Charleston Guided Tour: Explore City's Dark Past

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Uncover the hidden secrets of Charleston’s dark past on this uncensored guided tour. Explore the city’s seediness and ancient forms of punishment in a 90-minute walking tour for adults only.

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Cancellation: 24 hours

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Highlights

Bulldog Tours - Bulldog Tours headquarters
French Quarter - Tour passes through the well-known French Quarter District of Charleston.
Meeting Street - Pass through the famous Meeting Street.

What's Included

Professional guide
All taxes, fees and handling charges
UNCENSORED adults only Walking Tour

What's Not Included

Gratuities
Transportation

Additional Information

THIS IS NOT A GHOST TOUR. 18+ ONLY.
Whether it’s a fascinating story about a legendary brothel, or a look back at ancient forms of punishment, find out what really went on in the streets in the “Holy City” of Charleston. While it’s not meant to scare the life out of you, this uncensored tour of Charleston’s past covers the seediness that existed here way…

Location

18 Anson St

Anson Street

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings

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Paytan_g

Dec 29, 2024

Fun education - We had Sarah as our tour guide on the after dark tour for 18+ and she was so fun! She was extremely knowledgeable about the topics she talked about and even when other guests asked questions not related to the tour she explained in detail. We loved that she genuinely enjoys her job. We definitely will be taking a tour with her again.

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Taylor_p

Dec 15, 2024

Dark side with Joy! - Joy was the absolute BEST! We laughed and laughed and her story telling was incredible. She made this a very memorable tour!

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Scenic56663661143

Nov 12, 2024

A Really Cool Tour - I took the 10pm Tour with Dustin on Sunday, November 10th. It was fantastic! A great way to see the city with more adult oriented stories. One of my favorite tours I've taken on my trip and already recommended to several friends. Great job!

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Julie_s

Nov 11, 2024

Girls trip - This was a great tour highlighting a lot of interesting history that they definitely don’t teach you in school! It was fun and I highly recommend!

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Explorer66142073313

Aug 25, 2024

Great!! Would recommend to anybody! - Dave was AWESOME. He was so knowledgeable and enthusiastic. He had TONS of information and all of it was really interesting.

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U1285kfnates

Jul 13, 2024

Found out history is steeped in brothels - Unfortunately I do not remember our tour guides name (no name tag) but he was incredible. Very funny and a great personality for the tour. He was very knowledgeable and did of good job of making the tour feel personable. It was a ton of fun.

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Stacygwashere

Jun 14, 2024

The best tour we did! - This tour is not a ghost tour. They will tell you this 6 times before you start the tour. If you still complain that you thought it was a ghost tour, you're stupid. Don't like my bluntness or words I used, then don't go on this tour. It's rated R. There's swearing. There's crime, corruption and scandal. It was the best tour I've been on!! Our tour guide Bruce was so knowledgeable and funny. In fact we had such a great time on Wednesday night, we booked the Haunted Jail tour for Friday night.

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Nikkejg

Nov 15, 2024

Not a ghost tour! - This is not a ghost tour and you'll be reminded of that several times. It was a fun way to learn about the seedier parts of Charleston's history. Not cheesy at all and the guide was well informed.

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Kristen_f

Nov 3, 2024

Fun walking tour - Tour guide was very informative. I learned information about Charleston you wouldn't learn elsewhere.

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L3334nsamya

Oct 4, 2024

Excellent Tour for Locals - This was definitely the best Charleston tour I've ever done (way better than a ghost tour). We had an awesome guide and a small group, and we thoroughly enjoyed it. The only reason I deducted a star is because we initially booked our preferred day and time, and the company ended up cancelling because we were the only ones who booked. That feels pretty unprofessional, especially because their tours aren't cheap, and that's really not okay when you're catering primarily to tourists. Being local, we were able to reschedule, but it did mean we had to take this tour on a work night. Not ideal for a lot of people!

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