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Horse-Drawn Haunted Carriage Tour of Historic Charleston
14 Anson Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Research updated August 2026
Age
All Ages; children 4 and up, infants 0-3 free
Cost
$$
Haunted Carriage Tour from $50 (ages 12+), $40 (ages 4-11), free for infants 0-3. Pricing per the operator's own site.
Access
Wheelchair OK
A horse-drawn, 16-passenger carriage tour through Charleston's historic core; guests remain seated for the full route. Carriages are covered, with rain ponchos available.
Equipment
Photos OK
Est. 1983 · Charleston Historic District · Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon
Old South Carriage Company has been family owned and operated since 1983, when founder David Compton began touring guests with three horses and a single carriage from a base in downtown Charleston. The company now operates larger, 16-passenger carriages departing from 14 Anson Street, one block from the Charleston City Market, running both a daytime historic carriage tour and an evening Haunted Carriage Tour through Charleston's 15-block historic core. Its haunted route passes the Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon, an 18th-century landmark used as a Revolutionary War-era prison, along with other historic alleys, graveyards, churches, and hotels in the district. The Haunted Evening Horse and Carriage Tour is listed by the Charleston Area Convention & Visitors Bureau and carries an extensive Tripadvisor, Viator, and GetYourGuide review history.
Sources
The operator describes the Haunted Carriage Tour as sharing "the surprising tales of ghosts, pirates, and patriots from Charleston's fascinating past" while passing haunted alleys, graveyards, churches, hotels, and the Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon, a site long associated in local lore with Revolutionary War-era prisoners held in its basement.
All of this is the tour operator's own marketing material, not documented history independently verified for this listing; it is included here as a description of what the tour covers, not as an endorsement of any specific claim.
A 40-minute evening horse-drawn carriage tour past Charleston's haunted alleys, graveyards, churches, hotels, and the Old Exchange Building and Provost Dungeon, narrated by a licensed guide. Tickets from $50 (ages 12+), $40 (ages 4-11), free for infants. Meets at 14 Anson Street; arrive 10 minutes early.
A combination package pairing the operator's Haunted Carriage Tour with a separate Charleston Harbor boat tour, per the operator's own site.
A combination package pairing the operator's daytime Historic Charleston Carriage Tour with its evening Haunted Carriage Tour, per the operator's own site.
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