Looking for some weird and wacky places to visit in and around Southern Texas? We've found some interesting weird spots to visit this month in celebration of the 31 Days of Weird!
First stop, the Evergreen Cemetery in El Paso. It dates back to 1894, and as you drive by many people have reported to hear children's laughter emanating from deep within the graveyard... when no one is around! Also, if you're driving by in the wee hours of the morning, people have claimed to see a boy standing on the sidewalk near the train tracks asking for a ride!
Keep traveling through El Paso, and at Fort Bliss, an active military base, you may find some haunted buildings - most of which are seen in Building #4. This building was an old military medical center, where supposedly a doctor "accidentally" killed a soldier whom had been shot in the chest. Many haunted happenings seem to occur here. Building #13 may also have some ghosts - the swinging doors in the courtroom mysteriously swing open and close even though no one is there pushing on them.
If you continue your journey on Trans-Mountain Road, or State Highway 375, you may happen upon a ghost monk. This monk is said to be protecting a lost gold mine where Spanish missionaries were hiding a large fortune. He is often seen leading an equally terrifying ghost donkey along the road, so watch where you're driving - it is said the ghost monk has been the cause of many accidents along this highway!
Have any mysterious and strange ghost stories from this area or your own? Share them with us! You can learn more about these stories and more weird spots in El Paso, TX by trying out the "Weird US" getaway at the Holiday Inn, El Paso.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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5 comments:
That sounds VERY spooky!! It sounds like this "weird" book is quite the interesting read.
cp said: intrested in how a monk, who lives a lifestyle of abstinence from worldly pleasures such as gold,would be intersted in protecting the mine. I would think he was protecting his place of solitude. I think that a monk would practice mind-body transformation while meditating. Possibly he over meditated.
Maybe the childs laughter in Evergreen is from Angels welcoming the departed home and the boy standing besides the tract is sad as he was left behind.
Very interesting concepts in El Paso.
If you add a little of that wonderful tequila it would be even spookier!
Only in Texas!
Great hotel for a getaway. Authentic Mexican Food, Tequilla Bar and Terddy's Nightclub.
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