Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Ghosts are center stage on tours of Albuquerque's Old Town.
Editor's note: As we begin to see COVID-19 in our rear-view mirrors, travelers are cautiously returning to the roads. This series offers destination options for eastern New Mexico-area residents looking to get away for a few days.
Imagine wandering ghosts up and down your street. Remnants of history and time are as vigorous as the people around you. At Albuquerque's History and Ghost Tours of Old Town, you have the opportunity to experience a historic ghost walk through Albuquerque's birthplace.
History and Ghost Tours has been New Mexico's most famous year-round walking tour since 2001. Participants explore the history, lore, and spooky stories of Albuquerque's birthplace, which was founded in 1706.
Tour guides are versed in all of the town's secrets and hidden gems and are prepared to share them with their guests. They use trivia, historical data and fun facts to share legends of Duke City.
With a combination of Spanish, Native American and Western cultures, the history tours take you through every aspect of Old Town Albuquerque. Tour guides take you through Frontier Town during Adobe days, with access to back stories, tales, and the characters that changed Albuquerque's history.
While daytime tours offer plenty of opportunities, only at night do the ghosts come out to play.
Ghost tours allow guests to stroll the quiet and darkened streets. Guides tell stories of characters who met an untimely demise, share haunted ghost stories and laughs on this night walk. Guests explore over three centuries of the town's life. This nightly walk has also been featured by shows including Weird Travels, The Dead Files, and Breaking Bad - Walter White's Funeral.
Special events:
History and Ghost Tours typically has various special events to explore, but due to COVID they are currently on pause. They normally offer Junior Ghost Hunt Tours, Toast a Ghost and Happy Hour History offer drinks and learning for ages 21+, and even scavenger hunts.
With COVID regulations still in place, Albuquerque's History and Ghost Tours offers an alternative to explore through virtual tours.
Admission and hours:
Pricing and hours vary depending on the type of tour you and your family decide to take.
Public History strolls are at noon and are $30 for all ages.
Private Old Town history strolls start at 2 p.m. and takes up to two hours to complete. Tickets are $75, and tours can include up to five people. For any extra guests, tickets are $25.
Ghost Tours are held nightly at 8 p.m. Public tours are $30 for all ages. Private tours start at 4 p.m. and start every two hours up to 10 p.m. For specific pricing of private tours, visit their website. COVID restrictions are still set in place, so capacity is limited.
Advanced pre-paid reservations are required at least two hours before tour start time.
Where is it:
History and Ghost Tours of Old Town is 3 1/2 hours northwest of Clovis. It is one hour southwest of Santa Fe. The address is 303 Romero St. NW Plaza Don Luis - Space # N-120, Albuquerque, NM 87104.
More information:
Visit the website at http://www.abqtours.fun, or call (505) 246-8687.
