The 4 Best Ghost Walking Tours in Charleston

1.Charleston Haunted Booze and Boos Ghost Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,569 reviews · 2 hours 30 minutes (approx.) · from $39Our pick

Walk Charleston for about 2.5 hours with a costumed pirate guide such as Vanna, Jo, or Blakey. Hear ghost tales tied to the Powder Magazine, City Market, Washington Square, and the Four Corners of Law, with stops at historic bars where you buy your own drinks. A commemorative cup or cooler is included.

“If you have a history lover in your travel group, then absolutely take this tour. Ghost stories are fun too. The pubs are a fun way to break up the walking.”

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2.Charleston’s Pleasing Terrors Night-Time Walking Ghost Tour

★★★★★★★★★★5.0 · 1,345 reviews · 1 hour 30 minutes (approx.) · from $29Best value

Walk through downtown Charleston at night with Mike Brown, host of the Pleasing Terrors Podcast. Over 90 minutes, hear ghost accounts, dueling tales, and local folklore at Poogan’s Porch, Philadelphia Alley, the Charleston Library Society, and a historic church.

“It was an amazing story, he spoke very well and knew his history! Had some good one liners in there as well and kept the tour interesting and on the edge of your seat!”

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3.Small-Group Ghost Walking Tour at Night

★★★★★★★★★★4.5 · 62 reviews · 1 hour · from $33

Join a licensed English-speaking guide, including Kevin or Nathan, for a one-hour night walk through Charleston’s Old and Historic District. Visit pirate sites, St. Philip’s cemetery, haunted homes, and a hotel linked to ghost stories, with room for questions and ghost-photography tips.

“I thought out guide did a great job of telling the stories and was very knowledgeable about Charleston.”

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4.Death and Depravity Ghost Walking Tour

★★★★★★★★★★4.0 · 39 reviews · 1h 30m · from $34

Meet your English-speaking guide at Waterfront Park for a 90-minute Charleston ghost walk. You’ll hear true-crime tales, Revolutionary-era stories, and local legends near the Powder Magazine and Chalmers Street. The tour is wheelchair accessible, but children under 16 cannot join.

“Our guide, Aaron, was AWESOME!!!! He was very funny, personable, and most importantly knowledgeable. The tour had a good variety! The only way to improve it would be to make it longer and have mors stops.”

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