A storm brews over an abandoned home in Yeso.

 

GOOD HAUNTS​

Abandoned, barely there, or rebounding with new purpose, towns, hotels, and restaurants all across the state hold secret treasures: the stories of past lives. 

 

Visitors to Chloride can see former mining buildings.

 

Chloride After the Boom

When silver went bust, the miners of Chloride fled, leaving buildings that visitors flock to today. 

Karen Haughness owns the always popular No Scum Allowed Saloon, in White Oaks.

 

Karen Haughness Shares What Makes White Oaks Special

The owner of the No Scum Allowed Saloon is one of eight people that still live in this tiny town.

An old adobe homestead sits in Lake Valley, just southwest of Truth or Consequences.

 

Take Your Pick Between These Old Mining Towns

These former mining towns deliver unique rewards.

Duran might look like a ghost town, but community members have plans for preservation.

 

Who Ya Gonna Call

Cell reception might fail, but the road awaits. Prep yourself with these ghost-town tips.

The Grass Was Greener 

The Río Puerco Valley once sheltered Ancestral Puebloans and, later, Hispanic ranchers. Only small signs of life remain.

The Sacred Heart Church in Bueyeros still holds Mass the first Saturday of each month.

 

Homes on the Range 

Cattle built towns that sometimes faded.

Betty Williamson grew up just outside the town of Pep, in southeastern New Mexico.

 

Betty Williamson 

Family traditions are kept alive in the high plains of Pep, New Mexico.

Owner Van Jacobsen stands inside Adobe Deli.

 

Dining with the Dead

New Mexico cuisine sometimes comes with a curious question: You want some frights with that?

Mesilla's Double Eagle restaurant might be haunted by young lovers. Photograph courtesy of Double Eagle Restaurant.

 

Eat, Drink, and Be Wary

Come for the food. Stay for the spirits.

Melinda Bonewell owns the Mine Shaft Tavern, in Madrid.

MELINDA BONEWELL FINDS A HOME IN MADRID

The unofficial town historian owns the Mine Shaft Tavern in Madrid.

Clayton’s Hotel Eklund is home to a few ghosts.

 

Sleeping with Spirits

Clayton lays claim to a few ghosts, along with one who may roam the hallways of the Hotel Eklund. 

La Posada de Santa Fe offers a chance for ghostly encounters.

 

Ghostly Lodgings

Add something eerie to your next overnight.