Went on the Sat afternoon stroll with scott and had a wonderful time. I've been to Charleston a couple times but had never seen the beautiful streets and alleys he took us down. Highly recommend this tour, with it's beautiful homes and the stories! Scott was laid back, enthusiastic and had a real passion for giving the tour. read more

Janine was very personable, informative, and a great story teller. This was our first time in Charleston and she provided an amazing overview of the city and its legends. Would highly recommend to others. read more

My kids and I had a BLAST on rhe Ghosts and Dungeon Tour. Charles was a great guide and wonderful storyteller- well paced, no theatrics, he knew his stuff and let the stories and history speak for themselves. Would absolutely recommend!! read more

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We did two tours with Bulldog. The first day we did a historic walking tour with a tour guide named James and the second day. We did a food tour with Graham. Both experiences were quite good. A special call out to Graham as he was a super friendly and talkative guide. We enjoyed him. read more

we did the cocktail tour with jack and it was wonderful. a mix of history and some excellent drinks at local places we never would have found ourselves. thanks for the tour. it met all expectations and then some!! read more

We took the bulldog tours haunted graveyard walk. We met at their building and while folks gathered we got ready. We walked and talked a bit. Of course we had a couple of know it alls but our guide did a good job squelching them to everyone else's pleasure. We ended up in a graveyard tht was full of Charleston history. Though we did not see anything out of the ordinary I did get a few pics with orbs. Now most of the time orbs are dust or something else explainable but these only happened in a few shots, so who knows. It was a great way to spend some time and learn some of the history of Charleston that you don't read about. read more

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Excellent! Fran was the narrator for the tour and she was fantastic! Learned a lot about Charleston from her! I highly recommend Bulldog Tours on your visit to Charleston! read more

Fran is in the middle--most knowledgeable tour guide for Charleston. The food tour was excellent. Highly recommended! read more

Bulldog Tours - Fran is in the middle--she was our tour guide. She knows Charleston & the food was excellent - Historical Tours Near Me - Charleston, South Carolina

Our guide, Sarah, was great. We learned a lot and she was very passionate about her job. We were contacted by the company that an event was taking place and that could reschedule us if we wanted. We greatly appreciated the offer. Unfortunately our short stay in Charleston did not allow for a change in plans. The jail house was definitely creepy. The party going on kind of took away from the allure of the ghost tour. Sarah still made it fascinating. It is crazy to think so much horror had taken place in one building. This is a tour to take if you're in Charleston but do a late one so it's completely dark. It will make your hairs stand up. read more

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We had such a fabulous tour yesterday. David and his knowledge of Charleston made our short time there enjoyable.

I thoroughly enjoyed my spooky night tour with Dakota/Bulldog Tours. It was such a perfect way to wrap up our time in Charleston. My friend and I purchased tickets to the Charleston Ghost and Dungeon Tour, which made stops at the dungeon (obviously), the waterfront, Philadelphia Alley, a church, and more. We had some no-shows in our group, so there were just four of us on the tour with Dakota, which made it feel like a VIP experience. The other two folks in the group happened to be from my home state and it was such fun chatting with them in between stops. Dakota was a top-tier storyteller and a Charleston native. He clearly loves his town and sharing historical lore. It was really just a perfect evening. I highly recommend taking a tour through Bulldog. I'll have to check out their other themed tours on future visits. read more

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Our tour guide was very nice. However, rather than spending any time talking about the horrors of slavery, he talked about how some slaves were paid and then they were able to buy their freedom and buy houses. Also, he said that Sullivan's was where there are really nice homes and he failed to mention that that this was where the slave ships landed to deliver the slaves. On this island, the slaves either died from their horrific conditions on the boat or they were sold off to plantation owners. He definitely glossed over the actual facts, which is unfortunate when doing a history tour! read more

When I'm in a new city, I always try to do a ghost tour. It's a good way to learn about the area's history from a different perspective. Sarah did a great job of bringing in the history of the jail, was respectful, funny, and informative. You could tell that she knew her stuff! read more

