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Strongly recommended for guests age 10+, The Pirate Escape Scavenger Hunt will take you back in time to the Golden Age of Piracy along the Carolina Coastline. Two local historians have designed an immersive experience like no other scavenger hunts currently offered in Charleston. Guests will start at the Fireproof Museum where admittance is included. Using the provided packet guests will follow a themed escape of Pirates during the Pirate Siege of Charles Towne in 1718. The hunt will have guests visit sites and locations that were around during the very real pirate siege of 1718 and find items to help "escape." Information and details provided along the route have been vetted and will provide hidden insight that most guests would have difficulty finding on their own. Great for families, friends, solo travelers and corporate groups; this escape will provide a budget friendly way to explore Charleston's colonial era on your own time. Join us in taking this Pirate Escape Adventure!
Pirate Escape Charleston Scavenger Hunt and Free Museum lasts about 1h 30min.
Prices start at $10 per person for this Charleston experience, booked through Viator with the price shown before checkout. There is 1 booking option, so the final price depends on the option you choose.
Yes. Cancel at least 1 day before the start for a full refund. Later cancellations are non-refundable.
The meeting point is The Fireproof Museum is at the corner of Chalmers Street and Meeting Street. The guest entrance is the one off Meeting Street (100 Meeting Street). Enter the Fireproof Building and show the booking voucher to the staff. The closest public parking garage is 2 blocks away at the "Cumberland Garage.". Hotel pickup is not part of this experience.
The experience is available in EN.
It is a private experience: only your party takes part. Up to 10 travellers can book together.
Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Yes, bookings are confirmed instantly.
This adventure was fun and took us all over the historic district. I think we would have enjoyed more time to do the adventure, especially since some members of our group really wanted to take more photos along the way. We started at 1:45 and had to be back to the museum before 4 when they closed. We ended up with only a few minutes to spend at the museum after. That and the hot weather were the only downsides. The adults and our 12yo all loved it
We had a great time! Definitely agree with the over 10 crowd. We had two littles who loved the museum and lasted about an hour on the hunt. We knew this would be the case and planned on a condensed experience. It was a lot of fun and as a SC native who hasn’t lived in SC for many years, indes a few places I had never seen! Highly recommend.
My husband and I had a great time with the Pirate Escape scavenger hunt. We learned a lot about historic Charleston and the scavenger hunt staff kept in contact with is through text as we did the hunt, even sending pirate jokes!! It was a great guided way to explore the area with purpose.
It was wonderful. Rain and all, saw a lot of Charleston that we would have missed. The only bad part was we stopped at a bar and grill and the kids got several bug bites.
Excellent interactive way to see parts of the city you may not have ventured to on your own. Our 10 year olds loved it!
It is hard and takes a lot of time. I had trouble matching the directions with the questions. Perhaps a narrative explaining the relationship between the narration and the questions will help. It may be that I was too distracted with 2 grandchildren to concentrate. It was fun when the narration and questions aligned.
We had a fun time walking around Charleston looking for the clues and answering the questions posed by the hunt managers. We “escaped” just in time (with 3 minutes to spare!). This was a great family activity.
This was a fun and budget friendly way to learn some of Charleston's history and explore the historic downtown area as a family. The kids (ages 9 and 12) loved it and the walking distance was doable, even if you have younger kids. They loved coming up with pirate names for the whole family.
This was an awesome experience. A great way to explore downtown Charleston on your own timeframe and get lots of information and history. We got some great photos and fun responses from our pirate guides. Be sure to pick your pirate names and bring your pirate energy with you! We had so much fun.
Fun walk around the French quarters of Charleston while learning a little bit of history along the way. Beautiful sights and architecture.
| Tour | Duration | Rating | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pirate Escape Charleston Scavenger Hunt and Free Museum | 1h 30min | 4.9 (55) | $10 | |
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