South Carolina (SC) tours, things to do and tickets

Go on a 40-minute twilight tour and discover where spirits are reported to linger. A licensed guide will entertain you with spooky tales from Charleston’s long history as you pass haunted alleys, graveyards, churches, hotels, and even a dungeon.

Join us for a memorable tour of the ground level of the Old City Jail, which housed some of Charleston’s most infamous criminals, 19th-century pirates, and Civil War prisoners. Located on Magazine Street downtown, the Old City Jail operated from 1802 until 1939, and has recently undergone renovation, leaving the first floor in keeping with its original design (with the welcomed addition of air conditioning). Bulldog Tours, exclusively, guides guests through the cells, hallways and places where Charleston’s earliest criminals lived. Get a glimpse of how the incarcerated were mistreated with primitive forms of torture while living in miserable conditions. Hear stories like the legend of Lavinia Fisher, the jail’s most famous inmate and first female serial killer. Since Bulldog's first tour of this storied place in 2004, guests have returned again and again to make their own discoveries about what has transpired in this historic site. PLEASE NOTE THIS TOUR IS FOR 12 AND UP ONLY.

On Ghost City's Ghosts of Liberty Tour, you will see Haunted Charleston in a completely new way. You will view the Holy City through the paranormal lens of those who risked life and limb for Charleston and the birth of a nation. Combining aspects of Charleston's famous ghost stories with the lesser-known haunted tales of the Holy City, the Ghosts of Liberty Tour is a never before seen glimpse at the ghosts of Charleston who, while living, fought so valiantly to keep the city united.

If you have 10 or more guests in one group, please get in touch with the private & group sales coordinator for additional availability.

Visit the spooky underbelly of Charleston with a guided walking tour of the Holy City's haunted historic district. Explore one of the region's oldest buildings, the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, to unravel a dark and ghostly history.

The Charleston Ghost and Dungeon Walking tour is the only dungeon walking tour that has access to Provost Dungeon. Our experienced and fully licensed tour guides will take you on a 90-minute walking tour through not only the dungeon, but also the eerie, dark edges of Charleston’s Haunted Historic District as well as the Holy City’s streets of Charleston, cemeteries, back alleyways, and churches.

You will explore Charleston's seedier history. From the city's brothels to gritty true crime stories, We will open the door to the darker side of human nature. Combining aspects of the truly horrific, the scandalously sensual, and the just-plan-weird, this ghost tour is a unique look at a city that largely ignores its dark past. Brothels, murders, suicides, demonic entities - just some of what you'll hear about on this tour. The Death and Depravity Ghost Tour contains mature themes and language.

Collect paranormal evidence using our tools in a small group setting of up to twelve ghost hunters total.

This is not your average ghost storytelling tour, this is an interactive experience to learn the history of Charleston by being part of the story.

You'll collect paranormal evidence, hear histories of Charleston and then receive all recorded data from all ghost hunters in your investigation. This includes videos, audio, along with any visuals and screenshots used to verify paranormal captures.

An Estes Method will also be performed during your investigation, a very interesting and new method of ghost hunting.

When booking, please provide a texting phone number.
All guests receive a text with meeting point and parking instructions on the morning of their investigation.
This also allows guests to receive all the recorded data/evidence from their investigation (provided the following day).

Come join Charleston's premier ghost tour company on a 60 minute haunted history adventure. On this small group tour, you will be guided by a history expert familiar with the darker side of Charleston. See why leading publications tout Charleston as one of the most haunted cities in America. Come join us on a journey were memories haunt visions lurk and the impossible and unexplained could be around the next corner. This tour company was featured in "Formers" as one of the best ghost company's in the nation. We also only used licensed tour guides. Other company's hire college students who do not meet the same standards set forth by Charleston tour guide guild.

Many Charleston Ghost Tours have big groups of 25+ - NOT HERE!! We limit our tour sizes to about 10 to keep them fun! Charleston is one of the most charming and colorful cities in the world; however, when the light fades and shadows grow long, a darker side of the Holy City emerges. Over the course of just over 1 mile long, our 90 min walk will pass haunted graveyards, churches, alleyways, hotels, restaurants, and bars. You will hear the real and terrifying stories of ghostly brides, murders, pirates, soldiers, executions, duels, and so much more! As the night falls over the streets of Charleston, we start by the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon and walk through the historic streets where you will hear about real, and active spirits from Charlestons 350 year history like pirates whose lives were cut short at the end of a noose, a young lady who wonders down a particular alley, and a doctor who walks throughout the Holy City. Come Hear It All!

