Albuquerque Post Office

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver muttered under his breath as he sorted mail in Albuquerque Post Office: ‘This is the strangest pile of letters I’ve ever seen.’ Among the envelopes and packages, he spotted one addressed simply to 'The Loneliest Heart.' Curious, he opened it—and found another envelope inside, addressed to 'The Fastest Horse.' He laughed out loud, realizing it was just someone’s prank. Turning around, he saw an old neighbor winking at him from behind the counter.

2. At dawn, when most Albuquerque residents were still dreaming of green chile, an old postman whistled softly as he delivered letters down empty streets. But one day, he noticed something peculiar: every envelope seemed to carry its own tiny message, scribbled so minutely that only the sun’s early rays could reveal them. Curious, our postman collected several envelopes and took them home. Under the magnifying glass, he discovered messages like ‘Please deliver this letter upside down,’ or ‘This package is allergic to rain.’ Soon enough, his neighbors joined in, laughing over notes instructing them to dance while reading their mail aloud. By noon, Albuquerque was abuzz with giggles and curious smiles—all thanks to a simple post office prank.

3. At lunchtime, a postal worker’s dog started barking wildly at empty air near the sorting table. No one else could see or hear anything unusual. Suddenly, an old lady from the neighboring desk leaned over and whispered, ‘I think I saw a tiny blue envelope dancing around.’ Everyone burst out laughing, realizing it was just the dog playing his own game of fetch with invisible mail. The whole office spent the rest of the day teasing the poor pooch, who seemed proud of himself for keeping everyone entertained.

4. At closing time, a postal worker locked up and walked outside, only to hear a voice from behind the counter say, ‘Hey, don’t forget me!’ The worker turned around, but no one was there. Just an old stamp lying on the floor. He picked it up and heard another voice: ‘Now you’ve got me stuck forever!’ Turns out, it was just a regular delivering a package with a funny note inside.