Most Haunted Places in Arizona

Days Inn and Suites

Flagstaff, Arizona

The ghost of a tall man will sometimes appear at the foot of your bed at the Days Inn and Suites. No word on whether only specific rooms are...

Bird Cage Theater

Tombstone, Arizona

A former brother and saloon turned museum with a haunting history, the Bird Cage boasts a plethora of ghostly sightings....

Evergreen Cemetery

Tucson, Arizona

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

Bullion Plaza Historic Museum

Miami, Arizona

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,...

Old Dominion Commercial Company Building

Globe, Arizona

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...

Dirtwater Springs Family Dining

Apache Junction, Arizona

The family dining restaurant may serve up diners more than just delicious meals; it is rumoured that some of the ghost stories surrounding the old building are true. Patrons have heard the ghostly noise of a tinkling bell, and have seen an elderly woman who used to own the restaurant wandering...

Jerome Grand Hotel

Jerome, Arizona

This former hospital hosts ghosts. Lots of ghosts. The maintenance man who was crushed by the elevator, two others who committed suicide by hanging, and a plethora of other macabre events lead to a most haunting hotel...

Red Buffalo Trading Company

Tombstone, Arizona

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 lights on...

Rock Springs Cafe

Black Canyon City, Arizona

This former stagecoach stopover on the railroad route housed a saloon, a general store and a hotel, and is believed by many too be one of the most haunted places in town. Staff working late hours claim to have seen the saloon doors opening and closing by themselves, and have seen figures in...

St. Mary's Hospital

Tucson, Arizona

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 the...

Bisbee Inn - Hotel La More

Bisbee, Arizona

Several rooms here are said to be haunted. In Room 11, a handsome cowboy ghost is said to reside. He is tall and thin and sports a white shirt, vest, dark pants and boots. In Room 12, you'll know if the ghost of Abigail is present by her lavender scent. And those who stay in Room 23 may hear the...

Oracle Historical Society & Acadia Ranch Museum

Oracle, Arizona

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....

Tombstone Motel

Tombstone, Arizona

A man hanged himself in Room #119 of the motel, and people have reported seeing apparitions, hearing voices and seeing objects and furniture moving around by themselves. (Submitted by Callum...

Monti's La Casa Vieja

Tempe, Arizona

This old hacienda style abode was converted to a restaurant in the 1950's, and has been in successful operation for over a half a century. The building the restaurant is housed in is over a century old, and staff and diners have reported odd paranormal occurrences in tow of the main dining rooms....

Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park

Yuma, Arizona

The prison apparently hosts a ghosts that's prone to pinching. Supposedly it is more likely to pinch children and people wearing the color red. In addition the museum portion of the park is said to be haunted by at least two spirits, one of whom is reported to enjoy singing....

Sonoita Inn - Lost Trail Inn

Sonoita, Arizona

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...

Canyon De Chelly

Tsaile, Arizona

Canyon de Chelly National Monument was established on April 1, 1931 as a unit of the National Park Service. It is located in northeastern Arizona within the boundaries of the Navajo Nation. Reflecting one of the longest continuously inhabited landscapes of North America, it preserves ruins of the...

Mile High Grill and Inn - Clinkscale Building

Jerome, Arizona

The 1899 eight bedroom historic inn is haunted by numerous apparitions. The Clinkscale Building was previously a brothel, which was burnt down in a fire, and the inn was built directly over the top of the old building. The ghost of Madam Jennie Banter moves furniture around and helps around the...

Hotel Vendome

Prescott, Arizona

Reportedly haunted by a former owner and her cat. The owner apparently died of a broken heart due to her husband's desertion, and not content to go into the afterlife alone, chose not to feed the cat either....

Copper Queen Hotel

Bisbee, Arizona

Holding the distinction of being Arizona's longest continuously operated hotel, the Copper Queen was constructed from 1898 to 1902 by the Phelps Dodge Corporation to serve as lodging for investors and dignitaries visiting its nearby copper mine. The Copper Queen is allegedly haunted and has been...

North Morton Hall - Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona

Supposedly the ghost of a long-dead female student haunts North Morton Hall. She has a fancy for locking girls in the bathroom, or pulling blankets off of beds. On rare occasions she's even been seen walking down the...

Superstition Mountain Museum

Apache Junction, Arizona

This museum documenting the local history of the area is believed to be haunted. Staff claim to have heard disembodied footsteps and strange noises in the museum after closing time, as well as a display that likes to move around the museum of its own accord. (Submitted by Callum...

Buford House Bed & Breakfast

Tombstone, Arizona

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 house where he died....

