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Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Waste of money!!! |
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Sat, Jul 7, 07 8:00 PM |
hlg0706 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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When we signed up for the tour, we were told to meet at the bulldog tour building or the jail itself at 8pm. On the website, there were no directions to the jail, so we had to go down the the central part of town to meet our group. When we got there, our group was gone and we were told we wouldnt make it and we had to RUN to the jail. When we finally got there, they already started the tour. We expected a lot more to come from the tour other than looking at 3 empty rooms and looking at mold in the shape of "faces" on the wall. There were no stories told about anything that happened in the jail to make the tour interesting other than one that was easily found on the internet. I was greatly disappointed because the money could have been spent on a carriage tour where I would have learned more about Charleston than I did about this jail. It was overpriced for having to RUN 7 blocks and not hearing any interesting stories or seeing any of the rooms people would actually want to see.
I will highly suggest people save their money for something more entertaining and informative. Charleston is full of history, so this really angered me. |
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Excellent |
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Fri, Jul 6, 07 9:00 PM |
BWilsonRN |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
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Would highly recommend the tour. Tour guide Suzann was Excellent. Very interesting and VERY scary. |
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Historical tour, not haunted tour |
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Thu, Jul 5, 07 9:00 PM |
cuttergirl |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
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We come to Charleston every couple of summers or so. Each time we come we enjoy going on one of the many local tours. The ghost tours are something that my boys in particular enjoy. The last one we went on with a different tour company was fantastic. Scared the beejeezus out of us ! We couldn't wait to go on the jail house tour. My sons are 21 & 12. The youngest being scared fairly easy.
The lady who was our guide was very nice and professional, but sort of like Grandma trying to tell you a scarey story. It was interesting learning the history of the jailhouse, but the kids were all bored stiff. Even when she turned the lights out it didn't get scary. I think with the right tour guide you would have an awesome tour, but to advertise this as one of the scariest ghost tours, well that is just plain fibbing !
I had friends here at home waiting to hear about it. They will now be going on some other tour because I told them it was a waste unless they just wanted to see the inside of the old jail. Sincerely, Jenny Bell |
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A wonderful tour. |
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Wed, Jul 4, 07 8:00 PM |
queenamelia8 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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I usually find "haunted" tours to be quite cheesy and slightly boring. This tour was different! Our tour guide was exceptional and friendly. I found her stories to be slightly chilling and the descriptions of the conditions vivid. I would recommed this to anyone! |
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Great tour! |
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Mon, Jul 2, 07 9:00 PM |
kenalexander |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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I enjoyed the tour. The guide was great. The information was detailed. It didn't have any props, just the real thing. Probably the best thing was that it gave me a spooky feeling. We took two haunted tours while in Charleston. If I had to do it over, I would have just went on this one twice. |
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Great history and storytelling |
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Thu, Jun 28, 07 9:00 PM |
sepman76 |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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Enjoyed the tour. Though the tour guide did a magnificent job. Can't wait until the entire jail is restored. Didn't get to see the front rooms. |
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Haunted Jail |
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Thu, Jun 28, 07 9:00 PM |
LisaRut |
Female |
Under 20 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
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The Haunted Jail Tour was very interesting. The tour told you about how it was like to live there. If you are looking for scary scary things this isn't it. There is nothing scary about the Haunted Jail it just looks scary from the outside. The tour guide makes the tour scary not the Haunted Jail itself. Our tour guide would close the 900 pound door so we woould see how it was like and it was scary. But don't get your hopes up because it is mostly about the history of the jail and a little bit of stories that worn't scary. I would not recomened kids under the age of 7 because it would be scary to them but not to us. I would recomend that you go on this tour. |
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Great Tour! |
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Wed, Jun 27, 07 9:00 PM |
SandyMcCloud |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
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We enjoyed our Jail House Tour! Our tour guide was great! She was very informative and interesting. I especially liked the "history" she told about the jail.
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Loved it! |
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Sat, Jun 23, 07 9:00 PM |
srandres64 |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
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We loved the tour! Definitely one of the highlights of our trip to Charleston. Our group consisted of 2 moms and our 17 and 21 year old hard to please daughters. Our guide was great! Can't say enough good about him. He was extremely articulate, interesting and educational. His name has slipped my mind but we were on the Thursday night (July 5) 7:30 tour. Thanks so much!
Sharon |
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Entertaining |
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Tue, Jun 19, 07 9:00 PM |
jedeems |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
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We enjoyed the tour it was entertaining and suspencful. The tour guide was great. We really liked being shut up in one of the cells for a few minutes. It was very enjoyable. |