This walking tour takes you past so many beautiful and historical places! As a bonus, the weather was wonderful. Our guide was extremely knowledgeable about the wars, slave trade, politics when Charleston was founded, and really neat pieces of history. The only drawback was he is apparently an author who is currently writing articles for some local publication, has been on tv, is a chef with some type of historical dinners, and he talked about himself and his other venturesA LOT. It would have made the tour 30 minutes shorter, or more preferably, we could have heard 30 more minutes about the actual history of Charleston, if he had not talked about himself and all of his businesses quite so much. We just found that to be very offputting and frustrating, because that was very much not what we paid for. read more

We took the Old Jail tour at night. Sarah, our tour guide was so friendly and enthusiastic in her presentation. Hearing the history of the building and being there at night was a great experience. Merrill, another tour employee was so helpful and made our visit special. You should definitely add this tour to your list of must-do things when you're in Charleston! read more

We enjoyed our Charleston stroll and history tour and guide! Coleman was entertaining and informative, it was great to have a 12th generation Charlestonian tell us about all the history that happened here. read more

I LOVED THIS! First time in Charleston and had to do the spooky stuff. My guide was Jack and he's such a great storyteller! He speaks so conversationally, not like he's reciting something he memorized. We did the ghost and graveyard tour and I loved visiting Circular Congregation. I learned SO much about not just the graveyard but Charleston as a whole. Suuuper fascinating! I took a million pictures and cant wait to come back and bring friends! read more

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We had an amazing time on Bulldog's "Ghosts & Graveyards" tour!! Our tour guide, Dave, was very knowledgeable and great at telling the stories of all of the haunts. The tour was perfectly spooky (as being in a cemetery at 10 pm usually is!!) while feeling totally safe. I look forward to visiting Charleston again to take another Bulldog tour! read more

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good tour. Mike was our tour guide and knew so many details about Charleston that he was able to easily tie one thing to another during the tour. we really enjoyed it. read more

Great tour! Faith was outstanding tour guide. She was incredibly friendly, knowledgeable, and fun to be with for two plus hours! If you are ever fortunate to get her as your guide, you will not be disappointed. read more

We did two tours with Bulldog during our time in Charleston. The first was the ghost tour that included the dungeon and graveyard. The second tour was the Captain's tour on the Yorktown. Merrill was a guide for the ghost tour and she was fabulous! A great story teller. I enjoyed seeing the dungeon very much and appreciated the information about the tombstones in the graveyard. I have toured a cemetery or two (or two dozen) in my life so I am pretty familiar with some of the symbols you see on tombstones but I learned something new on this tour, which is always nice. My hubs enjoyed the tour as well. He particularly liked that Merrill was just a "normal" person wasn't dressed up in period or a ghost theme, lol. I don't remember our guide's name on the Yorktown, but he was a retired gentleman who could really run around the ship! All that walking up and down stairs and ladders, whew! He was almost hard to keep up with and boy did he know his history as well. So much great information! We were glad we paid the extra money for the guided tour because we don't think we would have gotten as much out of it if we just did the tour on our own, reading stuff along the way. Our guide really brought the stories to life. I would definitely recommend Bulldog Tours! The knowledge of the guides was phenomenal. read more

Great tour with Dave! He was extremely knowledgeable and attentive to the group's questions. I learned so much! Definitely would recommend!

We did the 8PM walking tour of the haunted Old City Jail in downtown Charleston with Sarah as our tour guide and it was amazing. It was heavy, but she was so informative and passionate about the true stories of all the history here. We didn't experience any ghost sightings but we did definitely feel physical effects of being in a place where many people greatly suffered dark and awful things for so many years. I felt heaviness in my body and head and was a bit nauseous especially in the first few rooms, so if anyone finds themselves particularly sensitive to supernatural energy, be aware of the possibility of feeling it on this tour. Wouldn't change a thing, it was so fascinating and disturbing and we loved it. read more

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Clara did a great job with our tour of 16 people. She started very promptly, moved us at a good pace, spoke very loudly and clearly, had great energy, and had an abundant amount of historical information to share with us. We had a great tour and will be recommending it. read more

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Visiting from seattle wa. Went on jail ghost tour last night with tour guid Faith. She was amazing! Weird thing... I took tons of pics and video's. When yhe tour started my phone alerted me I only had 15% battery left. Weird because I had charged it. Then at the end of the tour I took a final picture of my neice with the jail in background. My phone died right after. Then it was giving me and alert "charge error". It would not turn on! I tried several different chargers. Nothing. It was definitely eerie. Makes me wounder if I captured someone in the photos who didn't want to be seen. My nieces who are 12 and 16 were and are still freaked! 07/21/25 read more

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Emma was wonderful. She was a true pro and I'd highly recommend this tour. A fun tour for those who enjoy ghost stories.