Boothill Graveyard - Tombstone

Tombstone, Arizona

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

Sahuaro Ranch Park

Glendale, Arizona

There are a couple of ghosts haunting Sahuaro. Local history claims that the owner of the ranch in the 19th century still resides there and visitors often claim to see a woman in a long dress disappearing around a...

Gadsden Hotel

Douglas, Arizona

The hotel opened in 1907. Named for the Gadsden Purchase, the stately five-story, 160-room hotel became a home away from home for cattlemen, ranchers, miners, and businessmen. The hotel was leveled by fire and rebuilt in 1929. The Gadsden is recognized as a National Historic Site. The Gadsden's...

Hassayampa Inn

Prescott, Arizona

Rumored to be haunted by a woman named "Faith" who killed herself in despair (over a man, of course) and a the ghost of a man that the employees call "the Night Watchman"....

Monte Vista Hotel

Flagstaff, Arizona

Two ghosts are said to inhabit this hotel - a bellboy and a non-descript...

Su Casa Mexican Restaurant

Clarkdale, Arizona

This restaurant serves up traditional food, a great atmosphere and an abundance of ghost stories. The building was allegedly constructed over the top of an ancient burial ground, and staff and diners report seeing shadowy figures running through the restaurant and feeling a lost...

Hotel Connor

Jerome, Arizona

The Hotel Connor is reportedly haunted by at least two spirits, one male and one female. The female is referred to as "The Lady in Red". Reports are numerous and varied as to what occurs in the hotel - from a woman whispering in your ear, being touched, cold spots, electrical appliances going on...

Williams Air Force Base

Mesa, Arizona

It is a designated Superfund site due to a number of soil and groundwater contaminants. In what is now the VA hospital, there are numerous reports of a male ghost who has been seen roaming the halls....

Cochise Hotel

Cochise, Arizona

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 light has been observed floating...

The Head Hotel - The Prescott Inn

Prescott, Arizona

Said to be haunted by the ghost of a woman who died there, as well as by a pacing cowboy ghost....

The Blue Mist Motel

Florence, Arizona

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 motel. At first, I didn't believe...

The Red Garter

Williams, Arizona

Built by German tailor August Tetzlaff in 1897, the Red Garter bed-and-breakfast, once a saloon and bordello, an opium den, a Chinese restaurant, a general store and a boarding house, is said to be haunted by many spirits. Guests have reported the apparition of a young, sad Hispanic woman with...

Old Spaghetti Factory

Phoenix, Arizona

This old restaurant was formerly a furniture store and private residence, and locals and staff claim the bright, cheerful restaurant had a gloomier, darker past. A female apparition in the basement and an old man floating through the hallways as if looking for someone have both been reported, and...

Vulture Gold Mine

Wickenburg, Arizona

Numerous reports of haunted happenings are reported in this ghost town....

Medicine Forest near Whiteriver

Whiteriver, Arizona

Cries and screams seem to come from the woods and there have been reports of sightings of a strange creature. ...

McDowell Mountains

Fountain Hills, Arizona

The Mcdowell Mountains are a great range of mountains, and there are a lot of homes at the base of the mountains. I live here, and I heard from a neighbor once, and heard from my brother that there are reports of a ghost plane flying overhead that makes a weird whirring sound usually from...

Ghost City Inn

Jerome, Arizona

A female ghost haunts the Cleopatra Room of this hotel. A male ghost has also been seen on the veranda. Ghostly voices and doors slamming shut have also been reported....

Superstition Mountains

Gold Canyon, Arizona

If you've ever heard the story of the Lost Dutchman's Mine, the Superstition Mountains is where it is rumored to be located. Some claim the mine is cursed and others that the hauntings are entities protecting the location. Strange lights and shadows are seen throughout the area. ...

Big Nose Kate's

Tombstone, Arizona

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. ...

Hotel Congress

Tucson, Arizona

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 took place (Rooms 214...

Vision Quest Lodge

Elfrida, Arizona

This was once a dude ranch - now its a place for troubled teens. Staffers claim there is an apparition of a woman in a white gown that haunts certain dormitories. Bloodstains appear and disappear mysteriously on certain bathroom walls. A girl's cries are often heard at...

The Museum Club

Flagstaff, Arizona

A female ghost likes to chat up visitors during off-hours. Once asked a local musician if he was done with his beer - he turned around, and no one was...

Carleton House - Fort Huachuca

Sierra Vista, Arizona

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 been...

Bisbee Grand Hotel

Bisbee, Arizona

This historic hotel was formerly railroad accommodation, and is now a delightful bed and breakfast on the main street of this old mining town. Staff and guests alike claim to have seen shadowy apparitions, have felt cold spots and seen doors slam shut and lock of their own accord. The most haunted...

