| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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VERY SPOOKY AND COOL |
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Sat, Aug 18, 07 9:00 PM |
bama_brandy |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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My husband and I loved the tour of the jail. We are people that are not easily scared but I can say that we both had a shiver when arriving at the jail the night of our tour. Our tour guide was great and we both had a wonderful time learning the history of the jail. GREAT JOB!!!!! |
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Only one thing scary about this tour...... |
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Sat, Aug 18, 07 8:00 PM |
loulisa1 |
Female |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
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....... the walk from the parking deck off King St. to the Jail and back.
I would consider myself as one who has a keen sense of the spirit world. My husband would just say that I spoke very easily.
This was very disappointing to me. I felt they could of lit some candles or told stories about why it's known for being haunted. Our tour guide was nice and seemed to be very knologable, however; I was very bored with the cheesy
story lines in between our history lesson
and looking around at our group, I could tell they were too.
Honestly..if there were any spirits there, I would of felt them.
We felt scammed out of $32. |
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Hot and Not scary. |
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Sat, Aug 18, 07 8:00 PM |
rlm8790 |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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We were there in August so it was extremely hot! Our tour guide would close the doors and I thought I would pass out from the heat. There was nothing scary at all in the tour. But if nothing else, it was a history lesson. I would have liked to see more of the jail, but college students are working on it, so we only went into a couple of rooms. I dont know how they know such details about the history of the jail if it has been closed for 60 years. But all in all, it was fun. |
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Good history, moderately scary |
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Fri, Aug 17, 07 9:00 PM |
kastal12 |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
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I enjoy history very much and the guide seemed to know what she was talking about. I guess she could have made it a little more scary, but I'm sure that varies from guide to guide. My girlfriend liked it and swears that she has some floating orbs (spirits) on a few pictures that she took. I'm sure it would be scary for someone who is easily spooked. Overall, however, it was a neat experience and the jail itself is pretty creepy. Nobody ever survived for more that 2 months in the jail. That's crazy!! |
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Fun evening--but not as descriptive as some tours |
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Fri, Aug 17, 07 8:00 PM |
jkerc42895 |
Female |
60-69 |
Combination |
Other |
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We had hoped for a little more in depth story telling about sightings and occurrences at the jail. It was, despite this, a fun evening and would do again with out of town guests. |
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Good Tour, fun, presentation needs polish |
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Thu, Aug 16, 07 9:00 PM |
mkehemsde |
Male |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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I was on a quick visit to Charleston with my college-student daughter, and we decided to take the Tour of the Old Jail. The tour began on time and presented a lot of interesting information, and we enjoyed ourselves. This tour, as well as others we have been on in Charleston, could have been improved if the college-student type delivery by the tour leader could have been more dramatic. Maybe the company needs to hire students from the drama department who can put a little more "oomph" into their story-telling. But we recommend the tour, anyway. |
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Very Interesting...more informational than spooky. |
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Sun, Aug 12, 07 8:00 PM |
kimichael |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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Our family enjoyed this tour. My son is 13 and my daughter is 11. The tour guide was very knowlegeable and personable. Definitely take this tour at night (we did) because the atmosphere is better and it's hot enough at night inside, I can't imagine how hot it is in the afternoon.
If your kids are really squeemish, some of the information is graphic but our kids were okay with it. It was a jail and they did execute and torture people there. If you don't want to hear about that, don't take this tour.
We did not see any ghosts or any orbs. :( However, it's your only chance to see inside of the jail and that alone is a pretty good reason to take the tour. We did bring a flashlight and that was handy. |
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Fair |
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Sat, Aug 11, 07 9:00 PM |
ottone |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Family Without Children |
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While we were veryinterested in the sight (Old Jail Tour) our tour guide was just not very good. She was more intent on tellling people to take pictures to "see if we have any apparations) etc, then on focusing on historic information. Also, as it was night, we needed the guide to more adequately use her flashlight to allow guests to view the rooms--the guide was not receptive to this as severl people complained and she never adjusted her style. |
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Corny |
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Sat, Aug 11, 07 9:00 PM |
NicoleLuhn |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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The tour guide was corny and the information was rather boring. We saw nor felt nothing supernatural. It was a lot of money for what it was. |
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Would not recommend |
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Fri, Aug 10, 07 9:00 PM |
bngiesler |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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Not a very interesting tour. Overly dramatic tour guide. Would have enjoyed it more during daylight probably so you could actually see the facility better. |
