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Charleston: Haunted Carriage Evening Tour

1. Charleston: Haunted Carriage Evening Tour

Listen to spine-tingling tales of prisoners, rogues, and pirates that make up the history of Charleston. Cover over 300 years of history from the comfort of your carriage. Mysterious alleys and cobblestones await as your expert guide leads you through Historic Charleston on a 40-minute Haunted Carriage Tour. Start the tour at Old South Carriage Company's stables where the tour explores the 15 block core that comprises Historic Charleston. Along the way you will see Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, Circular Congregational Church and Graveyard, Charleston City Market, and St. Michael's Episcopal Church. All tour guides of this activity are members of the Palmetto Guild, which indicates that they have successfully passed a comprehensive examination of the history of Charleston.

Charleston: 90-Minute Ghost and Dungeon Walking Tour

2. Charleston: 90-Minute Ghost and Dungeon Walking Tour

Test your nerve and explore the dark edges of Charleston's haunted historic district, deeply steeped in South Carolina's low country superstition on a guided walking tour. Venture through Charleston's haunted historic district, one of the oldest places in America, and learn about its terrifying history. Continue along the eerie back alleys and churches to find out why Charleston is known as "The Holy City." Visit the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon to learn about its harrowing past, confining enslaved people, American revolutionaries, and British soldiers.

Charleston: Death and Depravity Ghost Walking Tour

3. Charleston: Death and Depravity Ghost Walking Tour

Immerse yourself in Charleston's secret dark past on this walking tour. Explore everything from the city's brothels to gritty true crime stories with your local guide, passing through the walls of Chalmers Street and the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon. Meet your guide at the Ravenel Waterfront Park and begin your journey into the darker side of human nature. Get a unique look into the horrific, the scandalous, and the just-plain-weird aspects of Charleston's history. Hear stories of brothels, murders, suicides, and demonic entities as you stroll along Chalmers Street and past iconic landmarks such as the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon.

Charleston: Supernatural 90-Minute Ghost Tour

4. Charleston: Supernatural 90-Minute Ghost Tour

"There is only one essential ingredient in a ghost story: death." So say Charlestonians Ed Macy and Geordie Buxton in their introduction to their book about the haunted streets of Charleston. By rambling through the oft-forgotten enclaves of the Holy City, the paranormal authors bring guests face to face with a group of orphans who haunt a dorm of a Charleston College, a Citadel cadet who haunts a local hotel, and an angelic spirit in a Freedman Methodist graveyard, to name just a few. We will hear tales of a bookstore phantom, notorious for rearranging books in perfect vertical stacks, and a gruesome 19th-century amputation taking place in a medical student’s apartment. This tour is not for the faint-hearted! Based on historical events and specific details that are often lost in our general notion of ghosts, each haunting encounter will send chills down your spine.

Charleston: Small Group Guided Night Ghost Tour

5. Charleston: Small Group Guided Night Ghost Tour

Enjoy this nightly ghost tour in Charleston, SC. The tour is an 80-minute walk through Charleston's Old and Historic District, mixing ghost stories and history along the way! Explore Charleston with this professionally-guided walking ghost tours. Start in Charleston's charming Market area and enjoy the walk. The walking distance is approximately 4 blocks . All of our guides are licensed by the City of Charleston and have a minimum of 10 years experience giving tours in the city. This tour has been featured on the History Channel/Discovery Channel/Ghost adventures. And the Travel Channel. "Frommer's Travel Guide" ranked this tour the #3 in the nation. On your journey you will be taken to 80% of the City's haunted locations. Including two haunted houses. The oldest graveyard(1681). And the most haunted graveyard. This stroll is a very light activity with frequent locations to stop and rest. At some of the locations we actually sit down. We pride ourselves as only hiring guides with 10+ years of experience. If you want to delve into the City's haunted history and see some of the City's oldest buildings and churches then we are a perfect match for you. Our guides have a passion for telling great ghost stories. Passion is the corner stone of our company motto. Boring and dull are words that don't exist in our vocabulary.

