Charleston Pub Crawl: True Crime Experience
4.4
29 Ratings
Charleston

Experience the Charleston Pub Crawl with a thrilling twist - delve into the city’s dark past and enjoy cocktails along the way. Book now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Pavilion Bar - Our tour begins at the stunning Pavilion Rooftop Bar inside the historical Market Pavilion Hotel.
  • Pawpaw - Rudy Royale is a modern establishment with rustic flare. They offer an extensive local wine selection and a curated cocktail list.
  • Bumpa’s - This classic Irish pub serves up locally-sourced Southern comfort food and…
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What's Included
  • Charleston’s top-rated tour guides
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
Additional Information

Bay Street Bastards offers an electrifying True Crime experience in Charleston, presented by Revelry. We unravel the sinister tales of the Holy City’s malefactors and their wicked actions - and we’re not afraid to tell. Charleston is a city seeped in history and tainted with violence. You’ll experience a bit of both, along with a couple of cocktails —…

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Location
United States Custom House
East Bay Street
You will meet your guide at the front entrance of the U.S. Custom House, at the corner of East Bay and South Market Streets, located at 200 E Bay St. Your guide will be waiting at the stairs.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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(29 Ratings)
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Dawn_c
Apr 24, 2024
AWESOME!!! - Alex was an AWESOME guide!!!!! He catering his stories to his audience and was very entertaining. Would definitely recommend this tour.
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Natalia_p
Apr 8, 2024
Great bars and stories! - We had such a fun time on this tour with Abby!! Abby was super gracious even though a few members of our party were a little late. She told us some really interesting stories about historical true crime in Charleston, from the 1600s through the 1980s. We also went to some cool bars and learned some Charleston history along the way. Def recommend this tour with her!
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Michellegt3256kl
Sep 18, 2023
Good time - This trip was so much fun! Abbey, our guide was amazing and her stories for each stop were interesting and knowledgeable. All of the bars were uniquely different and awesome. Definitely would do it again!
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Iam4572
Sep 17, 2023
Ladies Night - The rooftops! Abby was amazing and truly enjoys sharing her love of true crime with others. Thank you!
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X1753iirebeccam
Aug 13, 2023
Pub Crawl - It was a great tour! I highly recommend doing this tour. I learned a lot about the true crimes in Charleston. My tour guide was engaging and great at telling the stories. All of the places we stopped at had good drinks too.
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Krystenc_12
Jul 29, 2023
Abby was amazing and so were the venues! - This tour with Abby was a blast! She was knowledgeable and fun. She took us to a variety of different bars and told stories that ranged the centuries. Highly recommend!
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Donna_s
Apr 7, 2024
Bay Street Bastards Pub Crawl - The bars that we visited were interesting. The storytelling was lacking. On a side note we only visited 3 bars when 4 bars were advertised. It was over all just an okay experience.
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L8006slkatiej
Aug 23, 2023
Tour Too Long - This tour was way too long. It’s supposed to be two hours, but ended up being three hours. By the time we were done, we had very limited food options as kitchens and restaurants were closed & we were really hungry. I also wish I knew that we were going to only upscale bars where the drinks were very expensive. Just wasn’t what I was expecting.
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Amyholtzman
Dec 31, 2023
No famous watering holes, bad and inaccurate true crime stories, not at all as described - Our tour was oversold, the guide was not a good storyteller whatsoever, we didn’t go to a single famous watering hole - hotel bar, then weird chain Mexican restaurant, and I couldn’t tell you the last stop because there was no effort to keep any kind of time and so we left at 9:30, which was supposed to be the end time, but we were still sitting in the weird Mexican place (stop 2) listening to the tour guide ramble about the Murdaugh murders. I also expected infamous, OLD, historic Charleston true crime, but we barely got any of that and instead were subjected to a very bad version of the Murdaugh murders that wasn’t linear, nor accurate. Save your money and do a different tour.
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Seashell7718
Oct 27, 2023
Only told stories while walking- no drinks included - Our tour guide was kind, personable and knowledgeable about Charleston and the history of crime/pirates etc. However, over the 2 hour tour we were only told crime/pirate stories when walking in between the bars. We stopped at 3 bars and the time spent in the bars was not conversation related to the crime/tour we paid for. We had a nice time and enjoyed all the places we were taken, but for the price- we would not recommend.
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