Historic haunted places in Taos, NM. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
Small museum open to the public (admission; seasonal hours).
New Mexico's first territorial governor, Charles Bent, was killed in this house in 1847 while his family dug through an adobe wall to escape. Visitors say they hear piano music sta…
Operating hotel; Doc Martin's restaurant and Adobe Bar open to the public.
Staff describe a man in a big brown hat and worn leather coat around Doc Martin's restaurant after closing, when pots and cans are said to fall from the shelves. Guests report a ta…
The ghost here is a smell: people who work at or stay in the hotel describe cigar smoke drifting through the building when no one is smoking. Local ghost walks tie it to longtime o…
Public park and historic cemetery; open during park hours.
Taos ghost walks point to three unmarked graves capped in cement, said in local lore to hold women remembered as brujas, or witches, with the cement poured to keep them from rising…
Kit Carson lived in this 1825 adobe for about 25 years, and visitors and staff say they still sense a calm, watchful presence in his rooms. The house is a regular stop on Taos ghos…
Staff at the arts patron's former home say a door in Mabel's old bedroom latches itself shut after being left open, as if she still keeps the room her way. Local lore holds that bo…