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Haunted Places in Charleston, SC

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.

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An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

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Battery Carriage Inn

Haunted place

20 S Battery St, Charleston, SC

Open (boutique hotel).

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.

Source: postandcourier.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

SOUTH CAROLINA / HAUNTED PLACE

Dock Street Theatre

Haunted place

135 Church Street, Charleston, SC 29401

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 …

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

SOUTH CAROLINA / HAUNTED PLACE

Magnolia Cemetery

Haunted place

70 Cunnington Avenue, Charleston, SC 29405

Open to the public (free during gate hours).

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…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

SOUTH CAROLINA / HAUNTED PLACE

Mills House Hotel

Haunted place

115 Meeting St, Charleston, SC 29401

Open (operating hotel).

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.

Source: ghosttourcharleston.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

SOUTH CAROLINA / HAUNTED PLACE

Old City Jail

Haunted place

21 Magazine St, Charleston, SC

Open (guided tours).

Built in 1802 and used until 1939, it held pirates, Civil War prisoners and Lavinia Fisher. Tour guides report visitors feeling touched inside.

Source: postandcourier.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

SOUTH CAROLINA / HAUNTED PLACE

Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon

Haunted place

122 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Open to the public (museum admission).

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 …

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

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Philadelphia Alley

Haunted place

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.

Source: ghosttourcharleston.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

SOUTH CAROLINA / HAUNTED PLACE

Poogan's Porch

Haunted place

72 Queen Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Open to the public (restaurant).

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. …

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

SOUTH CAROLINA / HAUNTED PLACE

St. Philip's Church

Haunted place

142 Church St, Charleston, SC 29401

Active church.

Sue Howard Hardy, who died in 1888 soon after losing her baby, is said to mourn at her child's grave in the churchyard amid strange mists.

Source: ghosttourcharleston.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

An imposing gothic mansion lit with dramatic amber lanterns and eerie fog under an autumn moonIllustrated dispatch art — not a photoARCHIVE PHOTOGRAPH // PARANORMAL SITE

SOUTH CAROLINA / HAUNTED PLACE

Unitarian Church Cemetery

Haunted place

4 Archdale Street, Charleston, SC 29401

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…

Source: hauntbound.com

This story is folklore told about a real place. It is not presented as documented fact.

Map of Charleston, Sc haunts

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Battery Carriage Inn1Dock Street Theatre2Magnolia Cemetery3Mills House Hotel4Old City Jail5Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon6Philadelphia Alley7Poogan's Porch8St. Philip's Church9Unitarian Church Cemetery10

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