Explore the jail where the most heinous convicts, slaves and Civil War prisoners lived, died and are rumored to still reside today.
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| Rating: 1 |
Waste of Time
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| Thu, Oct 15, 09 8:00 PM | kowabruc | Female | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
Really looking forward to this tour, what a let down, We felt it was rushed and the tour guide must have had other plans for the evening. We were told this was the scariest tour, there was nothing scarey about it. We did a ghost tour in Key West that really puts the jail tour to shame. Charleston is a great historical town don' t waste your time on this tour. |
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| Rating: 4 |
Interesting History
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| Sun, Oct 11, 09 9:00 PM | jforney | Female | 20-29 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Couple on a Date | |
If you want to see a ghost, then join TAPS! If you would like to see a piece of history with some unfortunate tales, then come visit the Old City Jail. I enjoyed learning about the history of Charleston's Jail and the people who stayed there. Our guide was enthusiastic and knowledgeable. This is perfect for people who want a visual picture the horrible past accompanied by this jail. |
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| Rating: 4 |
Informative and fun
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| Sun, Oct 11, 09 8:00 PM | pammonroe | Female | 40-49 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family Without Children | |
the tour was very informative in a pretty creepy building....if you enjoy history (especially creepy) it was wonderful. |
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| Rating: 4 |
great tour
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| Sat, Oct 10, 09 8:00 PM | armofafish | Male | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Family With Children | |
Great tour guide. Interesting tour. |
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| Rating: 5 |
It was awesome!
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| Fri, Oct 9, 09 10:00 PM | sccandygyrll | Female | 20-29 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
It was awesome! Would like to go back again. The tour could have been longer but I got some amazing pictures. Very heavy feeling in that jail. Definetely haunted. |
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| Rating: 3 |
Not scary at all...more historical
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| Fri, Oct 9, 09 9:00 PM | jhlalonde | Female | 20-29 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Group of Friends | |
It was a good tour but not scarey. It was advertised as a "not recommended for small children or men that cry easily." We thought it would be scarey and then we get there and one of the first things the tour guide says is that this is not a "boo tour" it is historical. It was definitely historical, interesting and gruesome stories were told. It was not worth the money as we only got to see 3 rooms and it went very fast. |
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| Rating: 5 |
Highly Recommend Haunted Jail Tour
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| Fri, Oct 9, 09 7:00 PM | ribby83 | Female | 30-39 | Domestic Tourist(s) | Individual | |
This was one of the most memorable ghost tours I've ever taken and one of the best things I did in Charleston! Our tour guide was fantastic. |
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| Rating: 5 |
GREAT TOUR
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| Sat, Oct 3, 09 8:00 PM | fassett926 | Male | 30-39 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
VERY CREEPY TOUR...BUT ALSO HAD A LOT OF HISTORY OF HOW THE PRISONERS WERE TREATED |
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| Rating: 5 |
Teenage Girls Night Out
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| Fri, Oct 2, 09 9:00 PM | muscrcp | Female | 30-39 | Local | Other | |
My girls, all 5 of them, had a blast! We have wanted to do this ghost walk for the longest and decided a 13th birstday party was an ideal time. The guide was very informative and the girls just ate up everything she had to say. I would recommend this tour for anyone!! |
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| Rating: 2 |
Unimpressed
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| Fri, Oct 2, 09 9:00 PM | chardmeyer | Male | 20-29 | Local | Couple on a Date | |
We heard that this was the best ghost tour in town, so naturally we tried it first. While the scene of the City Jail held a great deal of potential, the presentation was very poor. The jail is undergoing constant reconstruction, as it was originally condemned, but there appears to be little effort to separate the construction from the tour path. As a result, it is VERY difficult to "see" how the Jail used to be. The tour guide was nice and somewhat informed of the history, but a VERY poor storyteller. I felt like the stories would have been appropriate for a high school class, not an adult tour. The group was small enough not to be a distraction, but the constant flash photography completely ruined the intended "scariness" of the experience. As a result, my wife and I were very unimpressed. Don't go here to be scared, it's just not set up for it. Like I said, it was a reasonably good History Walk, a really bad Ghost Tour. |
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