Charleston Haunted Jail Night-Time Walking Tour with Admission to Old City Jail
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Charleston, USA
- 45 minutes (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
Discover the spookier side of Charleston’s history on this haunted tour of the Old City Jail. With an expert guide, learn about some of Charleston’s most notorious criminals, pirates and despicable characters like Lavinia and John Fisher, 19th-century hoteliers who allegedly poisoned their guests. Visit eerie spaces such as prisoner cells, hallways and locations where criminals died. Brace yourself for a possible ghostly apparition!
- Spooky ghost tour of Old City Jail
- Hear about notorious prisoners rumored to still haunt the prison
- Explore behind-the-scenes locations with an informative guide
- Learn about life and colorful characters in 19th-century Charleston
- Entrance fees included
What's Included
- Charleston Haunted Jail Night-Time Guided Walking Tour
- Exclusive access to entire first floor of Old City Jail
- 45min Behind-The-Scenes Guided Tour of Old City Jail
- Experience the jail that housed some of Charleston’s most infamous criminals & 19th-century pirates
- Professional Guide
- Gratuities
- Transportation to/from attractions
- Parking FeesLimited free street parking. Various pay-to-park lots and garages in the area. Pricing may vary.
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- 21 Magazine St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
Please meet at the Old City Jail 15 minutes prior to tour time as tours start promptly. **If you are looking at the front glass doors, tour entrance will be at the gate to the left. Our staff will meet you there for check in. Old City Jail - 21 Magazine St, Charleston, SC 29401
End point
This activity ends back at the meeting point.Itinerary
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21 Magazine St
45 minutes • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- Near public transportation
- Most travelers can participate
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.4
based on 746 reviews
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Very informative and interesting about the jail conditions back in the day. Definitely a wild and fun experience with Jane as the tour guide. Chilling experience
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you, Daniel!
Loved the tour and history. Sarah was AWESOME and is definitely in the right field of work! Worth the money just to hear the history of the jail!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
We appreciate the great review!
Sarah was a great guide. She was informative, entertaining, and patient. She shared her own experiences which added to the tour.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for sharing your experience, Nai!
Informative and engaging. I can’t remember our guides name but he is a great story teller. I would definitely recommend it to friends and return myself.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thanks for the recommendation, Holly!
Our guide was an amaizing human & very knowledgeable & informative. The tour itself was super rushed & didn't get to explore to many areas. The company itself was very accommodating. The price wouldn't be an issue if it went a little longer to be able to go into a few more areas. We did learn a lot about the area though with the stories the guide told. So overall it was worth it.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hello,
Thanks so much for the feedback. We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your tour guide. We are sorry that the tour did feel rushed. We will look into ways to help improve this going forward. Thanks for visiting with us!
Dave was a great guide and we were definitely spooked!
Just my teenage son and I, this wouldn’t be for little kids- gruesome ghost stories and dark, creepy rooms. We had a great time!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
We appreciate you sharing your experience!
Sarah was very informative on the history and a great tour guide! She made the experience fun but also scary!
Response from Host, Aug 2026
We are so glad to hear you enjoyed!
We had a good time and our guide did a good job keeping things spooky. We had a good time and enjoyed this tour.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you, Jennifer!
Our guide Sahara was absolutely perfect.. I took my grandson and we both had a wonderful experience.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you, Scott! We are so glad to hear you enjoyed your tour with Sarah!
Ken was a wonderful guide! He told detailed stories of the history of the jail, and he answered all the questions that were asked without faltering. He really knew his stuff and told it well. We were a party of five and three others joined our tour for a very intimate experience. It was dark, the place was very creepy, and we believe we had an encounter that made great conversation for the ride home. If you're interested in dark history with a touch of the paranormal, we highly recommend this tour.
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Thank you for taking the time to share your experience!
Keep an open mind and pay attention. Don’t go just hoping to see ghosts. Go because you are genuinely curious about the history
Response from Host, Aug 2026
Hello, unfortunately we cannot make a promise that anyone will see or witness a ghost on a tour. We do provide history to balance out the ghost stories. We have no problem offering a refund. Please reach out to me at andrew@bulldogtours.com to discuss further.
Our tour guide was absolutely amazing. Kept things moving and very scary (in an entertaining way) for the group.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you, David!
Very informative but at times it seemed a bit staged. Our tour guide was great and he seemed to have a real passion for what he does. Overall a reasonable experience but not a good value for the admission fee
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hello,
We are sorry to hear that the tour did not meet your expectations. We appreciate your kind words about your guide. We have no problem offering a refund for the tour. Please feel free to reach out to me at andrew@bulldogtours.com to discuss further.
