Casa de los Tubos
An unfinished modernist mansion on a Monterrey hillside that became one of Mexico's most notorious urban legends — locals report lights in the empty structure and screams at night.
History & haunting lore
Casa de los Tubos is an unfinished cylindrical concrete house on a hillside in the San Jerónimo area of Monterrey. Construction reportedly halted in the 1980s after the owner's daughter died under disputed circumstances. The unusual tubular architecture and abandonment made it a magnet for local legend.
Residents describe seeing lights moving through the windowless structure at night, hearing screams from the upper levels, and encountering an unsettling atmosphere on the access road after dark. The house features prominently in Monterrey's urban folklore and has been covered extensively in Mexican paranormal media.
The house is on private property and not open to visitors. The hillside access is steep and unlit. The structure is deteriorating with exposed rebar and no safety features. San Jerónimo is a residential area in southwest Monterrey.
Current site status
Abandoned private property — not open to visitors and access is not sanctioned. The structure is in deteriorating condition with exposed concrete, rebar, and no safety features. The hillside approach is steep and unlit. Located in the San Jerónimo residential area of southwest Monterrey. Do not enter without owner permission.
Activity at Casa de los Tubos
Field notes and sightings tagged to this haunt.