UNM Cancer Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. Late one night, a delivery driver parked his truck outside UNM Cancer Center and noticed an unusual glow coming from the parking lot. Curious, he approached closer, only to see a shadowy figure wheeling a mysterious cart filled with glowing objects. As he got nearer, the figure turned around, revealing nothing more than an old janitor pushing a cart of discarded beakers and test tubes. The glow came from neon signs on the building. The driver scratched his head, muttered something about ghosts, then went back to delivering pizzas—never realizing that he’d just become the talk of the neighborhood for weeks.

2. Late one night, a delivery driver parked his truck outside UNM Cancer Center and noticed an eerie humming sound coming from the parking lot. Curious, he leaned out of the window, only to see a faint glow emerging from behind the building. As he approached, the glow turned out to be just a streetlight reflecting off a pile of old boxes. The delivery driver laughed at himself for being spooked so easily and decided to leave before anyone saw him peering around like a nosy neighbor. On his way back to the truck, he overheard two nurses inside laughing about how they’d been seeing strange things there ever since someone left their Halloween pumpkin decorations up too long.

3. Late one night, a delivery driver parked his truck outside UNM Cancer Center and noticed an unusual light flickering inside. ‘Is that a ghost?’ he whispered to himself as he reached for his flashlight. Curious, he peered through the window and saw only a tech hunched over a computer, typing furiously. The driver shook his head, chuckled softly, and drove off. Months later, when asked if he’d ever seen anything strange there, he grinned and replied, 'Just another late-night ghost-hunter, I guess.'

4. Late one night, a delivery driver parked his truck outside UNM Cancer Center and noticed an eerie humming sound coming from inside the building. He shrugged it off as nothing unusual until he saw a faint glow seeping through the windows. Curious, he approached closer and peered inside. To his relief, he saw only a small group of scientists playing cards around a dimly lit table. One of them looked up and said, ‘Just our weekly poker night, mate.’ The delivery driver nodded, smiled, and drove away, leaving behind the mystery—and maybe a new urban legend.