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Add something eerie to your next overnight.

Clayton lays claim to a few ghosts, including one who may roam the hallways of the Hotel Eklund.

The unofficial town historian owns the Mine Shaft Tavern in Madrid.

Come for the food. Stay for the spirits.

Hiking El Malpais and El Morro national monuments prompts a different view of the past.

New Mexico cuisine sometimes comes with a curious question: You want some frights with that?

Family traditions are kept alive in the high plains of southeastern New Mexico.

Cattle built towns that sometimes faded.

The Río Puerco Valley once sheltered Ancestral Puebloans and, later, Hispanic ranchers. Only small signs of life remain.

Cell reception might fail, but the road awaits. Prep yourself with these ghost-town tips.