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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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.
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.
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!
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.
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.
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.
Checkpoint: The Battery
Walk south along East Bay to the Battery promenade at White Point Garden, then check in at the seawall.
Checkpoint: Waterfront Park
Walk east to Waterfront Park on the Cooper River and check in at the Pineapple Fountain.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Trivia: Fort Sumter Civil War
The opening shots of the American Civil War were fired across the harbour at Fort Sumter. In what year?
Trivia: Rainbow Row houses
How many colourful historic houses make up Rainbow Row?
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)?
Trivia: Ravenel Bridge opened
The Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge over the Cooper River, visible from Waterfront Park, is one of the longest cable-stayed bridges in the western hemisphere. In what year did it open?