With its long history of hauntings and reports of paranormal activity, South Carolina holds the promise of all sorts of scary things. From haunted cemeteries to haunted bridges and ghosts that terrorize hotel guests, this haunted road trip through the Palmetto state is sure to both thrill you and send chills up your spine as you seek out some of the most haunted places in South Carolina!
The drive time for this spooky road trip is just over nine hours and here is a link to a Google Map with all the locations plotted in one trip for you. Gas up the car and hit the road for this haunted South Carolina Road Trip!
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Google Maps [enhanced] This haunted road trip through South Carolina starts in the upstate and ends in the Lowcountry. Have fun and…don’t dare go alone.
- Gist Bridge - Union, SC
Google Maps One of South Carolina’s crybaby bridges has been reported to have strange happenings. It too is surrounded by a legend of a baby who was thrown from the bridge and still haunts the place with cries for help. The Gist Bridge is also known for another phenomenon: if you are traveling away from Union and stop in the middle of this bridge and put your car in neutral, it will roll uphill. Some say it’s the spirit of the child pushing you off the bridge. 34.614549, -81.664621
- Crybaby Bridge - Anderson, SC
Flickr/graywolfx47 This famous and other crybaby bridge in the state is located in Anderson County. It’s one of the real haunted places in South Carolina and is home to an apparition of a woman in a white dress who some think seems to be looking for someone. There’s also an ages-old legend about a woman who tossed her unwanted baby from this bridge. Some people claim to be able to hear that baby crying. 2806 High Shoals Rd, Anderson, SC 29621, USA
- Graniteville Cemetery - Graniteville, SC
Google Maps [streetview] No haunted road trip would be complete without a visit to the most haunted cemetery in South Carolina. From a witch ghost who roams this place at night putting flowers on the graves of children, to apparitions spotted even during the daytime hours, Graniteville Cemetery is one creepy spot you’ll remember forever. Graniteville, SC, USA
- The tomb of Julia Legare - Edisto Island
YouTube/Undead ManWitch The road trip takes you out to the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island where the young Julia Legare was accidentally buried alive in the mid-1800s. Her family placed her in this tomb and then a few years later, upon opening the tomb to add the remains of another family member, Julia’s bones were reportedly discovered in a pile by the door. To add to this notorious tale of ghosts in South Carolina, every time they put the door back on the tomb after discovering they’d buried her alive, it would mysteriously be cast aside. Eventually, the caretakers just gave up and left the door off. 2164 SC-174, Edisto Island, SC 29438, USA
- Jacksonboro Light -Jacksonboro, SC
YouTube/Tim Oconnor A long long time ago, a preacher went out at night walking with a lantern along Parkers Ferry Road near the railroad tracks in Jacksonboro. He was looking for his teenage daughter. Somehow, he was hit by a train and died. Locals and visitors alike report seeing his ghost here all the time, carrying a lantern. Some people report hearing a train at the same time as they see the preacher’s lantern. The legendary Jacksonboro Light haunting will make the hair on your neck stand up. 32.759048, -80.396199,
- Battery Carriage House - Charleston, SC
TripAdvisor/AngelinaRocks Possibly Charleston’s most haunted inn, the Battery Carriage House faces White Point Gardens which is definitely haunted by the spirits of pirates hanged there. But the inn has at least three different rooms that are regularly visited by ghosts. One visitor was scared out of his wits by a headless man who showed up in his room in the middle of the night! If you’re brave enough to spend the night in one of the real haunted places in South Carolina, then you can book a room here on any night of your choosing. 20 S Battery St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
- The grave of Alice Flagg - Murrells Inlet, SC
YouTube/Rachel Ayers Tipton End this South Carolina road trip at perhaps one of the most famous ghosts in all of South Carolina. Alice Flagg was sent away to a boarding school in her teens because her family didn’t approve of her boyfriend. Not long after being separated from the love of her short life, Alice got ill and and came back home only to fall into a coma. When she awakened she realized the ring her beloved had given her was missing from the chain around her neck. She died soon after. Now her ghost is seen roaming the area supposedly looking for the ring. Visitors to this grave that’s believed to be Alice’s leave coins and rings for her. 3560 Kings River Rd, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, USA
No matter the time of year, some of the most haunted places in South Carolina are a thrill to seek out. Is there anything we should add to this haunted South Carolina road trip? Want even more scary stuff? Take a leisurely drive down this Haunted South Carolina Road! Or for more adventures, check out our list of exciting South Carolina road trips.
