History, Haunts, & Hahas!
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Charleston Walking Tours & Pub Crawls for Curious People
History • Haunted History • Pub Crawls • Rabbit Holes • Ghost Forensics • Investigations • Era & Niche • Ethical Storytelling • Big Conversations • Small Groups • Private Experiences • Personalized Adventures • Tarot Readings
Hosted by Vannah, Charleston local since 1998 and a top-rated local guide since 2020. Small mom-owned Charleston business.
History, Haunts, & Hahas! is a locally owned Charleston tour company creating thoughtful small-group experiences for curious people. Whether you're fascinated by colonial history, pirates, prohibition, architecture, local legends, or reported hauntings, every experience is built around research, conversation, and genuine curiosity.
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Some tours lean heavily into history.
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Some investigate reported paranormal activity.
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Others blend historic pubs, hidden stories, and Charleston's colorful past.
Every tour encourages questions rather than telling guests what they're supposed to believe.
Choose Your Charleston Experience
Whether you're fascinated by hidden history, reported hauntings, historic taverns, pirate legends, forgotten people, or simply a fun night exploring Charleston, there's an experience designed for your interests.
History Tours
Haunted History
Pub Crawls
Private & Custom
Rabbit Hole
tarot Readings
What Makes These Tours Different?
👻 Ghost Forensics™
📖 Ethical Storytelling
🕯️ Human Behind the Haunting
✨ Big Conversations
🤝 Small Groups
😊 Personality
🤸 Adaptability
😂 Humor
🔍 Overlooked History
⬆️ Always Evolving
🎩 Free Souvenir Hat Included
📟 Limited EMF Readers Available
Every tour is built around curiosity, conversation, and evidence—not scripts or scare tactics.
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Pick your tour based on your vibe — quiet history walk, light pub stop, social crawl, or a fully "hydrated" experience.
There are haunt-forward experiences, history-forward experiences, as well as historical experiences with no paranormal so that you can get started choosing your favorite new experience.
Tours range from 1.5 hours to 3 hours featuring between 0 and 4 bar stops where guests have opportunities to purchase beverages.
Join a public tour with small groups & big conversations, or treat yourself to a private, customized experience, which creates a tour to fit you inside of you having to find a tour that you fit.
Choose Your Experience
Southern Spirit Stroll
Haunted History walking tour
90 Minutes • 1 Mile
Haunted history walk focused on Ghost Forensics™, ethical storytelling, overlooked Charleston history, investigation, the human behind the haunting & meaningful conversation.
Shadows, Sailors & Smugglers
1680-1740 Walking Tour
90 Minutes • 1 Mile
Walk back in time with me to witness Charleston through the lens of 1680-1740. A history-forward experience with a hint of era legend, folklore, & haunts.
Super Soft Ghost Tour for Goobers & Weenies
Family-Friendly Ghost Tour
90 Minutes • 1 Mile
While the Southern Spirit Stroll is a haunted history walking tour that is family-friendly, this tour is designed for extra sensitive, younger audiences.
Tipsy Tombstone Tour
Haunted History with an Intermission at a Bar
90 Minutes • 1 Mile • 1 Bar
Enjoy one haunted pub stop while exploring Charleston's documented history, reported hauntings, & local folklore with the same caliber of content as the Southern Spirit Stroll.
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Tides, Tankards, & Treachery
1680-1740 & a Bar Intermission
90 Minutes • 1 Mile • 1 Bar
Enjoy a moody pub stop as you witness Charleston's history through a 1680-1740 lens. It's a history-forward experience with a hint of era-specific haunts, folklore, & legends.
Buzzed BooHag Bimble
Ghost Tour Pub Crawl Sandwich
2 Hours • 1 Mile • 2 Bars
A social haunted pub crawl balancing spooky stories, historical research, and relaxed conversation over drinks. Picture a Southern Spirit Stroll sandwiched between two haunted bars.
Drunken Sailor
1680-1740 Sandwich
2 Hours • 1 Mile • 2 Bars
A history-forward pub crawl sandwiching a 1680-1740 Charleston walking tour. It's mainly history but has some era specific legends, folklore, & haunts. Start at one pub and end at another just like a historic seafarer would.
Drunk History & Haunt Jaunt
Ghost Tour + Full Crawl
2.5 Hours • 1 Mile • 3 Bars
Popular haunted pub crawl combining Charleston history, ghost stories, laughter, & three carefully selected bar stops.
Haint Life Grand
1870-1940 Pub Crawl
2 Hours • 1 Mile • 3 Bar Stops
An 1870-1940 history-forward pub crawl choosing 3 perfect bars where stories continue within. This experience contains some haunts, folklore, & legends relevant to the era.
A Toast to the Ghost Roast
Fast-paced version
2 Hours • 1 Mile • 3 Bar Stops
A faster-paced haunted pub crawl that keeps the stories flowing and the glasses full.
Sidebars & Sidecars
Faster 1870-1940 Crawl
2.25 Hours • 1 Mile • 3 Bar Stops
A faster-paced version of the 1870-1940 history-only pub crawl walking tour. It's the same vibe but omits the razzle dazzle of haunts & lore.
Premium Poltergeist Prowl
Ultimate immersive experience
3 Hours • 1 Mile • 4 Bar Stops
Experience the ultimate immersive haunted pub crawl. More discoveries. More laughs. More breadcrumbs.
What Is Ghost Forensics?
Ghost Forensics is a way of exploring reported hauntings using history, observation, environmental factors, folklore, and critical thinking. It’s about following the breadcrumbs to reveal the human behind the haunting - and to give the silenced their voices back. Guests are encouraged to ask questions and form their own interpretations.
Rather than telling guests what to believe, Ghost Forensics™ invites them to examine history, folklore, reported experiences, environmental context, and the evidence available before reaching their own conclusions.
Meet Your Guide
Hi, I'm Vannah!
I’m endlessly curious about Charleston, the people who shaped it, & the mysteries it still holds.
I chase historical breadcrumbs, photograph strange little details most people walk past, & ask questions that don't always have easy answers.
My tours combine education, humor, & ethical storytelling because every ghost story begins with a human story.
Why You Can Trust Me
🏆 Top-Rated Local Guide Since 2020
🎓 Bachelor’s Degree in Education (Cum Laude)
🍎 5.5 Years Teaching Middle School
🎭 Blending Education & Entertainment Since 2005
🏠 Charleston Local Since 1998
👩👧 Mom-Owned Small Business
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If you do decide to engage in a tour or tarot service, I'll consider your donation a deposit for your activity. Either way, you're making a difference.