Where pirates plotted and patriots perished, Charleston’s dead refused eternal sleep. Licensed guide, 10+ years experience. Feel temperatures drop. See what others won’t show you after dark.

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Your licensed guide will take you through the shadows most tours won’t explore. This isn’t actors reciting scripts—it’s 60 minutes of navigating Charleston’s darkest paranormal history with someone who’s documented every cold spot, heard every whisper, and knows exactly why locals cross the street to avoid certain corners after midnight.

Feel the temperature plummet at Judge Nicholas Trott’s 1709 house, where 89 executed pirates fulfill their dying curse. Every owner since reports the same phenomena: doors slamming at 3 AM, whispers heard until dawn.
Visit where Blackbeard himself schemed in 1718, his rooms still emanating gunpowder and rum. Witnesses report his massive bearded shadow in windows, heavy boots on floors removed decades ago. EVP recordings pick up “revenge” in a gravelly voice.

Visit the exact spot where in 1987 a photographer captured what Kodak verified as the world’s most authenticated ghost image—a translucent Victorian woman that MIT scientists couldn’t explain. Your guide has the famous photograph and positions you precisely where it happened. Some guests capture their own evidence. Some succeed.

Visit St. Philip’s old cemetery, established 1681, where 10,000 souls rest uneasily. Full apparitions walk nightly. Cold spots move and follow. Watch Spanish moss sway without wind. In this city of the dead, death is merely a suggestion.
Discover the elegant hotel where Room 10 drives guests screaming through lobbies, vowing never to return. Security footage shows doors opening alone. Your guide shares recent police reports about terrified fleeing guests.

Small groups ensure everyone hears the stories that earned Charleston its reputation as America’s most haunted city. From ancient graveyards to execution grounds, from pirate hideouts to cursed homes, you’ll cover more documented paranormal sites than any other tour.

October books weeks ahead. The dead are patient, but tickets aren’t.
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Highlights
Stand where 89 pirates cursed their judge to eternal haunting in 1709
Walk the same cobblestone streets as Pirates and Patriots have
Enjoy an 60-minute stroll through Charleston’s Old and Historic District
Visit the oldest brick home and the oldest graveyard
Visit Blackbeard’s Personal Hideout

Includes
Access to Exclusive Haunted Locations
Ghost Photography Tips
All Fees & Taxes
Local historian guide (not scripted actors)
Food and drinks
Hotel pickup and drop-off
Gratuities – Optional but Much Appreciated
Parking Fees – 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

 

 

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