CHARLESTON · GHOST TOURS
The ones worth booking.
The 15 charleston ghost tours worth staying out late for. The walks, hauntings and after-dark crawls travellers rate the highest, with prices, run times and the guides who lead them.
A 40-minute haunted horse and carriage ride through Charleston’s spookiest stops, with stories, easy seating, and no walking.
Most Popular“Our tour guide Holly was super knowledgeable and entertaining. Wayne our draft horse was a hoot, he walked at his own pace and was so chill. Would definitely recommend doing this tour.”
Walk Charleston at night with licensed guides, then get exclusive after-hours access to the 1772 Unitarian Church graveyard. From $35.
“Simon was such a great guide and story teller. He was very knowledgeable with history and animated the stories perfectly. Highly recommend 😊”
A 2.5-hour Charleston pirate-led ghost walking tour with bar stops, spooky stories, and local history—plus a keepsake cup or cooler.
“Very informative! Our guide was very sweet & knowlegable. Would definitely recommend to others as it was recommended to us also!”
Join Mike Brown for a 90-minute Charleston night walking ghost tour with real local lore, spooky photos, and a practical route.
“Knowledgeable good tour with pictures and stories walking tour. Went to several places. Awesome time got to find podcast”
A 90-minute small-group ghost tour through Charleston’s haunted streets, dungeons, and churchyards, led by a licensed guide.
“Brandon was a fantastic guide and master storyteller. He engaged the entire group during the tour. Our family has been on a few ghost tours and this one exceeded our expectations. Highly recommend on a trip to Charelston!”
A night-time walking tour of Charleston’s Old City Jail with admission included. Hear real criminal legends and ghost stories in 45 minutes.
“Great tour and guild. Sara was outstanding, tour was entertaining and informative. Would recommend, even go again myself.”
A 90-minute haunted Charleston walking tour with a live guide, mobile ticket, and ghost stories tied to the Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon.
“This particular tour is family friendly so some of the details will be sanitized for young ears. There are some good historical highlights around the city included however.”
Haunted ghost cruise on a 45-foot catamaran in Charleston Harbor: pirate and naval stories, 1.5 hours at night, $45. Mobile ticket.
“It was a very nice cruise. Lee was fantastic. Her stories were interesting and informative. I do think if the trip occurred a little earlier, like dusk it would have been better, because you would have been able to see the places she was talking about more clearly. It was a bit tooo dark to…”
A 90-minute Charleston ghost walk at night, mixing dark colonial sites, pirate lore, and church hauntings with a live guide and great photo stops.
“Great small trip around parts of CHS. Didn’t get to go on any grounds, but very informative. Would recommend.”
Charleston Dark History & Ghost Tour with Adam: a 90-minute walk of haunted stops, real local stories, and spooky photos for $25.
“Adam was great! We loved getting to hear some history of Charleston and all the ghost stories. We even got to see ghost pictures! It was so much fun! Definitely recommend this tour.”
Charleston ghost tour with a lantern-lit walk through graveyards and haunted houses, plus ghost photo tips for 60-70 minutes.
“Fun, scary at times. Kevin was very knowledgeable and a great story teller. I would definitely recommend him to my friends and family.”
City of the Dead ghost walk in Charleston ($35) lets you pick the stories, visiting St. Philip’s, Mills House, and Poogan’s Porch.
“What a totally pleasant surprise this tour with Darian was!! Darian was an exceptional tour guide and tailored the tour to our desires!! She was a great story teller and clearly enjoys her job. It was such a fun night that we’ll remember forever!! Our teens especially enjoyed it. Book it!!”
A 45-minute haunted horse-and-carriage tour through downtown Charleston, with chilling stories, famous landmarks, and a short, comfy ride.
“The tour was OK. It wasn’t very spooky or not a lot about any hauntings or anything. Need more info about haunting call yourself, haunted Tours”
A 2-hour Charleston walking tour linking pirates and ghosts, from the Pineapple Fountain to haunted churches and old squares for $27.
“Guide was upbeat and friendly. Stories were too embellished and too much modern day slang made them cheesy. I have been visiting Charleston for years and had heard almost all of the same pirate and ghost stories before so nothing about this tour was a standout or unique.”
Board the USS Yorktown after dark for exclusive nighttime access, WWII stories, and light paranormal legends in Charleston.
“We had an awesome time touring the USS Yorktown. Tad was an our tour guide, he was very knowledgeable and knew the answer to all the questions we had. We will definitely revisit!”
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