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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

Tue 08 Oct

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Starting at $39.50

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Tue 08 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)

DebbieP102

Sep 2019

Our tour guide, Ben, gave us a tour full of ghost tales and history. Ben was interesting, funny, and gave us lots of good facts about some of Charleston’s past. He encouraged questions from our group. The tour was an easy walk, and the route took us to the site of several known haunted places.

Response from Host

Sep 2019

Thanks so much for your review! Ben is a terrific guide and we are so happy you enjoyed his tour. He has a passion for history and loves to express that on his tour. Thanks again!

Melissa282

Sep 2019

I was so excited about being shown some of the darker history of Charleston, but this tour missed the mark entirely. Maybe it was just our guide, but aside from a couple of interesting stories and being in the graveyard at night, this stunk. "Spooky" stories shouldn't be boisterously and loudly told with a punchline. Find another tour, I wish we would have.

Response from Host

Sep 2019

That's some tough love, Melissa, and we're grateful for it. What we're hearing from you is that the tour wasn't scary enough, that the atmosphere wasn't solemn enough, that it wasn't sufficiently "spooky" for you. We're sorry about that, so we're following up with your guide to reflect and respond with some improvements to their tour. Please contact Randy Johnson, our Guide Manager, at [email protected], to explore ways we might draw you back for a second chance. Huge thanks for letting us know.

luvbeej

Sep 2019

Cemeteries are fascinating, day or night. Learning the history of some Charleston residents gone by was educational and fun. Adam really has a good passion for the subject and his enthusiasm really made the tour fun.

Response from Host

Sep 2019

Thanks so much for your review! We completely agree that cemeteries and graveyards are fascinating. Many of our guides, including Adam, refer to themselves as "taphophiles" who are people who have an deep interest in graveyards and tombstones. We are thrilled to hear you enjoyed the tour. Thanks again!