Walk Albuquerque's self-guided ghost tour. 13 documented stops, 5 free. No guide, no schedule — just you and the dark.
Albuquerque is home to 13 documented ghost-tour stops spanning 158 years of history. This self-guided ghost tour covers 13 stops across the city, from Church of San Felipe de Neri (1793) to Longfellow Elementary School - Ghost Playground. 5 stops are free — no guide, no schedule. Walk at your own pace after dark.
You stand before the KiMo's ornate facade, where Pueblo Revival meets Art Deco in a fever dream of terra cotta and turquoise. But the beauty masks som...
You're standing in Conrad Hilton's first hotel. The Andaluz opened in 1939 as La Posada de Albuquerque, a Spanish Colonial marvel that promised luxury...
You stand before the oldest structure in Albuquerque, its adobe walls thick with three centuries of prayer and penance. The Church of San Felipe de Ne...
You're standing outside the old Press Club, where Albuquerque's reporters drank, smoked, and buried stories that would never see print. In 1958, inves...
You walk the neon strip of Route 66 through Nob Hill, where vintage signs glow like promises kept and broken. In 1962, a waitress named Dolores worked...
You stand among thousands of images carved into black basalt by people who lived here seven centuries ago. Spirals. Masks. Horned figures. The Pueblo ...
You're walking the lavender fields of Los Poblanos, where the air smells of purple blossoms and old money. This 1932 estate was built by Congressman A...
You stand before the Bottger Mansion, a Victorian beauty in the heart of Old Town. Charles Bottger built this house in 1912 for his family, but it was...
You're standing before Casa de Armijo, built in the 1840s by one of Albuquerque's founding families. The Armijos were powerful—landowners, politicians...
You stand before the old high school, built in 1914, its Pueblo Revival towers standing like sentinels. In 1952, a janitor named Martin discovered a s...
You're standing outside Longfellow Elementary, abandoned since 2006. But if you listen closely at dusk, you hear it: children laughing. The rusty swin...
You're dining in an 1840s casa where love turned poisonous. The house belonged to Don Antonio Vigil, a wealthy merchant. His young wife, Isabella, fel...
The Albuquerque ghost tour includes 13 documented stops covering 158 years of documented history.
The first 5 stops are completely free — no account required. To unlock all 13 stops, a History Nearby premium subscription is $4.99/month or $49.99/year.
No. This is a self-guided tour you can start anytime. Each stop includes the address, a map pin, and the story tied to that location. Follow the suggested stop order or move at your own pace.
Plan for approximately 2.5 hours. This accounts for walking between stops and reading each haunting story. You can also split it across multiple evenings.
The most visited stop on our Albuquerque tour is KiMo Theatre at 423 Central Ave NW, dating back to 1927.
5 stops free in Albuquerque. No guide, no schedule — walk at your own pace after dark.
Last updated February 22, 2026. Researched by the History Nearby editorial team.