San Carlos Hotel

Phoenix, Arizona

ALthough there are apparently numerous ghostly events at the San Carlos, the most famous is that of Leone Jensen who killed herself by jumping from the roof of the newly completed hotel. Although the legend paints her a "romantic" figure, leaping to her death over a broken heart and a feckless...

Crystal Palace Saloon

Huachuca City, Arizona

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...

Patagonia Market

Patagonia, Arizona

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...

San Xavier del Bac Mission

Tucson, Arizona

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

Brass Armadillo Antiques Mall

Phoenix, Arizona

People who visit the antiques mall have reported cold spots, disembodied footsteps, objects moving around and braking by themselves and the feeling of being watched. The ghost of a woman in a black dress has been seen in various parts of the building, along with various other shadowy...

Pioneer Hotel

Tucson, Arizona

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....

Larian Motel

Tombstone, Arizona

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. The apparition of...

Fred G. Acosta Job Corps Center

Tucson, Arizona

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 strange lights that appear...

Rt. 85 - Crater Range

Maricopa, Arizona

A couple driving along this stretch of Route 85 (called Crater Range, about ten miles north of Ajo, AZ) in the 1950s, on their way to their honeymoon in Lake Tahoe, were killed when their car struck a rock on the side of the road. Locals swear that if you drive this stretch of road after midnight...

Chandler High School

Chandler, Arizona

One of the oldest high schools in Arizona, it was founded in 1914, two years after the city was founded. The oldest part of the building, called "Old Main", seems to be the hottest part for paranormal activity. Voices and ghostly apparitions are experienced on the second...

USGS Research Center

Flagstaff, Arizona

Building #1 of the USGS office in Flagstaff is notorious for weird phenomena. Clapping sounds are often heard, lights turn on and off, doors open and close on their...

El Tovar Hotel

GRAND CANYON, Arizona

The historic El Tovar hotel was one of the original Harvey Houses that served the rail lines, staffed by the civilizing influence of the Harvey girls. Although a grave marked "Pirl" can be found in the parking lot of the Tovar, its occupant is somewhat disputed. Legends say it is either a Harvey...

Cafe Talk - Inside The Bungalow

Mesa, Arizona

Once called "Cafe Talk" - this business is now called "Inside the Bungalow", in the same building. The ghost of a man and a little girl haunt this cafe. Allegedly the man's shadow can be seen moving from room to room....

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church

Nogales, Arizona

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...

Buckhorn Bath's Motel and Museum

Mesa, Arizona

This historic motel and museum is believed to be haunted. Visitors to the building claim to have strange voices, screams, sobs and ghostly laughter. (Submitted by Callum...

Tucson Radisson Hotel

Tucson, Arizona

A ghostly girl allegedly haunts the kitchen and...

Tiger House

Mesa, Arizona

This small, unassuming house has a dark and evil history, and was built over the top of a cemetery. Paranormal investigators and visitors to the house have reported screams, moans, sobs, and ghostly piano music. On another occasion, a man was slapped in the face by an unseen entity. (Submitted...

Highland Junior High

Mesa, Arizona

The ghost of a young girl is said to haunt the locker room of the middle school. She slams lockers, flushes toilets and turns the automatic hand dryers on. Legend claims that a young girl was killed on the farmland that the school now stands on. Some locals call the little girl Lily. ...

Palo Verde East - Arizona State University

Tempe, Arizona

Reportedly haunted by a girl who committed suicide....

Casa Grande K-Mart

Casa Grande, Arizona

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

Lee Hotel

Yuma, Arizona

Three different female ghosts are said to haunt the Lee Hotel. People believe that one of the ghosts is the original owner of the hotel and she is believed to knock on the doors of rooms in the hotel....

Crowne Plaza San Marcos

Chandler, Arizona

Originally the "San Marcos Hotel," this has now been bought and sold several times until it became the Crowne Plaza San Marcos. The hotel was originally built in 1913 for $100,000, and hosted such luminaries as Herbert Hoover, Joan Crawford and Fred Astaire. Locals know it as a paranormal...

Desert Outside Anthem

Phoenix, Arizona

The desert area outside Anthem, AZ is a hotbed of paranormal activity. Many claim to have seen the spirits of Indians, still fighting some forgotten war. A ghostly hitchhiker carrying an old-time lantern is often seen by the side of many roads. ...

Orpheum Theatre

Flagstaff, Arizona

Lots of paranormal activity in this old theatre, especially after some recent renovations. The most concerning involves a very dark entity seen by a late-night janitor, observed walking down the aisles of the balcony. Weird vibrations are felt in the men's...

