Historic haunted places in Charleston, SC. Each page gives the ghost story, whether visitors can go, and a link to the site the story came from. The stories are folklore, not documented fact.
Across from where pirate Stede Bonnet's men were hanged in 1718. Room 10 has a polite 'gentleman ghost' who vanishes when asked, and a headless soldier is said to roam.
Open to the public (performances; lobby viewing during business hours).
The famous ghost here is actor Junius Brutus Booth, who stayed at the old Planters Hotel on this site. Tour guides describe a figure resembling his portraits in a balcony box near …
Most reports come from the Soldiers Ground, where visitors and guides describe marching footsteps on the gravel after dusk, faint bugle calls and lone figures in Confederate unifor…
Built in 1853 and a refuge for Confederate soldiers in the Civil War. Guests report a soldier in the halls, whispers, cold spots and footsteps in empty corridors.
The dungeon beneath this colonial customs house held prisoners during the Revolution. Visitors describe shadow figures in the brick vaults, distant moans and cold spots in the old …
Philadelphia Alley, between Queen St and Cumberland St, Charleston, SC 29401
Open (public alley).
Called Bloody Alley for its duels. Dr. Joseph Brown Ladd, killed in a 1786 duel, is said to whistle as he walks, amid phantom footsteps and clashing swords.
Since this house became a restaurant in 1976, staff have described a small elderly woman in a long dark dress and wire-rimmed glasses, identified as former resident Zoe St. Amand. …
Open to the public (free during posted churchyard hours).
This overgrown churchyard is known for a Lady in White who seems to glide between the gravestones and wildflowers. Popular tradition names her Anna Ravenel, though the story is fol…