Charlotte Haunted & True Crime Golf Cart Tour

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Duration1h 30m

GroupUp to 20

LanguagesEN

Mobile ticketAccepted

Ghost Stories & Crime History on Charlotte's Only Open-Air Golf Cart

You ride an open-air electric golf cart through Charlotte's Fourth Ward, Old Settlers' Cemetery, and other haunted sites while a local guide recounts ghost stories and true crime history. The motorized route covers 72+ acres and multiple neighborhoods in 90 minutes, with stops where you step off to hear the stories in place. Tours run Friday and Saturday nights with a six-person minimum, and parking is discounted with your ticket.

1h 30m

Step-by-step itinerary

Haunted and true crime golf cart tour

Pick up at the Market
Ride through 72-acre cemetery
Discover lurking ghost stories
Visit oldest cemetery in Charlotte
Tour Fourth Ward haunted sites
Learn about local tragedy and haunts

The Experience

Our guide pulled up to the Market at 7th Street in a vintage electric golf cart, already rattling off a story about the Fourth Ward before we'd even climbed aboard. That's how these tours work here — the moment you're in your seat, you're already three decades into someone else's tragedy. The cart moves slow enough that you can actually see the buildings, the old hotel windows, the street corners where things happened, but fast enough to cover ground most walking tours can't touch. Ninety minutes, and you'll pass through two cemeteries, including the 72-acre Old Settlers' Cemetery that opened in 1853, plus the neighborhoods where the hauntings stick around.

The golf cart lets you get off at certain stops — graveyards mostly, and a few of the older structures in Fourth Ward where the stories have weight. Your guide knows which graves matter, which houses still have reports, and which corners locals avoid after dark. You're not just hearing about Charlotte's haunted and true crime history; you're standing in the actual places where people claim to have seen things. The cemetery alone is worth the tour — 72 acres of old stones, and the guide will point out the ones with stories attached. It's the kind of detail that makes the whole thing feel less like a performance and more like someone showing you around their own neighborhood.

Tours run Friday and Saturday nights, and they need a minimum of six people to go, so book early if you're set on a specific date. The Market at 7th Street is where pickup happens, and there's parking in the marketplace deck with your ticket. If you want to grab food or a cold drink before or after, Rí Rá Irish Pub gives 15% off meals with your Southern Charm ticket, and Social Cow inside the market knocks $2 off a double scoop. It's Poppin! Gourmet Kettle Korn also runs a discount on their fresh fruit waters. Small perks, but they add up if you're making an evening of it.

The age minimum is 13, and service animals are welcome — just let Southern Charm Rides know ahead of time so they can hold a seat. If the golf carts fill up, there's a bus option available. The whole thing is designed for people who want the haunted and true crime angle without spending three hours walking in the dark, and who want to cover more ground than a standard walking tour can manage.

What’s included

Your tour includes an open-air electric golf cart ride through Charlotte's haunted sites and true crime locations, guide commentary and storytelling, stops at Old Settlers' Cemetery and Fourth Ward, discounted parking in the marketplace deck, and access to food and drink discounts at nearby vendors including Rí Rá Irish Pub, Social Cow, and It's Poppin! Gourmet Kettle Korn.

Good to know

Easy physical levelPets welcome

Operated by Southern Charm Rides

Is this one for you?Pick this if you want to cover Charlotte's haunted and true crime history without spending hours on foot, and want to see the actual cemeteries and neighborhoods where the stories happened — the golf cart is what makes 72+ acres and multiple sites fit into a single evening.