I offer great stories and good times! What makes this tour unique is that I can promise that you will be getting me, Adam Moore, as your tour guide.

With some of the other larger tour companies you never know who your guide could be. When you book this tour you can be reassured that I will be your guide. This makes sure that you will be getting a licensed and engaging tour guide here in Charleston.

In addition to that, most tours in Charleston will take out 20 people on a tour. I keep my tours smaller and max out at 14-15 people. By having smaller groups it allows my guests to have a more personalized and unique experience.

THIS IS NOT A GHOST TOUR. 18+ ONLY.

Whether it’s a fascinating story about a legendary brothel, or a look back at ancient forms of punishment, find out what really went on in the streets in the "Holy City" of Charleston. While it’s not meant to scare the life out of you, this uncensored tour of Charleston’s past covers the seediness that existed here way back when—and will certainly be an eye opener. This guided walking tour is 90-minutes long and for adult audiences only! ID required.

Learn about the history of Charleston’s graveyards and hear the stories of the famous individuals who found their final resting place in the Holy City on this 1.5-hour walking tour. Listen to the legends and prepare to be spooked by stories of ghosts

Come on our chilling ghost tour presented by US Ghost Adventures!
Charleston Terrors ghost tour visits the most haunted locations in the city. On your tour, you’ll discover both the dark and historical sides of each of our carefully selected tour stops. There are many “ghost stories” surrounding Charleston, but what you’ll hear from our experienced tour guides is nothing but the most researched, up-to-date, and authentic tales of the city's twisted past.

Discover Charleston’s most hauntingly beautiful Victorian burial grounds at night. Learn about the fascinating history of the cemetery, and the associated myths and legends associated with it to this day.

Experience some of Charleston’s most haunted locations, including 2 haunted houses and the oldest and spookiest graveyards, as you listen to ghost stories on a guided walking tour at night.

Discover paranormal activity of demonic entities haunting the streets of Charleston on a guided ghost tour. Listen to tales of true crime in Chalmers Street and the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon.

We are the only Ghost Tour company that has been in operation in Charleston since 1979 and you will get a quality tour instead of a quantity tour. We are a ghost tour so if you are looking for a lot of history we suggest you take our history tour. We give a Spiritual Tour and have "at the moment" evidence of things that have happened and sometimes have things happen on tour! Our tour guides are licensed with the city of Charleston and have been guiding for many years. We are not a chain company but a mom and pop shop that is Charleston's first ghost tour company and you'll get a passionate guide who loves the history and ghosts of Charleston. We make sure you'll want to come visit again and again and enjoy what we do as we have been doing this for over 42 years. We may not have thousands of reviews because we are small but we do give the best ghost tour. Charleston is the Holy City by the Sea and our faith keeps us giving the best ghost tour around. We hope you choose us!

In a town where every tour recycles the same three or four tired tales, we stand out as the ONLY Ghost Tour in Charleston that offers 10 original, well-researched, and spine-chilling stories on every tour!

Join us as we delve into the dark side of Charleston, exploring the plagues, hurricanes, fires, earthquakes, and battles that have left many with unfinished business. Disembodied souls roam aimlessly through the streets and back alleys of the Holy City.

You might even see a ghost! That's right, it happens. Many of our guests have captured photographic evidence of ghosts—not just "orbs" but actual images of ghostly beings.

Unlike other tours that pack people in, we limit our Ghost Tours to just 15 participants. These tours often sell out, so join us for the best ghost tour in Charleston as we explore the dark side and search for spirits from the past... unless, of course, you're scared.

For 90 minutes, you will be led to some of the most haunted places and hear about the paranormal history of one of America's oldest cities. Along the way, you will visit the most haunted hotel, restaurant, and street in Charleston. You will visit churches and graveyards while hearing tales of the restless inhabitants from master storytellers.

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. You will hear stories of their ultimate sacrifice and heroism as the people that once inhabited this ship dedicated their lives to the service of our country and to this great ship. This tour gives you exclusive night time access to areas of the ship that are closed to the public, including access to the flight deck after dark.

Highlights may include:

-Maritime Superstitions
-Unusual Ship Christening
-Captain Jocko Clark
-Smokey Stover
-Mysterious Sailor Disappearance