The Most Haunted Places in Arizona
Arizona has 116 documented haunted locations in the HauntBound index.
Top 10 identified after source-level analysis of the 23 strongest Arizona candidates.
By the numbers
- Total documented
- 116
- Haunted Hotel / Inn
- 30
- Museum / Historical Site
- 20
- Haunted Dining / Bar
- 18
- Family-friendly
- 112
- Bookable
- 47
- Oldest documented site
- Presidio San Agustín del Tucson (1775)
- Most-reported phenomenon
- apparitions
Ranked
- 1. London Bridge London Bridge, designed by John Rennie for the Thames in 1831, was sold at auction in 1968 to Lake Havasu City founder Robert McCulloch, who shipped its granite blocks through the Panama Canal and rebuilt it over a channel dedicated in 1971. Guides describe figures in old English dress near the steps and a woman in dark clothing who ignores tourists. A popular legend, undocumented, claims Jack the Ripper's ghost crossed with the stones. 4 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 1972-2019 · retold in 3 later publications
- 2. Hotel Monte Vista HauntBound identified nine distinct published accounts at this working hotel. Three later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and cold spots. 9 original accounts · documented across 3 decades, 1940-1970 · retold in 3 later publications
- 3. Bird Cage Theatre The Bird Cage Theatre opened in Tombstone in 1881 as a saloon, gambling hall, theater, and brothel, and by 1889 had recorded 26 deaths; 140 bullet holes remain in its walls. It now draws reports of cigar smoke and floral perfume in empty rooms, piano music from a silent stage piano, and a figure in period dress crossing the stage. Visitors in the basement describe shoulder touches and a man in a black hat nearby. 5 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 2019-2024 · retold in 7 later publications
- 4. El Tovar Hotel HauntBound identified four distinct published accounts at this working hotel, across three kinds of published source. Five later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions. 4 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 1980-2020 · retold in 5 later publications
- 5. Stockyards Steakhouse & 1889 Saloon The Stockyards opened in 1947 to feed workers at Edward Tovrea's Phoenix cattle yards, then the world's largest feedlot, and was rebuilt in 1954 after fire destroyed the original building. Staff describe a 'Lady in Red' in 1940s dress matching a woman in the mural, phantom piano notes from the Rose Room, and footsteps on empty stairs. Owner Gary Lasko ties it to the site's past as a slaughterhouse. 3 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 2012-2022 · retold in 1 later publication
- 6. Old Tucson Studios HauntBound identified two distinct published accounts at this documented site, across three kinds of published source. Two later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and disembodied voices. 2 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 1960-1993 · retold in 2 later publications
- 7. Hotel San Carlos HauntBound identified four distinct published accounts at this working hotel, across six kinds of published source. Five later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and cold spots. 4 original accounts · documented across 1 decade, 2020-2022 · retold in 5 later publications
- 8. Copper Queen Hotel The Copper Queen Hotel was built between 1898 and 1902 by Phelps Dodge to house investors in its Bisbee copper mine, and remains Arizona's oldest operating hotel, once hosting Theodore Roosevelt and John Wayne. Guests keep a log of reported encounters, most often a tall older man called Howard seen in the upper-floor hallways in nineteenth-century dress, accompanied by the smell of cigar smoke and footsteps in empty corridors. 3 original accounts · documented across 2 decades, 2007-2010 · retold in 6 later publications
- 9. Casey Moore's Oyster House (W.A. Moeur House) HauntBound identified five distinct published accounts at this operating restaurant and bar, across three kinds of published source. Five later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and electrical anomalies. 5 original accounts · documented in 2024 · retold in 5 later publications
- 10. Hassayampa Inn HauntBound identified four distinct published accounts at this working hotel. Five later publications retell those accounts. Reported phenomena include apparitions and cold spots. 4 original accounts · documented across 1 decade, 1927-1928 · retold in 5 later publications
By city
- Tucson: 19 documented sites
- Phoenix: 12 documented sites
- Tombstone: 11 documented sites
- Bisbee: 10 documented sites
- Jerome: 8 documented sites
- Prescott: 7 documented sites
- Flagstaff: 7 documented sites
- Yuma: 6 documented sites
- Globe: 4 documented sites
- Florence: 3 documented sites
- 25 more across the rest of Arizona
Press images
- London Bridge Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:London_Bridge,_Lake_Havasu_City,_Arizona_(3227887504).jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/arizona/london-bridge/hero.jpg
- Hotel Monte Vista Matt Kieffer, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hotel_Monte_Vista_(16779261120).jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/arizona/monte-vista-hotel/hero.jpg
- Bird Cage Theatre F. D. Nichols, Historic American Buildings Survey (1937) hauntbound.com/images/locations/arizona/bird-cage-theatre/hero.jpg
- El Tovar Hotel Mariordo (Mario Roberto Durán Ortiz), CC BY-SA 4.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:El_Tovar_Grand_Canyon_Village_09_2017_5284.jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/arizona/el-tovar-hotel/hero.jpg
- Stockyards Steakhouse & 1889 Saloon Marine 69-71, CC BY-SA 3.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Phoenix-Tovrea_Land_and_Cattle_Co._Administration_Building_-1919.JPG hauntbound.com/images/locations/arizona/stockyards-steakhouse/hero.jpg
- Old Tucson Studios Domenico Convertini from Zurich, Schweiz, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Old_Tucson_Studios,_Arizona,_USA_(54229335177).jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/arizona/old-tucson-studios/hero.jpg
- Hotel San Carlos Shaynedwyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Maruqee_shot_of_Hotel_San_Carlos_in_Phoenix,_Ariz..jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/arizona/san-carlos-hotel/hero.jpg
- Copper Queen Hotel Clay Gilliland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Copper_Queen_Hotel_(9277427805).jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/arizona/copper-queen-hotel/hero.jpg
- Hassayampa Inn Scottb211 from Gaylord, Michigan, CC BY 2.0, via https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Hassayampa_Inn_(5871246676).jpg hauntbound.com/images/locations/arizona/hassayampa-inn/hero.jpg
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Superlatives
- Oldest documented site: Presidio San Agustín del Tucson Documented since 1775.
- Most documented: Hotel Monte Vista 9 distinct published accounts.
- Top haunted stay: Hassayampa Inn Overnight stays bookable.
- Most family-friendly: Milligan House Family Comfort rating: High.
Methodology
For purposes of the HauntBound Index, "most haunted" means the location with the strongest documented record of reported haunting phenomena. We evaluate the quantity, independence, persistence, and documentary quality of published reports. We do not attempt to determine whether paranormal phenomena are real, and we never count a source that only establishes a building's history as evidence of haunting claims. Repetitive coverage is subject to diminishing returns, so a story retold many times does not outrank a story independently documented. Rankings never consider commercial relationships.
The 2026 Index reflects sources identified and classified as of September 15, 2026.
Updated September 29, 2026: documented totals now exclude the private homes, operating hospitals and venues with nothing left to visit that were withdrawn on September 25 and 26. The ranked ten are unchanged.
Updated October 19, 2026: listings that could not be sourced, or that are private or have no public access, were withdrawn after an October review, so some of the state's town counts are lower. The documented total stays as published until the November update.
Updated October 23, 2026: more listings were withdrawn after a dignity and sourcing review, so some of the state's town counts are lower. The documented total stays as published until the November update.
This is a documentation ranking, not a visitation guide; sites not open to visitors are marked on their entries.