Mexico isn’t just a beautiful place to vacation, filled with gorgeous beaches, and zesty events,
but it also has some unrest.
And not just among the living, but the dead are restless too, which has added some bizarre
freakiness around it’s cities.
So, today on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting down our list of the Top 5
Scary Haunted Places In Mexico.
Also, apologies in advance if I butcher any of these names, my bad.
Let’s jump in.
5 Casa de los Tubos Also known as The House of Tubes, this is
perhaps one of the most popular haunted places in Mexico because of its exemplary spiral
make and cylindrical hallways.
Specifically, one house in Monterrey, Mexico has caused a lot of buzz amongst locals as
well as urban legend fantastic.
According to some sources, there is a very famous legend about an abandoned building
called The House of Tubes -- a strange structure built in the 1970s but was never inhabited.
From the outside of the house, it looks almost like a set of grey concrete tubes standing
on end, and on the inside, the hallways are cylindrical in shape.
One side of the house also has a series of ramps that lead to the upper floors, and on
the side, the levels are connected by large stairs.
Now, the legend goes that the house was built by a wealthy couple who had a paralyzed daughter.
The father, of course, wanted to create a special home that was custom-made just for
her, hence the ramps leading from floor to floor allowing her to move freely in her wheelchair.
However, when construction began her father took her to see the new home, during which
time two of the architects who designed the property died after concrete fell on them.
However, the construction continued.
After construction, the father returned with his daughter who decided to test out the new
ramps, going up and down from floor to floor, however, her parents looked away for just
a few moments when their daughters wheelchair suddenly started to slide backwards down the
ramp.
She was unable to stop herself, and the girl went flying out of the open window falling
to her death.
The home was left abandoned, but visitors to the home report seeing a little girl stood
near the window she fell from, as well as the sounds of weeping from the lost soul.
4 House of Mummies, Guanajuato In the city of Guanajuato lies Mexico’s
most eccentric museum that has quickly sparked ghostly rumors.
The museum houses naturally mummified bodies interred during a cholera outbreak around
Guanajuato, Mexico in 1833.
The bodies were supposedly disinterred between 1870 and 1958, during which time a local tax
was in place requiring a fee to be paid for perpetual burial.
Bodies for which the tax was not paid were disinterred, and some, those in the best condition,
were stored in a nearby building.
Now, the cause of the mummification is a unique combination of mineral-rich soils and an extremely
dry climate.
And, according to locals, the preserved bodies have been known to move, whisper and even
weep.
As of 2007, the museum continued to exhibit 59 of the total 111 mummies in the collection.
The mummies are a notable part of Mexican pop culture, echoing the national holiday
“The Day of the Dead”, as well as the B Movie titled Santo vs. The Mummies of Guanajuato,
which pitted well known professional wrestler Santo and several others against reanimated
mummies.
3 The Tasquena Station, Mexico City Perhaps one of the most haunted spots in the
wide networks of public transportation in Mexico, this station holds the reputation
of being scariest station on the metro route.
Many locals believe the station of haunted, with an edlerly man reportedly haunting solo
commuters who are waiting on the platform.
However, don’t fret, he is said to be friendly.
Rumour has it, the man died during an assault at the station and is now lingering around
the station, protecting passengers from a similar fate.
Whether you find this scary is up to you, but personally I wouldn’t travel solo through
the Tasquena Station, I have no time for evil or friendly ghosts.
Just saying.
2 Posada del Sol, Mexico City In the center of Mexico City lies the ruins
of the Hotel Posada Del Sol, an abandoned hotel that is perhaps one of the most haunted
sites in all of Mexico.
Now, this once-upon-a-time magnificent structure was the project of Fernando Saldana Galvan,
however, during the same time, Fernando ended his life in the hotel’s courtyard after
being buried in debt.
Now, the Posada del Sol lies abandoned and coated in lifeless graffiti and tales of the
supernatural.
However, what adds to the eeriness of the hotel is the tale about the spirit of a dead
young girl who is believed to be wandering the underground chambers of the hotel.
According to reports, the girl was found dead inside the hotel, which surprised authorities
considering no common man can enter or even tour the hotel, however, those who have found
a way often offer sweets and candy at the altar located in the macabre basement out
of respect and love for the young girl.
To add more mystery to the hotel, it is rumoured it was actually built to perform human sacrifice
as part of Satanic rituals.
However, this story has never been confirmed.
As of today, the hotel rests as a decrepit shell of a shattered dream, crumbling behind
a tall fence and heavy security.
Would you ever attempt to enter the haunted Posada del Sol?
1 The Island of Dolls, Mexico City Located in the channels of Xochimilco (so-chim-ilco),
South of Mexico City is where you can find this terrifying, and haunted island.
Aptly named the Island of the Dolls which houses broken and deteriorated dolls of various
styles and colours that were originally placed there by the former owner of the island, Julian
Santana Barrera.
Dolls hang from the branches of trees, with many missing heads or limbs.
The former owner, Julian, lived in the area for more than fifty years and began his collection
to fend off evil spirits after he found the body of a drowned young girl in the lake,
which in turn resulted in him hearing whispers in the night which he believed were coming
from the girl.
So, to appease the spirit he began to hang the dolls, placing them all around the island.
Sadly, however, in 2001 Julian met the same fate as the young girl, even drowning in the
same place.
Following his death, the island quickly became a major tourist attractions, with some visitors
even claiming to see the dolls move or even talk.
However, for those seeking a thrill, The Island of Dolls is a little tricky to access, with
the only way of getting to it being via Traginera, however, most rowers will happily transport
people across to the island with the journey taking approximately an hour.
However those who refuse, usually do so because of superstitions.