Tucson Medical Center

Tucson, Arizona

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 also...

Inn at Castle Rock

Bisbee, Arizona

This historic hillside inn was built in the late 1870's for an explorer, and later became a boarding house. It is now a delightful building, which is allegedly haunted by the ghost of a woman shot dead opposite the hotel. Staff have reportedly seen her roaming the hallways, while guests have...

Rosson House Museum

Phoenix, Arizona

The gothic mansion was built in 1895 for a doctor and his family, and is now a museum. Caretakers have reported a spirit who locks doors, and have heard an unknown entity wandering through the building after closing hours. (Submitted by Callum...

Williams Cemetery

Williams, Arizona

It's a cemetery. Of course it's haunted. ...

Najavo County Courthouse and Museum

Holbrook, Arizona

Workers at the museum have reported doors opening and closing, strange noises, disembodied footsteps and objects moving around by themselves. The apparition of a woman has been seen staring out the windows of the building late at night. (Submitted by Callum...

Canyon Lake

Roosevelt, Arizona

My wife and 23 year old daughter "Charlotte" went camping in April 2016 at "Beer Can Point" which is a small camp ground with a boat dock at Canyon Lake AZ. The camp ground is only accessible by boat. Charlotte My wife and 23 year old daughter "Charlotte" went camping in April 2016 at "Beer Can...

O.K. Corral

Tombstone, Arizona

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

San Manuel Copper Mine

Mammoth, Arizona

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

Surgeon's House Bed and Breakfast

Jerome, Arizona

The 1917 residence of the former town surgeon is now a quaint bed and breakfast, and is rumoured to be haunted by a plethora of ghosts. The house was the scene of many extravagant parties held by the owner and his wife, and to this day guests staying at the inn have reported hearing phantom music,...

Cochise Stronghold State Park

Cochise, Arizona

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 of the...

Brunswick Hotel

Kingman, Arizona

Numerous apparitions, ghostly voices and physical contact with the guests...the ghosts at the Brunswick are apparently active. As of this writing (MArch 2013) it appears the Brunswick has closed its doors, but check back and let us know if it ever re-opens....

Pizza Hut - Glendale

Glendale, Arizona

Are the ghosts of Glendale a fan of pepperoni pizza? Patrons report hearing children talking (at a pizza joint? No way!) and babies crying. More significantly, people claim that the faucets in the bathroom turn on and off by themselves. ...

Lake Pleasant

Morristown, Arizona

Deaths from drownings and cliff jumpings are the source of this ghostly site. Some claim that the ghosts of Native Americans who used to inhabit the area can also be seen late at night....

Oliver House

Bisbee, Arizona

Reports abound about ghostly presences in various rooms. In the "Grandma Room" a rocking chair will star moving all on its own, and grandma herself sometimes appears late at night. Doors and windows open and close on their own in the "Purple Sage Room", and there are definite cold spots in the...

El Pinado Hotel

Williams, Arizona

This historic hotel was built prior to 1905, and was once the main hotel in town for railroad employees and ranch workers to stay at. During recent renovations, workers uncovered hidden doors, old newspapers and even a resident ghost. Staff and visitors at the restored building have allegedly...

Sultana Bar

Williams, Arizona

This 1912 building formerly housed a silent movie theatre and a billiards hall, and is believed to be haunted by patrons of the bar from over a century ago. Staff have reported eerie encounters in a network of tunnels running beneath the building, as well as being pushed around by an unseen entity...

St. Augustine Cathedral

Tucson, Arizona

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 who died in 1955. He didn't tell his parents about this...

Globe High School

Globe, Arizona

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

Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort

Phoenix, Arizona

A guest who fell off the cliff is reported to haunt the main ballroom and the boiler room. Now the ballroom we can understand but why would anyone want to haunt a boiler...

The Haunted Hamburger Restaurant - Jerome Palace

Jerome, Arizona

This old-fashioned restaurant reeks of nostalgia, but according to paranormal investigators and staff members, this former boarding house does indeed have some ghostly tenants from long ago. Workers refurbishing the building reported a mischievous entity, which would frequently move their tools...

Canyon Motel - Caboose Suites

Williams, Arizona

Two suites available at the motel include two 1929 Santa Fe Railroad Cabooses. The second caboose is believed to be haunted by the ghost of a conductor, who has been seen walking through the caboose suite swinging a lantern. Whispering, voices and lights go on and off by themselves are part of the...

Lynx Creek Farm Bed and Breakfast

Prescott, Arizona

A strange presence is felt in some of the rooms, accompanied by inexplicable cold spots. You feel like you are being watched while staying at the bed and breakfast. (Submitted by Callum...