Historic Downtown Charleston Self-Guided Tour

Embark on an interactive outdoor escape game in Downtown Charleston. Solve challenges, unlock stories, and explore hidden gems while uncovering the city’s intriguing history.

Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • St. Philip’s Church - You will begin at St. Philip’s Church. Here you will be given your first clue to solve the challenge that awaits you, which will unlock the next part of the story and give you the directions to the next stop.
What's Included
  • 24/7 customer support
  • Free for Kids
  • Experience can be played anytime after booking without rescheduling
  • Groups larger than 15 people can make multiple bookings
What's Not Included
  • A tour guide.
  • Entry tickets to attractions (not needed to complete the tour)
Additional Information

Dive into the chronicles of Downtown Charleston by cracking challenges and revealing tales on your mobile device, guiding you to unexplored sites and fascinating narratives.
Participate in the compelling exploration game, taking on the role of the sibling of a past governor – assassinated by “the Black Thumb”. With every puzzle cracked, the plot…

Location
St. Philip's Church
Church Street
• Go to St. Philip’s Church (game starting point). • Bring a charged phone. • Open the Questo app and follow the instructions. • You must have downloaded the app and created an account first, using the same email you made the purchase with.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Karen_l
Aug 15, 2024
Awesome - At first it wasn't clear as to what to do. But once I figured it out. It was a lot of fun. Thank you for the experience.❤️
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Samantha_s
Apr 6, 2024
Fun and easy to use - So much fun to learn about the city this way! The whole family had fun. Easy to use too. I would do this again for other cities I visit.
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Scott_n
Mar 30, 2024
Grandma’s 80th - Great self guided walking tour with a fun twist. Saw several historical spots as well as several lesser known aspects of the city
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Madison_c
Mar 27, 2024
So fun! - So fun!! Had a great getting to walk around and solve all the clues! It was a beautiful day in Charleston when we did ours as well. Difficult to get everyone to read if they want to skip ahead but still a great time.
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Riley_r
Mar 17, 2024
Awesome tour alternative!! - It was so much fun!!!! My wife and I loved this game, lots of interesting information and a great way to see the city
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Kuttnerd515
Mar 3, 2024
Great group activity - Easy to follow, learned a lot about the city. Good clues, fun to do with friends. Wish they had this in a city closer to my home!
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Emily_s
Dec 1, 2023
Good experience - We really liked this! I would call it a scavenger hunt more than an escape game, but either way it was fun and gave us a good tour of a lot of Charleston’s great historic spots on the peninsula. My one caveat is to let people know that occasionally the puzzle questions were either vague or a bit too obtuse, leaving us having to guess a little too hard what the puzzle creator was going for in the answer. Also, you have to type the answers exactly correct in order for the game to register your answer as right (i.e. if they’re looking for the answer “post” and you write “sign post”, the game will register your answer as incorrect until you write only “post” in the answer field). We found this feature to be a bit annoying but not enough to give the game a lower rating. Above all, a good value for experience.
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Nancy_l
Oct 29, 2023
Great fun! - It was fun and got to see some of the Charleston highlights in a different way. Would have nice if the waterfront could have been worked in somehow.
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Arlene_g
Jun 1, 2024
Knowledgeable guide. - Autumn our guide was Amazing! Although the renovations made does not give it the old rustic look. Overall nice tour. Wasn’t too impressed with the atmosphere
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Jarad_c
Jun 6, 2024
Don’t do it! - It never happened! Paid and received nothing but an email with code that couldn’t be used anywhere. And the advertisement that says free cancellation? Please!! Save the time and aggravation and try something else.
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From $7
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).