| Rating |
Date Attended [v] |
Reviewer |
Gender |
Age |
Where From? |
Group Type? |
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Haunted Jail Tour - Just OK
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| Wed, Jul 1 9:00 PM |
Alimoore15 |
Female |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Other |
| With all the construction going on in the jail and all the "modern" items lying around, it really took away from the experience of the old county jail. Much of the tour was spent outside in two places talking about the history. Not many "haunting" stories were told and there was nothing scary about the tour. We only toured 3 areas of the jail. There was no lighting in the jail other than a small light our tour guide had. And beware if you go in the summer, it is HOTTER than HOT in there! Take water!
I will give props to our guide Susan - she was very knowledgeable on the history of the jail and very personable.
If you are expecting a scary experience, I wouldn't recommend spending the money. |
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Great Experience
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| Sun, Jun 28 9:00 PM |
jocelinna83 |
Female |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| I absolutely loved this tour. Our guide was very enthusiastic and informative and the jail itself was unbelievably creepy. My only complaint is that a lot of the areas were under construction and filled with modern-day items (poland springs water cooler, ladders, paint cans, etc), which took away from the historic feel of the jail. I would also suggest some additional lighting -- my tour was at 9pm so it was dark. The first room that we entered had a dim red light which made it easier to see. The rest of the rooms were completely dark which was scary, but it would have been scarier with some additional light that allowed us to see more what was around. |
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great ghost tour
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| Sat, Jun 27 8:00 PM |
MarianaTravi |
Female |
50-59 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| We enjoyed our tour guide and our tour of the old Charleston jail. Not only did we learn alot of history, but we walked among the energy of the spirits of the past residents of the jail and their keepers.
The guide (AJ) did a great job as he moved us through the rooms and levels of the jail, plying us with stories and tidbits of experiences he has had in the building as well as the history of the inmates and their stories. |
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Very Interesting Tour
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| Fri, Jun 26 8:00 PM |
pmek99 |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Group of Friends |
| This tour was very interesting. Great stories about the history of the jail and the people associated with it. The tour guide did a great job of answering questions and framing the each part of the jail with a story. Would highly recommend this tour. |
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Great tour
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| Thu, Jun 25 7:00 PM |
dpickens |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Glen was our tour guide. He was very informative and spoke well. He had a lot of interesting stories with details. The jail itself is scary! One member of our group was a non-believer of ghosts. She now believes....
I would recommend this tour because it is entertaining and you learn alot about the history of the jail and how the prisoners were treated. |
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Weak
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| Wed, Jun 24 9:00 PM |
Csorrells |
Male |
20-29 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Couple on a Date |
| The tour was cramped, hot as all get out, and lacking in the ghost department. Our tour consisted of mainly history on the jail and not ghost stories. The stories were very long winded and not very scary at all. I would not recommend this tour for anyone who enjoys their ghosts. |
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Interesting but a bit hyped...
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| Mon, Jun 22 9:00 PM |
LisaaWilson |
Female |
40-49 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family Without Children |
| I really enjoyed the tour guide (Glenn). His storytelling ability was wonderful. However, I do feel the tour was over-hyped in the literature online. The jail itself has some incredible history, but the haunted angle was not focused on much. We mostly learned of the jail's fabled past. I would have loved something a bit more interactive. Maybe show some pictures of reported sightings or tell more stories about the ghosts seen at this location. This tour could have been so much more with a few props and pictures and a slightly different focus. |
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Great tour.
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| Thu, Jun 18 9:00 PM |
cfluharty |
Male |
20-29 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Great tour of the jail just a little less of the inside of the jail then I thought there would be. Glen did a great job with the tour. |
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Terrible Waste of Time and Money!
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| Thu, Jun 18 8:30 PM |
twohardins |
Male |
30-39 |
Domestic Tourist(s) |
Family With Children |
| Our guide was terrible. Of course, we are dealing with ghosts here, that don't really exist. When people would take pictures, she would say, "oh, you will probably have orbs in those picture". And as she would walk by an open door, she would say, "oh, I felt a cold spot, that could be a spirit". Overall, the tour was not scary at all and kind of silly. She did give a fairly good background of why the prison was built there and the different people that were killed there. But as far as a scary ghost tour, this certainly was not it! |
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Really glad we chose this tour
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| Thu, Jun 18 8:00 PM |
DrJefferyC |
Male |
50-59 |
Local |
Group of Friends |
| Loved the fact that it was 45 min. It really was adequate and very much enjoyed. Just spooky enough and believe it or not...once we got home, there were "orbs" of all sizes in some of our pics!!!! |
