Scavenger hunt Charleston

Explore the Holy City of South Carolina in a playful way. These experiences lead you past Rainbow Row, the Battery, the historic City Market and the cobblestone streets of the French Quarter in Charleston.

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Battery cannon line-up

White Point Garden is dotted with old cannons. Find any one of them and take a group photo with the team lined up behind the cannon as if defending the harbour.

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Charleston classic plate

Order a Charleston classic (she-crab soup, shrimp and grits, fried green tomatoes or a Lowcountry boil) from any restaurant. Take a photo with the whole team taking the first bite at the same time.

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Charleston finale

Final challenge. Find a beautiful Charleston spot (a wrought-iron gate, a piazza-lined alley, the harbour at sunset) and take an amazing closing group photo. Cheers from the Holy City!

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Charleston kick-off

The hunt begins! Find a classic Charleston backdrop (a palmetto tree, a piazza, a wrought-iron gate) and take a group photo with the whole team in shot.

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Checkpoint: Charleston City Market

Walk north up Meeting or East Bay to the Charleston City Market on Market Street. Check in at the main entrance.

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Checkpoint: Rainbow Row

Navigate to Rainbow Row on East Bay Street, between Tradd and Elliott Streets, and check in across the road from the pastel houses.

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Checkpoint: The Battery

Walk south along East Bay to the Battery promenade at White Point Garden, then check in at the seawall.

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Checkpoint: Waterfront Park

Walk east to Waterfront Park on the Cooper River and check in at the Pineapple Fountain.

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Cobblestone Chalmers Street walk

Walk down Chalmers Street, one of the last fully cobblestoned streets in Charleston. Take a group photo where the team walks toward the camera with the cobblestones leading the eye.

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Holy City steeples

Charleston is nicknamed the Holy City for its many church steeples. Find a vantage point where you can see at least two steeples in frame and take a group photo with them in the background.

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Live oak shade portrait

Find a wide live oak in White Point Garden (the ones dripping with Spanish moss) and take a group photo standing under its canopy. Everyone looks up.

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Local Charlestonian tip

Convince a local Charleston resident to share a tip about the city. Take a photo with your impromptu guide and remember the tip.

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Pastel Row formation

Line the team up across the street from Rainbow Row and take a group photo where everyone matches the colour of the house behind them (or holds something the same colour). Bonus points if you can match the pastel order.

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Pineapple Fountain group jump

The Pineapple Fountain is Charleston's iconic photo spot. Take a group jump photo where everyone is airborne and the fountain is clearly in shot.

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Ravenel Bridge backdrop

From Waterfront Park you can see the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge's diamond towers across the Cooper River. Take a group photo with the bridge in the background.

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Sweetgrass basket portrait

Inside the City Market, Gullah weavers sell handmade sweetgrass baskets, a tradition that traces back to West Africa. Find one of the weavers, ask permission and take a respectful photo of a basket (or buy a small one as a souvenir).

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Trivia: Rainbow Row repainted

In what year did Dorothy Porcher Legge start painting the first Rainbow Row houses pink (the beginning of the now-famous pastel scheme)?

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