Solve riddles from the City Market to Rainbow Row and the Old Exchange, and hear the stories behind Charleston’s historic streets, all on your phone, at your own pace and without a guide. 4.5 · 2 reviews✓ Instant access✓ Start any time✓ No guide needed
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Scavenger hunt 4.5 (2)
Best for first-timers, couples and families: solve a riddle at each of the 10 stops, then unlock the stories and legends of one of America’s oldest cities.
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Outdoor escape game 5.0 (1)
For puzzle lovers, friends and team building: crack an independent puzzle hidden at every attraction, with up to three hints whenever you get stuck.
6 US$ - 13 US$See details and book →
Self-guided audio tour 5.0 (1)
For a relaxed stroll without puzzles: listen to stories at each stop while you take in the pastel houses, church spires and palmettos at your own pace.
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The Charleston scavenger hunt starts at the Charleston Museum and heads to Marion Square and the Charleston City Market. You continue to the Gibbes Museum of Art, Washington Square, the Old Slave Mart Museum and the Heyward-Washington House, then walk past Rainbow Row to the Old Exchange and Provost Dungeon before finishing at Waterfront Park.
The 10 stops cover about 3 km, roughly 43 minutes of walking. You can start anywhere or change the order in the app, with Google Maps guiding you. No entry tickets are needed: every riddle uses the outside of the buildings.
Founded in 1670, Charleston packs centuries of history into a peninsula you can cross on foot. Its streets are lined with narrow single houses and their side porches, pastel façades such as Rainbow Row and so many church steeples that it is nicknamed the Holy City, while the Old Slave Mart Museum tells a darker part of its story.
A game makes you look closely at ironwork, plaques and doorways you would otherwise pass by, and the stories that follow explain what you just saw. Everyone plays on their own phone, there is no schedule, and you can stop for lunch or shade whenever you like.
The Charleston scavenger hunt takes about 3 hours. It has 10 stops and about 43 minutes (3 km) of actual walking; the rest is solving riddles and listening to stories. You can pause at any time and continue later or on another day.
It starts at the Charleston Museum and finishes at Waterfront Park on the Cooper River. In the app you can choose a different starting stop or change the order.
No, you need neither a guide nor a time slot. After booking you receive a reference by email; download the World City Trail app, enter it and start whenever you like.
Yes, the Charleston scavenger hunt works well for families. The riddles need observation and logic, not prior knowledge, so children can join in with an accompanying adult. The route is not suitable for wheelchairs and is difficult with strollers.
You can play the Charleston scavenger hunt in English, German, French, Spanish or Portuguese. Audio narration is also available for the stories.
Yes. Buy one ticket per player and form teams of up to 5 people; larger groups split into several teams. For team building, the outdoor escape game with its independent puzzles is a great fit.
Book the Charleston scavenger hunt now and spend three hours solving riddles between church spires, pastel houses and the harbour, starting whenever you like.
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