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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

Thu 26 Dec

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Starting at $39.50

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Thu 26 Dec

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)

Tonya S

Mar 2018

This was an ok tour. It was VERY cold and we walked a lot. Our tour guide told a story at each stop. It would have been better if the guide pointed out little points of interest along the way. We have been on ghost tours Savannah and Boston so that is what we are comparing this to.

Response from Host

Mar 2018

We are very sorry that you didn't enjoy the tour. Most guides do point out interests along the way. But, yes, stories are told at each stop. We are sorry that you didn't like it compared to other tours you have done in other cities. Thank you for your feedback and we are, again, sorry you weren't happy with the tour.

Judy H

Mar 2018

Compared with other Ghost tours I have taken elsewhere, the Bulldog Tours Ghost and Graveyard Tour was pretty dull and lacked content based in local history. It didn't seem like much research had been done. I thought their sales pitch of going into a graveyard would make the tour special, but the tour guide really didn't use the graveyard to any real advantage. The stories were mostly generic and didn't introduce local Charleston history. The tour spent too much time in parking lots and alleys. The guide said regulations prevent tours from standing in residential areas, but there were plenty of other places to go other than parking lots. The tour was rather dull. I cannot recommend this tour.

Response from Host

Mar 2018

I am so sorry that you weren't happy with the tour. Please call us and let us know who your guide was. We don't know of a guide that mostly stands in alleys or parking lots. Yes, we aren't allowed to go to residential areas after 6pm. We do sometimes stand in the parking lot right next to the graveyard because we aren't allowed to block the sidewalk. I'm sorry about that. The alley we go in is Lodge Alley, which has a ton of history and great stories. Thank you for the feedback.

hatemarriot

Feb 2018

The stories were boring and not compelling. An awesome location with a horrible, long, drawn-out, boring tale about nothing. Not a ghost tour at all. The graveyards were wonderful, but the guide did not bring anything to make it worthwhile.

Response from Host

Feb 2018

We are very sorry you weren't happy with the tour. Can you tell us who your guide was? We would like to hear more feedback. This is definitely not something that we typically hear so we would like to get to the bottom of what the problem was. Again, thank you for the feedback.