Google Maps [enhanced]
This haunted road trip through South Carolina starts in the upstate and ends in the Lowcountry. Have fun and…don’t dare go alone.
Google Maps
One of South Carolina’s crybaby bridges has been reported to have strange happenings. It too is surrounded by a legend of a baby who was thrown from the bridge and still haunts the place with cries for help. The Gist Bridge is also known for another phenomenon: if you are traveling away from Union and stop in the middle of this bridge and put your car in neutral, it will roll uphill. Some say it’s the spirit of the child pushing you off the bridge.
34.614549, -81.664621
Flickr/graywolfx47
This famous and other crybaby bridge in the state is located in Anderson County. It’s one of the real haunted places in South Carolina and is home to an apparition of a woman in a white dress who some think seems to be looking for someone. There’s also an ages-old legend about a woman who tossed her unwanted baby from this bridge. Some people claim to be able to hear that baby crying.
2806 High Shoals Rd, Anderson, SC 29621, USA
Google Maps [streetview]
No haunted road trip would be complete without a visit to the most haunted cemetery in South Carolina. From a witch ghost who roams this place at night putting flowers on the graves of children, to apparitions spotted even during the daytime hours, Graniteville Cemetery is one creepy spot you’ll remember forever.
Graniteville, SC, USA
YouTube/Undead ManWitch
The road trip takes you out to the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island where the young Julia Legare was accidentally buried alive in the mid-1800s. Her family placed her in this tomb and then a few years later, upon opening the tomb to add the remains of another family member, Julia’s bones were reportedly discovered in a pile by the door. To add to this notorious tale of ghosts in South Carolina, every time they put the door back on the tomb after discovering they’d buried her alive, it would mysteriously be cast aside. Eventually, the caretakers just gave up and left the door off.
2164 SC-174, Edisto Island, SC 29438, USA
YouTube/Tim Oconnor
A long long time ago, a preacher went out at night walking with a lantern along Parkers Ferry Road near the railroad tracks in Jacksonboro. He was looking for his teenage daughter. Somehow, he was hit by a train and died. Locals and visitors alike report seeing his ghost here all the time, carrying a lantern. Some people report hearing a train at the same time as they see the preacher’s lantern. The legendary Jacksonboro Light haunting will make the hair on your neck stand up.
32.759048, -80.396199,
TripAdvisor/AngelinaRocks
Possibly Charleston’s most haunted inn, the Battery Carriage House faces White Point Gardens which is definitely haunted by the spirits of pirates hanged there. But the inn has at least three different rooms that are regularly visited by ghosts. One visitor was scared out of his wits by a headless man who showed up in his room in the middle of the night! If you’re brave enough to spend the night in one of the real haunted places in South Carolina, then you can book a room here on any night of your choosing.
20 S Battery St, Charleston, SC 29401, USA
YouTube/Rachel Ayers Tipton
End this South Carolina road trip at perhaps one of the most famous ghosts in all of South Carolina. Alice Flagg was sent away to a boarding school in her teens because her family didn’t approve of her boyfriend. Not long after being separated from the love of her short life, Alice got ill and and came back home only to fall into a coma. When she awakened she realized the ring her beloved had given her was missing from the chain around her neck. She died soon after. Now her ghost is seen roaming the area supposedly looking for the ring. Visitors to this grave that’s believed to be Alice’s leave coins and rings for her.
3560 Kings River Rd, Pawleys Island, SC 29585, USA
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The OIYS Visitor Center
Most Haunted Places In South Carolina August 17, 2019 Robin Jarvis What is the most famous ghost story from South Carolina? Undeniably, the most notorious ghost story from South Carolina begins with the mid-1800s’ accidental burial of a young woman thought to be deceased. Julia Legare’s seemingly lifeless body was entombed in the family mausoleum located at the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island. A short time later, after another family member passed away, the tomb was opened to inter the newly deceased loved one. Upon opening the tomb, it’s said that young Julia’s bones were found in a pile by the door; and what looked to be fingernail scratches on the inside of the door were assumed to belong to Julia - trying to signal she was alive. What is the most haunted town in South Carolina?
