| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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very entertaining
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| Fri, Sep 14, 07 8:00 PM |
jeffward |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| Our guide was Suzanne. She was very good and possessed great knowledge of the jail and of the surrounding community. She did a very good job of keeping us on the edge and in tuned to what was going on. I would recommend this activity to anyone I knew was going. |
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Charleston Haunted Jail Tour is history lesson
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| Thu, Sep 13, 07 7:00 PM |
bmccoy |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| Enjoyed tour very much. Guide was a great storyteller and made the historical facts of the events that happened there come to life. Would recommend this activity to anyone who wants to get an historical aspect on a side of Charleston that is not covered in the usual tours. |
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Fascinating and very educational and fun.
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| Wed, Sep 12, 07 7:00 PM |
chrislread |
Female |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| The tour guide we had was absolutely fantastic, she was very knowledgeable and made it very interesting. Would recommend this highly. |
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Excellent tour
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| Fri, Sep 7, 07 8:00 PM |
chaznat |
Male |
60-69 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| Suzann provided an excellent tour of the old jail. She was well informed and explained the history of the jail in a way that kept everyones attention. Very good tour and I recommend it as one of the best of Charleston. |
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Lots of fun but would go in cooler weather
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| Sun, Aug 26, 07 9:00 PM |
vkspeer |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
Unspecified |
| We loved the tour, but it is extremely hot during the summer; there is no air conditioning and no breeze through any of the windows. Take a bunch of water if you go during August! I would do the tour in the Fall when they offer to spend the night in the jail. |
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awesome
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| Sat, Aug 25, 07 9:00 PM |
dkimhansbury |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| my husband watches all those shows ghost hunters etc. so i bought tickets for this tour as part of our anniversary weekend getaway gift and it was really fun we learned allot about charleston and the jail but it does make the hairs stick up on the back of your neck we caught some orbs in the pic's we took and we did the 9pm tour a fun late evening thing for adults. |
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Neat history facts but lacked suspense
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| Sat, Aug 25, 07 9:00 PM |
mashriley |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The ghost jail tour guide we had was exceptional at her job. She got me hooked on the tour before we even set foot inside the jail house. She was passionate about telling the story and setting the stage for us. To be honest I couldn't have had any more anticipation to actually get inside the jail house and start the inside tour. In the end though I was a little dissapointed with the inside tour. I was genuinely never really scared at any point, and neither was my date. I was one of the few snapping pictures constantly to try and capture any ghostly images on camera, and we didn't have a single image come out ghost positive. I am SURE that if I had caught something on camera though I would be singing a completely different tune!
I think if there was a wall of ghost pictures placed outside the tour start location, where tourists could see all the ghost images over time, it would be highly beneficial towards making you believe you will really be in a jail house with ghosts. Because I didn't capture anything on film it made me wonder how true the previous ghost accounts were....even with a guide who did a great job convincing me ghosts often are felt or pictured within the jail.
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Not very scary but interesting to see...
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| Thu, Aug 23, 07 9:00 PM |
sabrock |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I think the area the jail was in was a little scarier than the jail itself (at least at night). Be prepared in the summer because there is no air conditioning inside. It was hot. I don't doubt there are spirits there as a few people did seem to get some orbs and energy rods in their pictures afterwards, but I certainly didn't see anything during the tour itself. The tour guide knew her history, but she got a little cheesy at times with trying to create this scary mood. It made me laugh more than it scared me. She also kept pacing around so much it was making me dizzy. I think I expected something a little scarier, but if you are more interested in the history of the jail, you might find it worthwhile. |
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Amazing!
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| Wed, Aug 22, 07 9:00 PM |
brandy897 |
Female |
Under 20 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This tour was outstanding! It was eery and creepy, and we loved it! Our guide was wonderful. It was obvious that she had done lots of research on the jail. She had the perfect personality and presentation for this tour. I would recommend it to everyone visiting Charleston. When we go back we are going again!! |
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Not worth it
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| Sat, Aug 18, 07 9:00 PM |
nicoleb4 |
Female |
20-29 |
Unspecified |
Family Without Children |
| I've been on several jail tours in a few countries which were all amazing. I was so looking forward to this one as I had read nothing but rave reviews. I was even a little nervous that my husband who does not like ghost things was going to hate it as they said it was quite scary.
It wasnt even close. They didnt tell you any stories about individual people that died at the jail or where supposed to haunt it. It was all generic and more historical about how the jail operated. It wasnt haunted stories at all. It was more factual than scary.
Yeah at night the building is creepy but there are lights in it which make it not so creepy - during the day it must be a bore to see.
I would skip if you are looking for scary |
