Location: Mesilla, New Mexico
Known for its great steak and ornate atmosphere that includes crystal chandeliers and a gold-layered tin ceiling, the Double Eagle Restaurant has never been shy about its hauntings. In fact, it was called the “most haunted building in Mesilla” by the Travel Channel’s “Ghost Adventures.” Its ghosts are Armando and Inez, star-crossed lovers who were gruesomely murdered in 1849 — and by Armando’s mother, no less! You see, she didn’t approve of her wealthy son falling for one of the servants and, upon finding them in his bedroom, attacked them with sewing shears.
Despite their brutal death, Armando and Inez are mostly friendly ghosts. Sometimes, they make the lights flicker or rearrange the furniture. Perhaps the oddest story: They were blamed for wearing out the upholstery of two chairs that were hardly ever used. They are most often seen in the Carlotta Saloon, which used to be Armando’s bedroom.
