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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Kendall_a
Mar 19, 2026
Go Bruce - We had the pleasure of doing the Dark Side of Charleston tour with Bruce, and it was such a great experience! Not only was he *incredibly* knowledgeable about Charleston’s history, but you could tell he genuinely loves continuing to learn more about it himself, which made the tour even more fun! On top of that, he was hilarious and kept the whole group entertained the entire time. We did the 10 PM tour to be specific, which i feel only added to the dark lore. I would highly recommend booking a tour with Bruce if you’re considering it!
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Edengulledge
Jan 1, 2026
Learn about the underbelly of the history of Charleston - Great tour on New Year’s Eve to find out about the lesser known history of Charleston through storytelling and connections with the locations as we walked through the streets of Charleston.
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Kim_l
Dec 27, 2025
Great tour! - Andrew did a great job on the tour. It was interesting hearing about the dark side of Charleston. Andre even had pictures to show us. Very informative
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Dave_m
Dec 24, 2025
Very interesting history... - Very interesting history shared by Jack. Worth the time if you're looking for something to do in the evening.
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Shirley_x
Nov 13, 2025
Paul was incredible! He... - Paul was incredible! He was very knowledgeable and told many great stories! Strongly recommend this tour!
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Rebecca_b
Nov 3, 2025
Very insightful - Faith was very knowledgeable on the goings on "on the darker side of Charleston". I will definitely recommend this tour to age appropriate people.
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Kathryn_t
Sep 11, 2025
Scandalous - It was a very informative and interesting. Did not realize some of the things that I learned about Charleston.
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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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Paulr110
Feb 19, 2026
The tour was a lot of fun. - The tour was a lot of fun and we learned more about the history of Charleston... some things we wouldn't have learned on more traditional tours. David did a great job and we could hear him well through out the tour even without headsets. He is very knowledgeable on the history of Charleston. There were a couple of times on the tour when I had some trouble keeping track of who was who during his stories, but most of the time it was clear.
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Kevin
Oct 2, 2025
Cancellation by company - Cancelled prior to tour due to low sign up. Bulldog Tours did say we would be refunded. Hopefully it won’t take too terribly long to process.
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From $40
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).