Cochise County holds two of Arizona's ten most haunted places

With Halloween approaching, two Cochise County places rank among Arizona's ten most haunted in HauntBound's 2026 index, including Tombstone's Bird Cage Theatre at #3. The index ranks 116 Arizona sites by separate published accounts and how far back they go, not by fame or search popularity.

Bird Cage Theatre ranks #3, and it is also Arizona's most famous haunted site. Lottie and William "Billy" Hutchinson opened the theater on December 26, 1881, intending a family variety hall; the town's miners, gamblers and gunmen had other ideas. Five separate published accounts describe activity there, the earliest dated to 2019. Visitors and staff describe the smell of cigar smoke and an unidentified floral perfume, disembodied piano music from the theater's silent stage piano, and a figure in a black hat reported in the basement poker room. Ghost Hunters investigated the theater for the Sci-Fi Channel in 2006, reporting anomalous audio and movement overnight.

Copper Queen Hotel ranks #8. Built between 1898 and 1902 by the Phelps Dodge Corporation to house investors visiting its Bisbee copper mine, it is Arizona's oldest continuously operating hotel and has hosted guests including Theodore Roosevelt and John Wayne.

Statewide, London Bridge in Lake Havasu City ranks #1.

"We rank by evidence, not legend: independent published accounts, documented history, and how far back the reports go. We don't claim ghosts are real, or that they aren't. We document where the reports concentrate, and we show our work," said Ben Fineman, editor of HauntBound. The ranking shows each site's documented record.

Visiting:Bird Cage Theatre, 535 E. Allen St., Tombstone, is a museum open for self-guided tours, with evening paranormal investigations offered year-round.Copper Queen Hotel, 11 Howell Ave., Bisbee, is a working hotel with a restaurant and saloon open to non-guests.

For media:The full ranking: https://hauntbound.com/most-haunted/arizona/The fact sheet, with Tombstone numbers and cleared images: https://hauntbound.com/press/fact-sheets/arizona/Photos: Bird Cage Theatre and Copper Queen Hotel, on the fact sheet.Venue contact: tombstonebirdcage.com and copperqueen.comA short version follows.

HauntBound (hauntbound.com) is a family-friendly field guide to more than 6,000 documented haunted and historic places across the United States, ranked by published evidence rather than legend. No venue pays to be listed or ranked.

Media contact: Ben Fineman, Editor, HauntBound, editor@hauntbound.com

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