The Charleston Haunted Jail Tour

Bulldog Tours

Zerve Seller: Bulldog
Activity #629
Rating Summary:
Rating: 3.7  123 rating points
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Last 3 months 35 56 4 = 52 92% 4.1
Last 6 months 51 65 8 = 57 83% 3.8
Last 12 months 131 161 38 = 123 80% 3.7
All 924 1,384 181 = 1,203 86% 4.0
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The Charleston Haunted Jail Tour

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Explore the jail where the most heinous convicts, slaves and Civil War prisoners lived, died and are rumored to still reside today.

Rating Date Attended Sort Descending Reviewer Gender Age Where From? Group Type?
Rating: 5
Terrific!
Sun, Apr 21  9:00 PM Lfanion Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
First ghost tour I've been on that actually takes you inside a location!! To top it off, something breathed in my ear! I would definitely recommend this tour to anyone I know who goes to Charleston.
Rating: 5
Very cool
Wed, Apr 17  10:00 PM fatherbob Male 30-39 Domestic Tourist(s) Couple on a Date
Fun, and insightful with a great tour guide and location. Well worth it.
Rating: 5
The tour was great
Sat, Apr 13  10:00 PM dewlover0369 Female 30-39 Unspecified Group of Friends
if you like history and ghost this would be a great tour for you to take. The guide had alot of history and alot of the ghostly things that go on at the old jail. I highly recomend this tour to anyone. Thanks
Rating: 4
Great historical info...
Wed, Apr 10  9:00 PM sabrinabaker Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Couple on a Date
The historical information shared concerning not only this building and the inmates, but the correctional strategies of the day was very interesting. I would have loved to see more than three rooms, though, and would have enjoyed more light so I could see the rooms I was in.
Rating: 5
Very good tour.
Fri, Apr 5  10:30 PM weecharty Female 20-29 Domestic Tourist(s) Couple on a Date
The tour was very well done. The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the jail and had a lot of invested emotion into the people of it's past.
Rating: 3
interesting tour
Thu, Apr 4  10:30 PM lindaseto Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
The history of the jail tour was very informative. Learned a considerable amount about how individuals were treated for acts that were not even crimes.
Rating: 5
The Photo Says it All
Thu, Apr 4  9:30 PM markepearson Male 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
We had an interesting tour of the jail - no scary Halloween type pranks (we were worried about that a little). Good information and stories. And then we reviewed the photographs....
Rating: 5
Teen fun with Parents. Added bonus...History!
Tue, Apr 2  8:30 PM PKenn01 Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
My sixteen year old son and I attended the haunted jail as something different to do in the city of Charleston. We travel a lot together and always try to learn something new about the culture and history of a city and it's people. It is amazing how possible it is to blithely walk by so much history without ever really knowing it. Charleston is a town made for tours and to really experience it, you should take some. The haunted jail tour did not disappoint. We expected the usual ghost stories, but we didn't expect our guide to give us a 150 year old perspective of prison life complete with personal stories of inmates and an explanation and demonstration of torture devices. My son nor I scare easily but many in our tour group were quite scared. There is definitely a creep factor as well as just a feeling of heaviness due to the inhumane conditions of prison life. Our tour guide stated he had several ghost encounters himself at the jail and I, for one, believed him. He seemed to genuinely care about maintaining the historical importance of the jail and honoring the inmates (many innocent-take the tour and learn how treacherous life was 150 years ago). Most teens think they don't want to do a historical tour but really they have a good time in the end and are thankful they attended. You are encouraged to take photos and ask as many questions as you want. The tour guides are a wealth of knowledge. I recommend tipping them for their service if you feel they gave you a great tour.
Rating: 5
Great time! History and haunts go hand-n-hand.
Tue, Apr 2  7:30 PM Thechop Female 40-49 Domestic Tourist(s) Family With Children
Our guide was the best. He was very knowledgable, polite and elusive, which added to the experience. Left us questioning the existence of spirits and learning a piece of undesirable history. Keep up the good work!
Rating: 4
Tour guide
Tue, Apr 2  7:00 PM Kschwartz6 Female 50-59 Domestic Tourist(s) Family Without Children
The tour guide was very knowledgeable about the history of the Old City Jail and even provided examples of paranormal activity she had experienced.