| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Not a "No Bars Tour"
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| Sat, Nov 10, 07 8:00 PM |
just21hb |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Unspecified |
| My husband and I enjoyed the tour with the exception that we were not allowed to go to every area of the Jail. It was advertised as a no bars tour, but the area that was supposed to be the most haunted (opinion based), the basement, was off limits.
The basement is said to be the area where the mentally insane were chained to the floor and kept in cement box like containers. It was the most looked forward to area of the Jail we wanted to see, yet we were not allowed in the area. That was a bit of a disappointment.
Our tour guide however (I believe her name was Suzanne) was very good. She added great emphasis to the stories she was telling in the right areas to spook us. Not to mention, she closed the gate, locked the outer door, and cut the lights off on us to give us the full feel of being trapped in the jail. That experience gave me chills up and down my spine. |
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interesting but not that creepy
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| Fri, Nov 9, 07 9:00 PM |
rlh555 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| the whole experience was pretty entertaining and my friends that are scaredy cats were pretty freaked out. I would have liked to see more historical information and maybe some exhibits showing the way the jail used to be as opposed to just the lady slinging the flashlight around. |
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Neat tour.
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| Fri, Nov 9, 07 8:00 PM |
janaseagrave |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Our tour guide was a great story teller. She did a fabulous job. Very dramatic and entertaining. I liked the way she used a customer to demonstrate some of the punishments given to the prisoners. My favorite part of the tour was when we were outside in the star-lit jail yard looking at the windows and artifacts that are still there.
I was a little dissapointed that we couldn't go into all of the rooms and the ones we went into were empty of the cells or bars that must have been there when it was a working jail. It was also too dark to see much of the jail. We went back the next day in the daylight to look around the outside.
I would recommend driving the 6 blocks unless you are in a large group. The closer you get to the jail the darker and more deserted the streets are. We got there so early we walked all the way back to get the car just so we didn't have to stand there in the dark for half an hour. |
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Good bit of local history
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| Fri, Nov 2, 07 9:00 PM |
benbunk |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| As with any Gohst tour, you would like to experience some supernatural activity. We did not feel any paranormal activity, but that was not entirely unexpected. The tour guide (Susan) was very good in her knowlede of the history of the jail and here story telling did raise the hair on your neck. I would recommend this tour if for nothing else than to get an idea of how insane the treament of prisoners was in that era (1700's - 1800's). |
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Pretty Good!
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| Fri, Nov 2, 07 8:00 PM |
abblackm |
Female |
Under 20 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| I like the tour guide but I wish that they would have told you to be there a little earlier than what was stated on the website. I was late for my tour because they said be there 15 mins but you need about another 15 mins because you have to walk to the site. |
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Most enjoyable.
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| Thu, Nov 1, 07 8:00 PM |
mbuero |
Male |
30-39 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Great tour. I am a local but had never been on the tour of the old jail. This was outstanding both on the spooky side as well as the historical side. Highly recommend this tour...especially around halloween. |
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Fun
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| Wed, Oct 31, 07 8:00 PM |
ErinMorrow |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| This was fun. Good to hear the history behind the city. |
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Old City Jail Tour Very Entertaining, Informative
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| Mon, Oct 29, 07 8:00 PM |
bobbalgeman |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| This tour was a good one. In addition to relating one of Charleston's many ghost stories our tour guide provided a lot of interesting historical information about the jail. It surprised me to know the gallows used for private hangings was still on the grounds, until Hurricane Hugo dispatched it in September 1989. Apparently the gallows could not be tampered with by people because of its historic nature.
The story of the serial killing couple was especially intriguing.
Our guide's stories of her personal experiences in the jail were a plus.
In addition, the guide told us about the two-story house next door, which she said was probably more haunted than the jail. |
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Not great, not bad.. But not worth $16
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| Mon, Oct 29, 07 8:00 PM |
kel0322 |
Female |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| We had been looking forward to this tour for quite sometime. The good thing, was that we didn't have any expectations. However, when I think of "Ghost Tour" I think of ghots or something supernatural. Our tour guide was Ginger. I really can't say anything bad about her! She acted like she really enjoys her job. However, the tour was more of a history lesson (which probably isn't her fault AT ALL.) We were hoping for something a little more spooky.. something that would scare us a little bit! Instead, it was just a history tour. I am not saying that it was bad.. But it just wasn't what we were hoping for. If you're interested in learning about the history of this particular Charleston jail, then this tour is for you! If you're wanting to go on more of a spooky tour, you should probably try to find something else.
Also, the people who work in the office at Bulldog Tours weren't the nicest of people. But if Ginger does your tour, you will like her! |
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Spooky
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| Sun, Oct 28, 07 8:00 PM |
STEESMITH |
Male |
40-49 |
Local |
Couple on a Date |
| Great tour--scary place! |
