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Charleston Ghost & Graveyard Night-Time Guided Walking Tour

Charleston Ghost & Graveyard Night-Time Guided Walking Tour

Overview

Experience the chills of Charleston's only on-site graveyard tour. You will get an exclusive opportunity to walk inside the gates of Charleston's oldest graveyard after dark. Walk through Charleston's haunted Historic District, and hear stories of ghosts, haunted houses, voodoo and Low-country superstitions.

City: Charleston

Mon 07 Oct

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Starting at $39.50

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Mon 07 Oct

Starting at $39.50

Make a reservation

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What's Included

Local licensed guide

Additional Info

Wheelchair accessible
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Please arrive 15 minutes prior to tour departure time
Operates in all weather conditions, dress appropriately
The pace of the walking tours is leisurely
Hand sanitiser available to travellers and staff
Regularly sanitised high-traffic areas
Guides required to regularly wash hands
By purchasing this tour, you are stating that you and your party are healthy and have not exhibited any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 in the past 14 days. If that changes, you will notify Bulldog Tours immediately.

What To Expect

Charleston Ghost & Graveyard Tour

Meet your guide at a central meeting point, then proceed to the graveyard where you will hear about Charleston's spirits and gruesome tales such as: • The ghost of Sue Howard, a grieving mother who prays at the grave of her dead child from the spirit world. Your guide has the picture to prove it. • The Great Nullifier, famous rebel warrior John C. Calhoun. Find out why he and his wife still dance in the street every year, for over 150 years running. • Tales of being buried alive. Doctors in old Charleston didn't take chances with contagious diseases. Fall unconscious in a hospital, wake up in a grave.Learn why the terms saved by the bell and graveyard shift were coined. You will be glad you weren't around when they were. While other walking tours are looking in through the iron fence, you'll be on the inside. Learn the history of Charleston's haunted graveyards and hear tales about famous individuals who found their final resting place in the Holy City. Don't forget your flash cameras. You never know what phantom images you can capture...

Bulldog Tours

Tours offered through Bulldog Tours

Circular Congregational Church

Enter the gates of the Circular Congregational Church graveyard exclusively with Bulldog Tours. Hear stories of infamous people laid to rest there.

St. Philip's Church

Charleston was settled in 1670 by the congregation of St. Philip's Church. Their graveyard is home to many of our most significant historical figures, including a signer of the Declaration of Independence. It is also home to one of the most intriguing ghost stories in Charleston!

The Powder Magazine

Completed in 1713, it is the oldest surviving public building in the former Province of Carolina. It was used as a gunpowder store through the American Revolutionary War, and later saw other uses

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (775)

Vacationer651521

Dec 2019

Our guide was so full of information. We took an historical tour the next day and found that we already knew some of what was being said thanks to having heard it on the ghosts and graveyard tour!

Response from Host

Dec 2019

Thanks so much for your review! We are happy to hear you enjoyed both tour with us as well as feeling you got a great overview of the rich history of Charleston. Thanks for spending your holiday with us!

Travel2019mew

Dec 2019

I took the ghost and graveyard tour and was very disappointed. Although Tad was personable and we did learn some interesting info ,it was not the “scary “ tour it was advertised as. To be told at the end of your tour “now go home and watch a scary movie!” This was very pricey and I don’t think it was worth it. Merle W On Dec 8, 2019, at 6:44 PM, Bulldog Tours wrote:

Response from Host

Jan 2020

Our goal on all of our ghost tours is to scare the bejesus out of our guests. Our philosophy is that no tour can be too scary. Something clearly went awry on your tour. History is an important component, but the focus should be on the ghosts. We are following up with your guide to make improvements to his tour. Your feedback has been enormously helpful and we thank you for that. Please feel free to contact Randy Johnson, our Guide Manager, at [email protected], to discuss ways we might make this up to you. Have a great New Year!

CincyVballref

Dec 2019

My Wife and I were disappointed in this tour. Admittedly this was our first Ghost/Graveyard Tour so we were not knowing what to expect. I am into genealogy and have visited hundreds of cemeteries so some of the general information concerning burials in the past I already knew. I think we were expecting more local information and lore then a talk about the possibility of the paranormal, some not even related to the Charleston area. We felt for the money the tour did not deliver. Sorry

Response from Host

Dec 2019

No need to apologize, CincyVballref. We highly value your opinion, good or otherwise. We learn from each review and it motivates us to do better. Sounds like you and your wife are a discerning audience, given the hundreds of cemeteries you've visited. The tour you took, the Ghost and Graveyard Tour, does, indeed, focus on the ghosts. We should have steered you toward the Spirits of Magnolia Tour, which starts and ends at Magnolia Cemetery, the first rural cemetery in this part of the world. That tour is more informational and might have been better suited to your expectations. Our bad. Please feel free to contact Randy Johnson, our Guide Manager, at [email protected], to explore ways we might make this up to you. Many thanks for the feedback and have a wonderful holiday season.