We booked a tour and 2 hours prior they cancelled because of not enough other bookings. They did call and refunded our charges so I am not giving them a single star. read more

Our groups did the ghost tour at the Jail with Sarah. She did a great job and it was scary! We loved it and she was very knowledgeable. Some in our group enjoyed the history and others enjoyed being scared. We wish the tour had been longer but still felt it deserves 5 stars! read more

We went on the Charleston Ghost & Dungeon Tour! Devlin was our tour guide and did a wonderful job! #charlestonsc #ghosttour #bulldogtours read more

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While vacationing in Charleston, SC what better thing to do then act like a tourist and join a walking ghost tour!! I loved every minute of it. So much history and culture. Our guide was knowledgeable and was great about answering questions! read more

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We took a history tour through downtown Charleston with David Romein. He was the best tour guide! So knowledgeable of the US and Charleston's rich history, and told in such a fun way. We had an absolute blast, thank you David! read more

The Haunted Jail tour is a must! It literally sent chills down my spine. The stories, the goosebumps that form on your arms when entering the different rooms, the horror..Certainly not for the faint of heart. I can only give this 4 stars as I thought it was extremely short for the price. Any other tour typically gives you double the time for that cost. No group rates either. We enjoyed the tour guide and his stories. I would suggest going during Halloween like we did! read more

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Keith was fantastic! My mom and I took the VIP Ghost Tour and it was great. He really immersed us into the Charleston culture and told great stories. We were able to see a few different sites that were significant in history. Keith really made the tour great with his knowledge - him being a local really helps! 10/5 would recommend him! read more

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Sarah was a wonderful guide.She is very knowledgeable, personable and considerate. She treated our dog with kindness and respect which was very sweet.If you want to learn about the history,culture and architecture of Charleston be sure to ask for Sarah.It was a private tour and she treated us like family.Thank you Sarah. read more

We're Charleston natives but brought friends from out-of-town on the haunted dungeon tour. Sabian was the best!!! He was very knowledgeable and engaging. Highly recommend to anyone, local or tourist. read more

Noah was our guide for the VIP walking tour at 7:45pm. I selected this tour because you went to both the graveyard & dungeon. The commentary was informative and creepy at times and the graveyard part was the best. I was disappointed in the dungeon as it was very staged ( several people commented it was "Disneyesk" with mannequins throughout. Noah did a great job keeping our tour moving & engaged. read more

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We combined our visit to the Ft Sumter National Park with a guided 2 hr walking tour of Charleston. Directions for the meeting area were clear. Tour guide, Keith, was the best! Knowledgeable, engaging, interesting, and open to all questions. It made it more special that he's been a life long resident so knew the details of the city's history. Highly recommend this tour and guide! read more

We did the VIP ghost tour with Darian last night. She was great at telling the stories as if she was there. Highly recommend. read more

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The only ghost tour in Charleston that allows access to the circular graveyard after hours!! After 20+ years of living in the south, I finally made the move to experience a frightfully delightful tour. The bulldog tour group offered two time frames for this ghost tour of 7:30 and 9:30pm. Our tour guide was named Devlin and he was super informative and had a clear voice. He felt passionate about what he does and could tell! Our tour took us down part of an alley, near a church, and then into the graveyard. We ended the tour in Washington Square. Overall had a chillingly entertained time! Also, I saved some money by mentioning their ad from one of the local papers so that helped with the price a bit. At the end of the tour, Devlin mentioned if you share his name for booking the next tour there would also be a discount so something to consider for the next tour! Happy haunting!! read more

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Ghost tour was incredible. Our guide was informative and patient. I highly recommend Bulldog Tours.