Best Ghost Tours in Charleston: 12 Worth Booking

1.Haunted Evening Horse and Carriage Tour of Charleston

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 3,678 reviews · 40 minutes (approx.) · from $50Our pick

Settle into a covered horse-drawn carriage for a 40-minute evening ride through Charleston’s old walled city. A certified Palmetto Guild guide, such as Holly, Miles, or MacKenzie, tells spooky tales while horses like Brian, Wayne, and Aiken pull you past graveyards, churches, the Mills House, and the Provost Dungeon. It is wheelchair accessible and returns to 14 Anson Street.

“Very fun. Our guide Holly and Liam the horse were delightful and knowledgable. Holly had a sense of humor and grace under pressure.”

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2.Ghosts of Charleston Night-Time Walking Tour with Unitarian Church Graveyard

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 2,835 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Meet your licensed guide at Buxton Books for a 90-minute walk through Charleston’s haunted old town, ending with after-hours access to the 1772 Unitarian Church Graveyard. Guides such as Simon, Jerry, Liz, and Jake bring different storytelling styles. Expect local history, supernatural tales, dark paths, cobblestones, and plenty of standing.

“Jake was a great tour guide! Was very knowledgeable about the history and the ghost stories. The graveyard had a lot of history and was cool to walk through at night!”

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3.Charleston Haunted Booze and Boos Ghost Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,569 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39Top rated

Spend about 2.5 hours walking central Charleston with a costumed pirate guide, mixing local history, ghost stories, and stops at historic bars. Guides such as Vanna, Jo, Blakely, and Brandon lead small groups of up to 14. You buy your own drinks, must be 21 or older, and receive a commemorative cup or cooler.

“Wear comfotable shoes for walking. Bring lts of cash, drinks are rather pricy. Guide was a blast, very enjoyable”

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4.Charleston’s Pleasing Terrors Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,345 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $29Best value

Walk Charleston after dark with Mike Brown, host of the Pleasing Terrors Podcast. Over about 90 minutes, you’ll hear ghost stories, dueling lore, and strange local history at Poogan’s Porch, the Charleston Library Society, Philadelphia Alley, and a historic church downtown. The group is capped at 20 people.

“Our tour guide was incredibly knowledgeable with 28 years as a ghost tour guide. He was patient and kind. We felt like we hit the jackpot by having him as our tour guide.”

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5.Charleston Ghost & Graveyard Night-Time Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 1,100 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $40

Walk Charleston’s Historic District after dark with a licensed Bulldog Tours guide. You’ll enter the Circular Congregational Church graveyard, hear tales of ghosts, voodoo, duels, and premature burial, and finish near Market Street. Guides vary, with past tours led by Sarah, Kevin, Jim, Drew, Belle, and others.

“The host was really friendly. She seemed very knowledgeable and was a great storyteller. The tour was really interesting.”

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6.Real Hauntings of Charleston! (Small Group Ghost Tour)

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 724 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $35

Walk Charleston after dark with a licensed guide such as Brandon, Nick, or Darian. Over 90 minutes, you’ll hear true stories and local legends tied to the Old Exchange, churchyards, pubs, graveyards, Gateway Walk, and haunted buildings. Groups are capped at 12, making the storytelling personal and easy to follow.

“Great experience! Our guide, Brandon, was very knowledgeable and provided us with lots of information and stories about the city. He included real life experiences people had from his tours as well as others who provide similar tours. Wish we had done this sooner in our trip so that we could have come back and spent more time visiting some of the stops for longer. Definitely do this trip later at night like the 7 or 9 pm tours.”

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7.Charleston Haunted Jail Night-Time Walking Tour with Admission to Old City Jail

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 570 reviews · from $40

Enter Charleston’s Old City Jail after dark for a 45-minute guided walk through cells, corridors, and rooms tied to infamous prisoners. Guides such as Sarah and Jerry mix local history with ghost stories about Lavinia and John Fisher, alleged poisoners whose spirits are said to remain. Admission is included, with groups capped at 20 people.

“The tour was super short and not at all scary. The guide talked the entire time, told stories to try and make it seem scary. Just really let down. Sad because I had heard such great things!!”

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8.Charleston Ghost & Dungeon Night-Time Walking Tour with Entry to Provost Dungeon

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 479 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $40

Walk Charleston at night with Bulldog Tours, stopping for about 20 minutes inside the pre-Revolutionary Provost Dungeon. Guides such as Mo, Jack, Zoe, and Kevin have led especially lively tours, blending ghost stories, colonial history, voodoo, and Lowcountry superstition. Expect a leisurely but fairly long walk, a small group of up to 20, and two evening departure times.

“Not very entertaining, would have liked to see more than just an alley and building fronts. We literally could have walked down any street and looked at the buildings and googled their history for free! our guide was very nice but did walk extremely way too fast. Parts of our group kept getting left behind after being cut off from other groups and pedestrians.”

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9.Charleston Ghosts of Liberty Guided Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 473 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Walk through central Charleston with guides such as Michael, Scott, Dawson, or Veronica, hearing ghost stories alongside lesser-known history. The 90-minute route begins near Concord Street and Vendue Range, includes the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, and finishes close to the starting point. Family-friendly storytelling keeps the tone spooky without becoming too graphic.

“Informative, had tons of knowledge about the history of the town and interesting events. The guide was a lot of fun and you could tell he really enjoyed being a guide.”

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10.Haunted Carriage Evening Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.7 · 427 reviews · 40 min · from $50

Ride with Old South Carriage Co. through Charleston’s 15-block historic core for 40 minutes of ghost stories and city history. Your Palmetto Guild guide may be Holly, Noelle, Jeff, or another local storyteller, while a gentle draft horse leads the way past the Old Exchange, Provost Dungeon, churches, graveyards, and City Market.

“Loved being in the home drawn carriage and our horse was awesome! The tour was fun and the guide very funny and informative.”

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11.Narrated Haunted Ghost Cruise of Charleston Harbor

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 418 reviews · from $45

Set out from Charleston Maritime Center at 9:15 p.m. aboard the 45-foot catamaran *The Palmetto*. A guide such as Lee or Chase shares ghostly tales tied to pirate attacks, naval battles, and Charleston’s past while you view the harbor from the water. Drinks and snacks are sold onboard, but the ride is not a scare attraction.

“It was a very nice cruise. Lee was fantastic. Her stories were interesting and informative. I do think if the trip occurred a little earlier, like dusk it would have been better, because you would have been able to see the places she was talking about more clearly. It was a bit tooo dark to see them well.”

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12.The Death and Depravity Ghost Tour in Charleston

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 371 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.)

Walk through Charleston after dark with a local guide such as Lance, Angela, Veronica, or Emery, hearing stories tied to the Powder Magazine, Old Exchange, Waterfront Park, and historic churches. Expect mature themes, colorful storytelling, and more history than haunted-house scares. The route can change, and building interiors are not included.

“My coworker and I did the 9 pm tour, which I was thankful for because it was still hot and suppppper muggy! Veronica led us around and told us some really cool stories. I love historical information, and mixing it with muuuUrrrrddDer was fascinating! She was funny and informative. And I think it’s really interesting how some of the places where these events happened are still affected by or pay homage to them (like the cross in the window of St. Michael’s). I try to do one of these tours in any cool city I visit, and I was not disappointed. It was 90 min, but one of the longer…”

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