Charleston: Patriot's Point Haunted USS Yorktown Tour

6. Charleston: Patriot's Point Haunted USS Yorktown Tour

Come aboard the USS Yorktown and hear the stories of the American heroes who lived, died, and are still rumored to be here today. Commissioned in 1943, the Fighting Lady was once manned by over 3,000 people and designed to fight off enemies all over the globe during WWII. Learn about the ultimate sacrifice and heroism of the people who once inhabited this ship.  This tour gives you exclusive nighttime access to areas of the ship that are usually closed to the public, including the flight deck after dark. Don't forget your camera, you never know who or what you might capture.

Charleston: Guided Pub Crawl and Haunted History Tour

7. Charleston: Guided Pub Crawl and Haunted History Tour

Embark on a guided pub crawl through the city of Charleston and hear the dark history lurking behind each turn. Learn about the colonists, pirates, and bootleggers that shaped the city over a few drinks. Visit Charleston's important sites, including Joe Riley Waterfront Park, The Pink House, the Old Exchange Provost Dungeon, and Powder Magazine. Follow in the footsteps of the pirates and bootleggers, and learn about the ghosts that linger in the dark corners of the city from your guide. Make stops along the route for a refreshing drink at The Griffon, Bar Vaute, Blind Tiger Pub, and Tommy Condon's Irish Pub. Trade stories over a few drinks and learn about local life and culture in Charleston.

Charleston: Magnolia Cemetery Nighttime Tour

8. Charleston: Magnolia Cemetery Nighttime Tour

With an expert guide, enjoy a 90-minute walking tour to uncover the best of Magnolia Cemetery’s history, mystery, and spirits. Hear startling stories such as the unsolved murdered socialite, an outraged politician that ordered his butler’s execution, and scandalous tragedies that are never told in history books. Originally a 1790’s rice plantation, Magnolia Cemetery was founded in 1849 on the banks of the Cooper River in Downtown Charleston. Home to 35,000 permanent residents, including authors and poets, artists, Confederate generals and soldiers, prominent politicians, bootleggers, prostitutes, and socialites. Magnolia Cemetery served as a Confederate encampment to defend the city from the Union bombardment during the Civil War. Over 2,000 Confederate soldiers lay at rest in Magnolia, including the eight-man Hunley crew, eighty-four soldiers who fought in the battle at Gettysburg, and six confederate generals.

Charleston: Interactive Ghost Hunting Experience

9. Charleston: Interactive Ghost Hunting Experience

Hunt for ghosts on this paranormal walking tour to historical locations in Charleston. Hear about the city's chilling past and use real paranormal investigator equipment to search for signs of the mysterious spirit world.  Meet your guide at Big John's Tavern and learn about the different paranormal tools that your lead investigator will employ to seek out signs of phantoms. Enjoy using audio recordings, spirit box recordings, thermal imaging videos, and full-spectrum videos. Begin your walking tour through Charleston's strange past. Visit various locations where hauntings have been reported. Listen as your guide reveals the inexplicable details behind the ghost stories.  Record your findings in real-time which your guide will send to you after the tour. End your tour at Powder Magazine on Cumberland street. 

Charleston: The Ghosts of Liberty Guided Walking Tour

10. Charleston: The Ghosts of Liberty Guided Walking Tour

Follow your guide on a tour of the haunted historic district in Charleston. Step back into the past, as your guide paints a picture of those who died protecting their way of life in the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. Be greeted by your local guide and walk through the historic district in Charleston with possible stops at the Powder Magazine, the Dock Street theater, the Exchange Building, and the Provost Dungeon. Feel the energy that dark events have left on these places and hear how these stories still shape the views on liberty and freedom that the people of Charleston still hold today.

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We really enjoyed our evening out with Captain Bryan. He was very knowledgeable of the Charleston area. I would definitely recommend and would do another tour with him.

Captain Bryan’s tour was great! He was extremely knowledgeable with tons of historic facts while also adding humor and levity to the tour. Had a great time!!

It was a fantastic experience. Our guide was fun and very knowledgeable. Would definitely recommend!

It was interesting learning about Charleston r history and ghost activity.

Charismatic guide, fun tour of city. Beautiful way to start an evening.