When the Past is still Present

There are some people who believe that ghost stories are just another type of distraction from real life but others think differently. For those who are not scared to believe that spirits may still linger along the living and may even dare to come up to close to one then Charleston, South Dakota is your town to visit. Apparently the town has a couple of sites were supernatural activity has been documented to exist. The Post Office, the Old City Jail and the ancient graveyard are some of the sites were the believed spirits of murdered victims, pirates and other town members have been believed to be seen. Due all of this ghost talk and legendary tales various people decided that it would bring good business to make up some tours that led you throughout the town in seek of a personal introduction to some of the towns ghosts. Here are a couple of tours carried out by different companies for you to look into if this whole ghost talk hasn't scared you already.


1. Bulldog Tours: (843) 722-TOUR. The whole "bulldog" thing had already made me think that this company was hardcore and when I read the sites they visit during the tour my hypothesis was proven correct. They believe themselves to be the only ones with access to one of the dungeons and one of the towns most ancient graveyards. The tours they offer are the following: The Dark Side of Charleston, the Haunted Jail Tour, the Ghost and Dungeon Tour and the Ghost and Graveyards Tour. The tours are obviously carried out at night ranging from a starting time of 8 to 10PM. And the fee is $18 per person.


2. Tour Charleston: (873) 723-1670. This tour appeared to be more well rounded. They not only give history of the town regarding the local superstitions and the haunted building but also speak of the towns restaurants and lodging. Charleston Tour includes offers two different ghost tours but also includes "The Pirates of Charleston Tour". During this tour you learn about the great pirate king Blackbeard and you get to revisit where the last battles of the "Golden Age of Piracy" took place. Tickets are again $18 and tours are also carried out at night.


3. The Original Charleston Walks: Offering the Ghosts and Legends of Charleston tour, they claim to have been the original ghost walkers of town. Some of the tours include: John C. Calhoun's grave, Charleston Harbor and the site of the Great Earthquake. Something that caught my eye with this company was that they take a lot of pride mentioning how friendly and knowledgeable their tour guides are, so I thinking the should be pretty good. Tours are offered all year except on Thanksgiving and Christmas day. Tickets are $18 and tours are at night.

Feeling any goosebumps yet? Reading about it might not be scary at all so lets see if now you dare to pick up the phone, make your reservation and visit the ghosts in person to see how your feeling then. BOO!