Breaking Bad Tour – Self Guided

Breaking Bad Tour: By now, most of you have either binge-watched Breaking Bad or know someone who has. I think it’s safe to say most people are familiar with this phenomenal series. Brian and I loved this show; for me, it was epic. I don’t watch anything for very long,  I have a brief interest/attention span, and I fall asleep watching TV in most cases. To date, Breaking Bad is the only series I have ever seen every episode of.

The Breaking Bad show was primarily filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Who would have known? And guess what, you can take a guided tour. You might be tempted to; if tours are your thing, go for it.

The real deal is you don’t need to pay to take a Breaking Bad tour if you have a car. You can do a self-guided tour to most of the locations used for filming. There are mainly three sections to cover, Northern Heights, Downtown, and North.

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About Breaking Bad

The show follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), a chemistry teacher living in New Mexico with his wife (Anna Gunn) and cerebral palsy-affected son (RJ Mitte). A prognosis of two years is given to White after he is diagnosed with Stage III cancer. Due to his medical prognosis, White gains a new sense of fearlessness and ascends to power in the world of drugs and crime. The series showcases how a fatal diagnosis like White’s releases a typical man from everyday society’s daily concerns and constraints and shows his transformation into a drug kingpin.

Northern Heights – Breaking Bad Tour 

Do the Northern Heights section together as they are in the suburbs:

Walt & Skyler’s House

3828 Piermont Dr. NE Albuquerque, NM 87111

Infamous for the pizza scene, this is an actual residence. Don’t try to recreate the scene and throw pizza on the roof!

The family that lives here is less than impressed with the attention and has installed a fence around the entire perimeter. There are also construction cones blocking parking and signs everywhere, asking you to take your photos and go.

Naturally, we were not the only tourists capturing a snap. What I found odd is why the family that lives there has not cashed in on this? If It were me, I would offer guided tours through the house or at least a peek in the window or charge for a view of the pool. I mean, tour buses are trekking through the neighborhood daily, so why not profit from it?

Saul Goodman’s Office

9800 Montgomery Blvd NE, Albuquerque, NM 87111

A mile away from Walt & Skyler’s House, the office is on the Montgomery Blvd and Eubank Blvd intersection. If you are unfamiliarmiliar with Saul Goodman’s, he’s the corrupt lawyer Walter and usee use. This location is also featured in the follow-up show Better Call Saul on AMC.

Hank and Marie Schrader’s House

4901 Cumbre del Sur Ct. Albuquerque, NM 87111

Just three miles away from Walt & Skyler’s house, this location gives you a glimpse of the Sandia Mountains. As portrayed in the show, this place is swankier than Walt & Skyler’s house.

Another private residence, so please be respectful to the owners.

The White’s A1 Car Wash

9516 Snowheights Cir NE Albuquerque, NM 87112

Formerly known as The Octopus Car Wash, now Mister, this is the car wash that Walter and Skyler owned on Breaking Bad. As you know, they used it to launder money – the irony!