Haunted AZ

12 haunted and historic destinations in AZ.

Strip mall at 19th Avenue and Northern in Phoenix, Arizona, built over former Good Shepherd Home
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19th Avenue and Northern Avenue

Phoenix, AZ

The Good Shepherd Home for Girls, built in 1942, operated at 19th Avenue and Northern from 1947 to 1981 as a residential institution for girls aged 12-18 adjudicated by juvenile courts and state agencies. The facility was operated by the Sisters of the Good Shepherd, a Catholic religious order. The historic building was preserved and incorporated into a modern strip mall complex developed in 1959, with subsequent renovations in 2004.

$ All Ages Family: Moderate
Intersection of 51st Avenue and Indian School Road in Phoenix, Arizona
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51st Avenue and Indian School Road

Phoenix, AZ

51st Avenue and Indian School Road form a significant intersection in west Phoenix, Arizona. The location is a documented active urban intersection serving residential and commercial areas.

$ All Ages Family: Moderate
Cemetery at 55th Avenue and Northern in Phoenix, Arizona
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Cemetery / Burial Ground

55th Ave and Northern

Phoenix, AZ

A cemetery is located in the area of 55th Avenue and Northern Avenue in Phoenix, Arizona. The burial ground represents a historical community cemetery serving the greater Phoenix area.

$ All Ages Family: Moderate
Intersection of 8th Avenue and Extension Road in Mesa, Arizona
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8th Avenue and Extension

Mesa, AZ

The intersection of 8th Avenue and Extension Road in Mesa, Arizona, is the site of a documented traffic fatality involving a child struck by an intoxicated driver. The specific date and identity of the victim remain unclear in available sources, though the incident is embedded in local oral history.

$ All Ages Family: Low
Arizona Capital Executive Tower, 2012
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Prison / Reformatory

Arizona State Prison Complex Death House

Florence, AZ

Arizona State Prison Complex - Florence is Arizona's oldest operational state prison, established in 1910. The death house, located in Housing Unit 9, contains the execution chamber. Arizona has carried out approximately 100 death sentences since 1910, using hanging (until 1934), gas chamber, and lethal injection methods. The original execution method was hanging with a trap-door system; gas chamber replaced hanging in 1934 following a botched execution in 1930.

$ Restricted Access Family: Not Recommended
Arizona State Prison Complex - Phoenix facility exterior
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Prison / Reformatory

Arizona State Prison Complex - Phoenix

Phoenix, AZ

Arizona State Prison Complex - Phoenix, specifically the Flamenco Unit, opened in 1985 as a 105-bed psychiatric hospital for adult males. The facility's primary function is housing inmates with mental health issues and those in protective or maximum security custody. The Flamenco Unit represents a contemporary correctional mental health facility rather than a historical institutional site.

$ Restricted Access Family: Low
Arizona State University Abstract Photography
Other Dark Tourism Site

Arizona State University - West Campus

Glendale, AZ

Las Casas Dorms are student residential facilities at Arizona State University's West Campus in Glendale, Arizona. The dormitory complex represents contemporary university housing infrastructure. A construction fire occurred in 2003 during the building's development phase, which is locally attributed as the source of paranormal phenomena.

$$ Residents Only Family: Moderate
Bloom Elementary School in Tucson, Arizona
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Museum / Historical Site

Bloom Elementary School

Tucson, AZ

Bloom Elementary School operates as an active educational facility in Tucson, Arizona's Pima County school system. Located at 8310 East Pima Street, the school serves kindergarten through fifth-grade students. A female principal's death at the school is the reported source of the paranormal activity.

$ School Hours Only Family: High
This statue is a depiction of the famous lawman Wyatt Earp situated beside the Earp House in Tombstone, AZ.
Haunted Hotel / Inn

Buford House

Tombstone, AZ

The Buford House was constructed in 1880 by George Washington Buford, one of Tombstone's original settlers who made his fortune in Texas mining. The house is one of Tombstone's oldest and most historically significant structures. The property witnessed multiple tragic deaths including three children during a diphtheria outbreak and a violent incident in 1888 involving a rejected suitor.

$$ All Ages Family: Moderate
Cafe de Manuel's Mexican restaurant exterior in Casa Grande, Arizona
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Cafe de Manuel's

Casa Grande, AZ

Cafe de Manuel's operates as an authentic Mexican restaurant in Casa Grande, Arizona, established in 1995. The building formerly functioned as a furniture store and private residential property prior to restaurant use. The structure harbors historical trauma from its commercial and residential operations.

$ All Ages Family: High
July 4th Coaster Race, after a number of years an accident resulting in injuries.
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Haunted Hotel / Inn

Oliver House Bed and Breakfast

Bisbee, AZ

The Oliver House was constructed in 1908 in Bisbee, Arizona, by Edith Ann Oliver and her husband Henry Oliver, a mining tycoon with the Calumet & Arizona Mining Company. The brick structure was designed as executive housing. The building evolved through functions: executive residence, boarding house, and contemporary bed and breakfast. Documented records indicate 27 deaths occurred at the property, though historical records may be incomplete.

$$ All Ages Family: Moderate
Cafe Talk (Inside the Bungalow) exterior in Mesa, Arizona
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Haunted Dining / Bar

Cafe Talk

Mesa, AZ

Cafe Talk was a cafe located in Mesa, Arizona, operating under the paranormal reputation of a haunted establishment. The business has since been renamed to Inside the Bungalow while maintaining the same location. The building's earlier history remains undocumented in accessible sources.

$ All Ages Family: High