St. Helena Island
Although not an official town in South Carolina, St. Helena Island is still called the most haunted town in South Carolina. From specific spots that have numerous reports of paranormal activity to roving ghosts, such as the headless soldier who walks along a main highway after dark with a lantern and who is believed to be looking for his lost head, this sea island in South Carolina has an insane amount of ghost sightings. In fact, the entire Beaufort area has more than its fair share of ghost stories! What is the creepiest abandoned place in South Carolina?
Fort Fremont
If it’s a huge thrill you’re seeking in the way of a ghost sighting, then head to St. Helena Island to a fort that was abandoned long ago, yet is thought to be a permanent home to the spirits of some soldiers that may have passed through the fort at one time or another. It’s at this abandoned place in South Carolina that the headless soldier is said to have been decapitated after a disagreement with another soldier. Upon walking around the fort (now a town park), visitors have reported hearing the groans of the headless soldier, as well as seeing apparitions of other soldiers in uniform.
The OIYS Visitor Center
Most Haunted Places In South Carolina
August 17, 2019
Robin Jarvis
What is the most famous ghost story from South Carolina? Undeniably, the most notorious ghost story from South Carolina begins with the mid-1800s’ accidental burial of a young woman thought to be deceased. Julia Legare’s seemingly lifeless body was entombed in the family mausoleum located at the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island. A short time later, after another family member passed away, the tomb was opened to inter the newly deceased loved one. Upon opening the tomb, it’s said that young Julia’s bones were found in a pile by the door; and what looked to be fingernail scratches on the inside of the door were assumed to belong to Julia - trying to signal she was alive. What is the most haunted town in South Carolina?
St. Helena Island
Although not an official town in South Carolina, St. Helena Island is still called the most haunted town in South Carolina. From specific spots that have numerous reports of paranormal activity to roving ghosts, such as the headless soldier who walks along a main highway after dark with a lantern and who is believed to be looking for his lost head, this sea island in South Carolina has an insane amount of ghost sightings. In fact, the entire Beaufort area has more than its fair share of ghost stories! What is the creepiest abandoned place in South Carolina?
Fort Fremont
If it’s a huge thrill you’re seeking in the way of a ghost sighting, then head to St. Helena Island to a fort that was abandoned long ago, yet is thought to be a permanent home to the spirits of some soldiers that may have passed through the fort at one time or another. It’s at this abandoned place in South Carolina that the headless soldier is said to have been decapitated after a disagreement with another soldier. Upon walking around the fort (now a town park), visitors have reported hearing the groans of the headless soldier, as well as seeing apparitions of other soldiers in uniform.
The OIYS Visitor Center
The OIYS Visitor Center
Undeniably, the most notorious ghost story from South Carolina begins with the mid-1800s’ accidental burial of a young woman thought to be deceased. Julia Legare’s seemingly lifeless body was entombed in the family mausoleum located at the Presbyterian Church on Edisto Island. A short time later, after another family member passed away, the tomb was opened to inter the newly deceased loved one. Upon opening the tomb, it’s said that young Julia’s bones were found in a pile by the door; and what looked to be fingernail scratches on the inside of the door were assumed to belong to Julia - trying to signal she was alive.
What is the most haunted town in South Carolina?
- St. Helena Island
Although not an official town in South Carolina, St. Helena Island is still called the most haunted town in South Carolina. From specific spots that have numerous reports of paranormal activity to roving ghosts, such as the headless soldier who walks along a main highway after dark with a lantern and who is believed to be looking for his lost head, this sea island in South Carolina has an insane amount of ghost sightings. In fact, the entire Beaufort area has more than its fair share of ghost stories!
What is the creepiest abandoned place in South Carolina?
- Fort Fremont
If it’s a huge thrill you’re seeking in the way of a ghost sighting, then head to St. Helena Island to a fort that was abandoned long ago, yet is thought to be a permanent home to the spirits of some soldiers that may have passed through the fort at one time or another. It’s at this abandoned place in South Carolina that the headless soldier is said to have been decapitated after a disagreement with another soldier. Upon walking around the fort (now a town park), visitors have reported hearing the groans of the headless soldier, as well as seeing apparitions of other soldiers in uniform.