Super fun! Loved our tour guide Harper and we learned so much. Very chilling experience but would definitely recommend and go again
Response from Host, Jul 2026
We look forward to hosting y'all again!
Jack was a great leader! So much information was given to us in a fun and haunting way! Definitely recommend
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for the 5-star review, Bella!
This is not really a “haunted tour” it’s really just a tour of a prison. The history of what happened there is interesting and the guide was good. Its not scary :)
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for your feedback, Kim!
Wish the tour was a little longer for the price. Our guide was fun and entertaining but we had a drunk girl approach our carriage and harass the guide about the horses being mistreated and kinda put a damper on the experience.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Hello, this review is in the wrong place. We are a walking tour company and do not do carriage tours. We are sorry to hear that someone was harassing the tour though!
Very interesting and fun! Cool experience with a great tour guide. Also, in a nice location that you can walk to a restaurant afterwards or do some shopping.
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thanks for joining us, Nicole!
I went on this tour (07/02/2026; 9:00 PM) with my partner and our 13 year old daughter and it absolutely did not disappoint! Our tour guide Sarah was phenomenal! She was knowledgeable and witty. On the way home, I told my partner that I did not appreciate how he was constantly tugging at my mini backpack, only to find out that it was not him and was more than likely Lavinia’s presence. He admitted to feeling Animal’s presence as well and thought I was tugging at his shirt tail. We will definitely be back!
Response from Host, Jul 2026
Thank you for sharing your experience! We look forward to welcoming you back!
This was our favorite tour of the trip.
Sarah was amazing; very knowledgeable and entertaining. We would definitely recommend.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
We appreciate your recommendation!
Great experience for our first ever ghost tour! We had so much fun learning about the history of the old jail!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thanks for letting us be a part of your first ghost tour! We look forward to welcoming you back!
My family and I really loved this tour! Some of us believed going in while others didn’t, however Sarah (maybe Sara) was great at creating an unsettling atmosphere while also keeping it light and fun. I highly recommend to everyone.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thanks for the recommendation!
Great experience, be prepared to get scared. Jack was a great story-teller! Would also love to give a shout out to the customer service team, I called in to see if I could be slotted at a different time due to personal time constraints and they were so understanding and accommodating.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Thank you so much for the kind words! We're thrilled you had a great experience and that Jack helped make it memorable. We also really appreciate the shoutout to our customer service team, we're always happy to help when we can.
A little pricey but It was alright, they don’t take you up stairs to the jail like they use too :/ but still has great history.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hello, we are sorry that you were disappointed in the tour. We do try to make it clear in the booking process of what the tour entails including the first floor. In doing so, we hope guests have the proper expectations going in. We have no problem offering a refund for the tour. Please feel free to reach out to me at andrew@bulldogtours.com to discuss further.
A little disappointed that you can’t tour the entire jail. We were lead to believe we would, but you only get to tour the basement with fake props. I was disappointed!
Response from Host, Jun 2026
Hello, we are sorry that you were disappointed in the tour. In all of our advertisements and tour information, we do explain that the tour is includes the first floor of the building. We would appreciate hearing from you to see where you were led to believe that it included more. We also have no problem offering a refund. Please feel free to reach out to me at andrew@bulldogtours.com to discuss further.
Sara was a great tour guide. Her stories were informative and spooky. We would definitely recommend the tour to friends.
Response from Host, Jun 2026
We appreciate your recommendation, Sara!
Sara was a great tour guide. The jail its self was super spooky. Wish they had the upper floors avil but it is what it is.
Would love to sit in there without others for a couple hours…. Alone!
Response from Host, May 2026
We are so glad to hear you enjoyed Sarah's tour!
The tour guide was 10/10. He did a great job explaining the history of the jail including personal experiences. Is it worth $45 per person. No, because you walk in only 4 rooms and that is it. 95% of the items are replicas and to me it wasn’t worth $90. The guide was great and did a fantastic job.
Response from Host, May 2026
Hello, we are sorry that the tour did not quite meet expectations. We are thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the content and the guide. We appreciate the feedback. We have no problem offering a refund for the tour. Please feel free to reach out to me at andrew@bulldogtours.com to discuss further.
If you have any spiritual knowledge it is definitely for you some feelings are creepy I loved it Sarah are tour guide was very nice
Response from Host, Apr 2026
We are so glad to hear you loved it!
Great stories!! Sarah was wonderful. Very energetic about telling the stories. My 12 y/o son loved it.
Response from Host, Apr 2026
We are thrilled to hear everyone enjoyed!
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