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Ghost Walk Tour

A narrow brick alley at night, lit by two lamps under bare branchesSpanish moss over a brick garden wall and gate on a cobbled pathOld headstones and iron railings in a historic Charleston graveyard
Duration
60 min

An eerie walk through the old streets of the historic district, with ghost stories, legends and the city's history. You see cemeteries and hear about new sightings.

What to expect

  1. Theodosia Burr Alston (94 Church Street)Aaron Burr's daughter, lost at sea in 1812, and the deed in her name to 94 Church Street.
  2. The Whistling Ghost (59 Church Street)Dr. Joseph Ladd, killed in a duel over the actress Perdita, is still heard whistling after dark.
  3. Heinrick Ryngo, 'Doctor to the Dead'Lived on King Street in the tiniest house in town.
  4. Mary Nolan ThweattFelt the exact moment her son Victor was killed at the Camden Exchange railroad.
  5. The Ghost of Mills House HotelWhy General Robert E. Lee is said to roam through the hotel corridors.
  6. Cumberland Street & The Haunted AlleywaysDarkened brick pathways and the restless spirit reported near Cumberland Street.

Meeting point

Tommy Condon's, 160 Church Street, Suite B, Charleston SC 29401.

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