Charleston, South Carolina, is a beautiful city, nicknamed The Holy City, with many alleged haunted locations. Many are familiar with the more famous paranormal hotspots around the city, like the Old Jail, the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon, White Point Gardens, Church Street, and the Pink House, but did you know about this famous hidden…
The Ghosts That Haunt “America’s First Theatre” in Charleston
This working performance art theatre in Charleston has had a notable history, including fires and even an earthquake in 1886, since it opened on February 12, 1736. The original Dock Street Theatre was probably destroyed by the Great Fire of 1740, which destroyed many of the buildings in Charleston’s French Quarter. Many consider the Dock…
Is the Ghost of Willie Earle at this Pickens County Building
The Pickens County Museum of Art & History, on the corner of Johnson Street and Highway 178, used to be the Pickens County Jail, which opened in 1903 and closed in 1975, housing the last lynching victim in South Carolina history, Willie Earle. In 1947, Earle was accused of assaulting a white cab driver. A…
The Haunting of St. Philip’s Cemetery in Charleston
Charleston is famously known as the Holy City. And if you happen to be in the Holy City, why not walk down haunted Church Street and visit St. Philip’s Episcopal Church? They were founded in 1680, making the congregation the oldest in the United States, south of the Virginia border. In the 17th century, the…
This Beautiful Eleven-Room Charleston Hotel is Home to Two Famous Ghosts
The Holy City has plenty of activities to keep you occupied, including ghost tours, museums, and eateries. Be on the lookout, as we will soon release a video featuring the top things to do in Charleston, hosted by Sheri Taylor of Southern Escapades. With everything Charleston offers, you will surely need to spend more than…
Does The Lady in the Black Dress Haunt This Pub in Charleston
The haunted Blind Tiger Pub in Charleston has more than liquid spirits inside. The pub first opened in 1992 in its Broad Street location, but it wasn’t until a round of renovations in 2016 that stories began to pour in (no pun intended). One apparition that is said to haunt the historic building is a…
The Ghostly Tale of Bingham’s Light
A spot near Dillon in Latta is said to be haunted by the ghost of a man hit by a train in the late 1800s or early 1900s. There are at least two different stories behind Bingham’s Light. The first says a farmer named John or Bill Bingham met their demise by a train one…
The Phantom Hitchhiker of Aiken
On pages 27 and 28 of Tally Johnson’s Ghosts of the Midlands book, Johnson discusses the local lore and why the young bride is trapped to spend eternity along this road near Aiken. The incident occurred in the 1920s when a young couple traveled from their North Carolina home en route to Florida, stopping in…
The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon
The Old Exchange & Provost Dungeon, located at 122 E. Bay Street, is a Charleston landmark built in 1771 as a commercial exchange and customs house. During the American Revolution, tea confiscated by the British was stored here. After the British captured the city in 1780, it was a barracks, and the basement served as…
The Rose Hill Plantation
Built between 1828 and 1832, the beautiful Rose Hill Plantation is a historic site in Union County, South Carolina. Nestled along the Tyger River. Rose Hill Plantation served as the South Carolina Governor’s mansion during William Henry Gist’s (1807-1874) time in office from 1858 through 1860. The home offers insight into the upcountry cotton plantation…