Small Group Ghost Tour Charleston: 60min of True Haunted History
from $34.00
Free cancellation up to 24 hours before
Overview
Where pirates plotted and patriots perished, Charleston’s dead refuse eternal sleep. Your licensed guide with 20+ years investigating the city’s darkest corners will lead you through shadows most tours won’t explore.
Feel temperatures plummet at Judge Nicholas Trott’s house where 89 executed pirates seek revenge. Stand where Blackbeard schemed. Visit the cemetery where in 1987 a photographer captured the most authenticated ghost image in paranormal history.
This tour isn’t actors reciting scripts. It’s 60 minutes of haunted history tales and why locals avoid certain corners after midnight. Your guide has documented every cold spot, heard every whisper.
Your small group experience ensures everyone hears stories that make Charleston one of America’s most haunted cities. From St. Philip’s ancient graves to hotel rooms where guests flee, we cover more documented paranormal sites than any tour.
October books weeks ahead. Free cancellation 24 hours before.
The dead are waiting.
1 hour 10 minutes
Meet at the start point (no pickup)
80 North Market Street- In front of T-Bonz Restaurant Between Church Street and Meeting Street
Itinerary
- 1Stop
Departure Point | Begin your haunted history journey at Charleston's historic City Market, where merchants have traded for over 200 years. As darkness falls, meet your licensed guide carrying an authentic colonial lantern. Feel the atmosphere shift as day tourists depart and the nocturnal residents stir. Your guide shares how Charleston earned its reputation as America's most haunted city. The anticipation builds as you prepare to walk cobblestones where pirates and patriots met their fate. Look for the restaurant “T’Bonz” - this is our departure point.
- 2Circular Congregational Church
The Circular Church Graveyard | Charleston's oldest graveyard, established 1691, where prominent Charlestonians rest uneasily. Netflix chose this location for Outer Banks Season 4 because of its authentic paranormal atmosphere—crews reported equipment failures and unexplained shadows during filming.
- 3Stop
The Judge’s Cursed Home | Judge Nicholas Trott's 1709 mansion harbors Charleston's darkest judicial legacy. From here, Trott sentenced 98 pirates to hang—the largest mass execution in colonial America. The condemned cursed him with dying breaths. Every owner since reports the same phenomena: doors slamming at 3 AM, shadows in tricorn hats, and 98 voices counting to dawn. Modern equipment spikes wildly here. Your guide shows which windows to watch. These pirates kept their promise of eternal revenge.
- 4Stop
Blackbeard’s Hideout | This building conceals explosive history—Edward Teach, the infamous Blackbeard, rented rooms here in 1718 while holding Charleston hostage. Witnesses report his massive bearded shadow in windows, the smell of gunpowder and rum, and heavy boots on floors removed decades ago. His ghostly crew still stands guard. EVP recordings pick up "revenge" in a gravelly voice. Your guide indicates exactly where Blackbeard slept and why historians believe treasure might remain hidden within.
- 5St. Philip's Church
1987 Ghost Photo Site | At this graveyard in 1987, local photographer Harry captured the world's most authenticated ghost image. His photo shows a translucent Victorian woman that Kodak verified as untampered. MIT scientists found no explanation. The image made international headlines and remains the most analyzed paranormal photo in history. Your guide has the famous photograph and positions you exactly where Harry stood. Many guests capture their own evidence at this spot. Some succeed.
- 6St. Philip's Church
St. Philips Cemetery | Welcome to Charleston's oldest burial ground, established 1681. Over 10,000 souls rest here—pirates, plague victims, soldiers. Full apparitions walk nightly. The "Lady in Black" weeps over a child's grave. Cameras capture invisible orbs. Cold spots move and follow visitors. Your guide leads you to the most active section. Feel the unnatural ground coldness. Watch Spanish moss move without wind. In this city of the dead, death is just a suggestion.
- 7Stop
Haunted Hotel | This elegant hotel survived the 1861 fire thanks to General Robert E. Lee's intervention. Since then, guests report terrifying encounters—apparitions in mirrors that send visitors screaming through lobbies, vowing never to return. Room 10 is particularly active. Security footage shows doors opening alone and shadows moving. Your guide shares recent police reports about guests fleeing in terror. Some historic buildings are preserved for their beauty. This one seems preserved by its ghosts.
- 8Stop
Tour ends at Broad and Meeting St.
What's included
- All Fees & Taxes
- Ghost Photography Tips
- Local historian guide (not scripted actors)
- Access to Exclusive Haunted Locations
Not included
- Food and drinks
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Optional but Much Appreciated
- After 6pm all parking meters are free. There is a large parking garage located at Church & Cumberland, with a $2/hour rate.
- Ghost Hunting Equipment
Good to know
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- 3-4 Block Walk, Flat Surfaces, Extremely Light Walking
- Frequent Rest Stops
- Slow walking pace
