Military Institute
Roswell, New Mexico
62.7 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
If you go to most ghost websites out there, you will find some variation of this hogwash: The NMMI does not use the word "juliet" for the letter "J" in their phonetic alphabet because they believe it is badluck. The NATO phonetic alphabet is fairly standard for any military ...
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Fort Craig National Historic Site
San Antonio, New Mexico
83.9 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
Caretakers at Fort Craig National Historic Site have witnessed an apparition in Civil War clothing and heard voices that have come from the ruins.
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Hanger on Hangerlake Road
Las Cruces, New Mexico
88.6 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
Teenagers attempt to scare the gullible with rumors of "demonic activity" and "satanic rituals" that took place at the hanger. However, there is no evidence of this, and no one over the age of 13 actually believes it. People also claim that someone was murdered in the hanger and their ...
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Shaffer Hotel
Mountainair, New Mexico
90 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
Witnesses, including ghost hunters, have determined that the hotel is haunted. Some have described lights that flash in the Wedding Suite and the unexplained smell of chocolate in the "Handicapped Room." EVPs, photos, and other evidence of spirits were collected here, including the word "Shaffer" spoken in response to the ...
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Amador Hotel
Las Cruces, New Mexico
98.1 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The Amador Hotel, built in 1866, is popular among the area's ghost tours. Witnesses describe apparitions, shadows, malfunctioning flashlights, and scratches that appeared on a man's arm as he was touring the upstairs. That's where Annie is said to reside, a playful spirit who has asked ghost investigators to bring ...
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Dona Ana County Courthouse
Las Cruces, New Mexico
98.2 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
This historic courthouse was built in 1937, and is no longer used for judicial affairs. Paranormal investigators here claim to have encountered a violent entity and a shadowy apparition, and have reported hearing voices and feeling cold spots. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Las Cruces Railroad Museum
Las Cruces, New Mexico
98.4 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
This old train depot now serves as a railroad museum, and is rumoured to be haunted by at least three spirits, including two ghostly men and a woman in an old-fashioned dress. Voices have also been heard when there is no one around. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Rio Grande - Las Cruces New Mexico
Las Cruces, New Mexico
100.4 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The cries of a woman who allegedly drowned her kids in the river can be heard along the river banks. She is supposed to be cursed to wander the banks for eternity searching for her children.
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0Double Eagle Restaurant
Las Cruces, New Mexico
100.4 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The Double Eagle boasts a rich history and of course, no historic building is complete without a major tragedy and subsequent haunting. The Carlotta Room is reportedly haunted by ghosts with a tragic story of forbidden love and dastardly murder attached to them. When the young master ...
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El Patio
Las Cruces, New Mexico
100.5 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The ghost of the woman who owned the restaurant previously is said to haunt it. She moves items and sometimes crashing sounds, as if all the pots were falling can be heard in the kitchen.
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Carlsbad Police Department
Carlsbad, New Mexico
101.3 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
This former hospital is rumoured to be haunted by a nurse who committed suicide, a choking infant and a nun dressed in grey. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Fox Street Book Store
Carlsbad, New Mexico
101.4 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
This historic house was formerly a private residence, and is now occupied by a local book store. Visitors have reported disembodied footsteps, doors opening and closing of their own accord and the apparition of man in old-fashioned clothing standing on the main staircase. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Carlsbad Public Library
Carlsbad, New Mexico
101.5 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
Staff and patrons at this branch library complain of an entity that throws books and sets off alarms. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Cavern Theatre
Carlsbad, New Mexico
101.5 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
This historic theatre is no longer in operation, but visitors claim it is haunted. Reports indicate that strange noises have been heard in the main room, and that a shadowy apparition has been seen standing in the projectionist booth. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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The Stock Exchange
Carlsbad, New Mexico
101.6 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
This steak house is supposed to be haunted. Staff and diners have reported smoke that materialises from nowhere in the second floor dining room, while a construction worker complained of a pair of ghostly hands that would rest upon his shoulders while he worked in the basement. (Submitted by Callum ...
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Trinity Hotel and Restaurant
Carlsbad, New Mexico
101.6 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
This 1892 hotel is allegedly haunted by a ghostly presence and a female spirit known as Ruby. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Transmountain Road
El Paso, Texas
111.9 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The ghost of an old monk and his donkey are said to walk along this road.
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Harvey House Museum
Belen, New Mexico
113.6 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
Built originally as a restaurant to serve railroad passengers and workers, this museum is now believed to be haunted by spirits from a bygone era. Phenomena reported here includes whispering, singing and disembodied footsteps have been heard when there is no one around, and various apparitions seen throughout the ...
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Belen Hotel
Belen, New Mexico
113.6 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
This early 1900's hotel is rumoured to be haunted, but the origin and nature of the haunting are not known. (Submitted by Callum Swift)
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Gravity Hill - Thunderbird Drive
El Paso, Texas
115.6 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
Gravity hills are interesting natural phenomena that are nature's practical jokes on the gullible. Gravity hills are what happen when a common optical illusion that causes a slight downward slope to appear to be an uphill slope tricks people into thinking that their car is magically going uphill,when in fact, ...
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0Luna-Otera Mansion
Los Lunas, New Mexico
121 miles from Ruidoso Downs, NM
The ghost of Josefita Ortero, former mistress of the mansion is said to haunt it to this day. Full body apparitions and numerous sightings appear to make up the bulk of the ghostly occurrences but some say Josefita also likes to sit and rock in an old rocking chair ...
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