Charleston Guided Tour: Explore City's Dark Past

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
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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272joels
Jun 24, 2025
We love the Dark Side! - We had an excellent 10pm walk with Jade. She was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We always seek out the “dark” tours on all of our visits to charming Southern towns. This one did not disappoint. Book now!
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Lawrence_k
Apr 17, 2025
Lolo0681 - Our tour guide, Dave, was energetic and excitedly invested in local history. Very enjoyable and paced nicely through the historic streets. Visitors Note this is NOT a ghost tour, much better
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Raymond_k
Mar 30, 2025
It was hreat to learn... - It was hreat to learn about Charleston history not normally in the history books. The tour guide, Jack, was very knowledgeable.
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Pets5plus
Feb 25, 2025
The dark side of Charleston - Our guide, Jade? (I am terrible at remembering names) was fabulous! She was knowledgeable about the cities history. She was comfortable speaking about adult things and made me laugh a lot. I learned things that made me go 'WOW'. If you are ok with some adult language and topics I very much recommend this tour. You will learn things about some famous people that you don't learn in history class.
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Debbievollmers
Jan 18, 2025
Dark side of Charleston Tour - Awesome historical walking tour with Randy!! He was very knowledgeable & a wonderful storyteller! Highly recommend..you will not be disappointed
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Kayla
Jan 5, 2025
Fun History! - We enjoyed the "THIS IS NOT A GHOST TOUR" tour! This tour focused on the history of Charleston and our tour guide, Dave made this a fun and memorable experience. This tour was a great way to see Charelston and learn about the dark history!
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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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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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Thomas_w
Mar 1, 2025
Terrible guide actual... - Terrible guide actual tour wasn’t what was in description one star over rated we walked away have gone on tours on 5 continents this was worse experience
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up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).