Bulldog Tours

The tour guide (Braxton, I think) was laid-back and funny. However, I did not feel the tour was worth the money and all the sweat. We pratically speed-walked the entire time and it was incredibly humid and uncomfortable. Since the tour is a commercial tour, guides are not allowed to take you into residential areas which is where a lot of the beautiful architecture and gardens are. If you know Charleston, you will know there is not much to look at if you are neither looking at architecture nor are along the water. The stories were entertaining enough, but not worth the price. The only real R-rated aspect of this tour was the deliberate use of curse words throughout the stories. I certainly did not feel I was "in the middle of" a murder, brothels or speakeasies. In fact, I was often "in the middle" of a parking lot, on the steps of Saks Fifth Avenue or packed into a random store's doorway. I would have rather gone on a different tour. My advice is to either check out the other tours available from Bulldog (whose service was great and whose facility was clean and air-conditioned) or just go on the boat tours and carriage rides instead.

AJ was our guide and did a great job describing in great detail how sinister the Old Jail was and still is. My daughter loved every moment of the tour. We can't wait to return and go on other tours.

Both my daughter and I had a great time wondering with our guide into some pretty creepy graveyards. Our guide was a retired teacher and was well versed in Charleston lore.

We really enjoyed the tour. The guide was great. Not only was she very informative and knowledgable, but she kept control of the group. I highly reccomend this tour.

We took my son and five friends on the tour for his 12th birthday and they had a blast! Everyone brought cameras and they had so much fun taking pictures of the ghosts! The tour guide was great and we would do it again!!!!

Barbara was very sweet and upbeat and tried very hard to make us frightened- and it seems she succeeded with some! Very informative, I would certainly recommend it. She had some great stories to tell and gives one a different view of Charleston history.

We had a very nice walking tour. Jennifer was a load of information and funny anecdotes. We so enjoyed seeing the little out of the way places and learning of the history of Charleston. I would not recommend for smaller children, and even teenagers would be bored unless they really like history. I would even do it again just for the nice walk and company.

Interesting stories with a spooky graveyard what else can you ask for :)

We been to verious cities that have "Ghost" Tours available. We decided to try one in Charleston. We enjoyed it very much. Even if you don't believe in ghosts the tour provided information you wouldn't likely hear otherwise.

We enjoyed this a lot! Both my wife and I, as well as our 14 yr old had a great time. Our guide, Neal, was very knowledgable of the area and the local legends. If we would have been there longer than just 2 days we would have definately booked one of the other walks as well. A+!

I think that a disclaimer that pictures can be taken in the Dungeon should be mention several times at the beginning of the tour. Many in our group were despondent when later the guide mentioned to us about taking pictures at the end of the tour. Second, our guide (cannot remember her name) needs to lay off the following phrase: "With that in mind". It was so over used that by the end of the tour she had used it over hundred times. How do I know this? It became so droning that I began counting due to the huge distraction it was to everything she said. This is not some subtle critique for this guide, she really needs to cut it out or just stop giving tours. When the most memorable part of the tour is this phrase, it does not sell well for word of mouth recommendations or content of the history the tour provides.

This was a culturally rich tour given by a true connoisseur of Charleston. Georgia, our guide, made it not just interesting but fun by sharing little anecdotes and stories with the group. We never felt rushed of slowed down either. This is altogether a great tour for those on limited visiting time but still wanting to get a fairly comprehensive overlook of this charming city.

Our guide's name was Ruth and she was fantastic. Great personality and her love of the city and knowledge of Charleston and southern history was fantastic. Highly recommend tour and if you can arrange for Ruth to be your tour guide you will be greatly rewarded.

Although we really enjoyed hearing the stories and history of the jail, we wished we could have toured the entire jail. We also wished the tour was longer than 45 minutes. The group size allowed was perfect.

First, I read other reviews of the Darkside Tour and people were saying they had trouble understanding the guide. We did not experience that trouble. Our tour guide, Braxton, provided us with a fun filled surprising tour. Both of us really enjoyed the interesting facts about Charleston and the individuals that have lived there along with visiting. I would definitely recommend this tour if you want something different and have a good time.