Top Charleston Crime Tours in 2026

Explore the haunted side of Charleston with a small-group history and ghost tour. Meet your guide for a city stroll that includes popular landmarks like Hibernian Hall, Washington Park, Chalmers Street, and St. Philip’s Church. Hear scary stories and learn about local history, including true crime, during this family-friendly walking tour.

You’ll retrace the final movements of a man who ended up at the bottom of a well—an ax buried in his skull and a question that still cuts sharp: who put him there? You’ll stand where passion turned predatory, where a hurried shovel of dirt tried to bury the truth in a shallow grave. And you’ll reopen a midcentury murder so strange it sounds ripped from a game of Clue—until the documents prove it happened here, in this very city. At every stop, your guide lays out the facts like exhibits—what the record confirms, what it contradicts, and what it leaves chillingly unresolved. No invented shadows. No tidy endings. Just real names, real places, and consequences that still echo in the brickwork of the very houses where it happened.

From the city's brothels to gritty crime stories, explore Charleston's seedier history on this evening ghost tour. By combining aspects of the horrific, the salacious, and the just plain weird, this walking tour offers a unique look at the city. Keep in mind that this tour contains mature themes and language.

See Charleston through a darker lens on this 90-minute walking tour of the Holy City’s most notorious locations. This is not a ghost tour. With an expert guide, learn about the debauchery that lies beneath Charleston’s polished surface. Hear about brothels, scandals, criminals and other wayward behavior as night falls on the city. A great uncensored tour for mature audiences only.

Combine history, storytelling, and drinks with this true crime focused pub crawl with an intimate group of just six people in Charleston. Follow your guide around to four different bars and pubs, and savor cocktails (own expense) as you hear about some of the Holy City’s most infamous criminals and their deeds.

This self-guided audio tour explores Charleston’s real true crime history through documented cases, criminal trials, and historical records, allowing travelers to explore at their own pace using mobile audio narration.

Get all the thrills of a Charleston ghost tour without any walking on this haunted horse and carriage ride. A horse and carriage takes you down twisting side streets and cobbled alleyways with ease as your guide shares spooky stories from Charleston’s past. Make your way past the Mills House, the Circular Congregational Graveyard, and and Provost Dungeon in the heart of the Holy City.

Uncover Charleston’s darkest secrets on an evening ghost tour. Stroll through the atmospheric heart of the old city while a guide regales you with tales of the dark deeds, restless spirits, and supernatural phenomena that make Charleston one of the most haunted cities in America. Get exclusive after-hour access to the famous Unitarian Church Graveyard, where an overgrown southern garden surrounds historic plots. If you choose, you can book a shorter tour with just access to the Unitarian Church Graveyard.

Trade the typical tours and peek into Charleston’s shadowy history with a chilling nighttime walking tour of the city’s eeriest sites. Wind through the dark corridors of the Historic District and hear spooky tales of graveyard hauntings, voodoo, and botched burials from your guide. Pass by infamous locations with grisly histories and wander through Charleston’s oldest cemetery after hours.

Looking for a night out that’s equal parts thrills and chills? Grab your crew and join us for "Till Death Do Us Part," the haunted pub crawl that dives into the darker side of love, betrayal, and revenge. With a heartbreaking route along Market Street, The Four Corners of Law, and Washington Square, you'll be reconsidering your own path to love. These aren’t your average love stories - think affairs, tragic endings, and revenge so sweet it could raise the dead. Get ready to hear tales of restless spirits who refuse to move on from their bitter love affairs, long after the final toast was made. You’ll discover that love may just be the deadliest - and most entertaining thing of all. So, come for the ghosts, stay for the good times, and see why sometimes, till death isn't just a vow- it’s a thrilling adventure. Cheers to betrayal, booze, and one unforgettable night! Drinks not included.