Charleston walking tour 15stops 2.2miles 107min on foot 15on the record Start at White Point Garden sits at the southern tip of the peninsula where the Ashley and Cooper rivers meet. Photograph: John Hoey, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons Show where I am Solid — documented Dashed — a story people tell 1 Forty-nine pirates were hanged at White Point in 1718 Live oaks, a bandstand, and cannon on the grass facing the harbour. 6 min north-west 2 Miles Brewton House spikes remain from the 1822 city panic A row of outward-facing iron spikes runs along the top of a fence. 8 min north-east 3 Cabbage Row is the setting for Porgy and Bess Two three-storey buildings joined by an arched passage leading to a courtyard. 3 min east 4 Rainbow Row merchant houses began as waterfront shops Thirteen joined houses stand here painted in shades of pink, peach, blue, green and yellow. 3 min north 5 Old Exchange building stands at the foot of Broad Street A brick and stone building with a small dome facing the water. 3 min west 6 Broad Street hosted the country’s largest domestic slave auctions Two historical markers stand on this ordinary block near the open ground of the Exchange. 4 min west 7 Judge Waring’s dissent at the federal courthouse A statue of a judge stands before this 1896 Renaissance Revival courthouse. 1 min east 8 St Michael’s Church houses eight bells that crossed the Atlantic five times A white church with a tall steeple on the corner. 4 min north-east 9 Chalmers Street has the longest stretch of cobblestones in the city Rounded river stones pave a narrow lane past a small pink house. 1 min north-east 10 Ryan’s Mart at 6 Chalmers Street A narrow brick building with three arches stands on a street paved with ballast stones. 2 min west 11 Dock Street Theatre opened in 1736 as America’s first playhouse A wrought-iron balcony hangs over the pavement above brownstone columns. 3 min west 12 Institute Hall stood here when South Carolina left the Union Two historical markers hang on the front of a later building. 4 min east 13 Philadelphia Alley became a public street after the fire of 1810 A narrow lane of brick walls stretches between Queen Street and Cumberland Street. 2 min west 14 Powder Magazine was built in 1713 to store gunpowder A low brick building with a pyramid tile roof sits set back from the street. 3 min north-west 15 Charleston City Market remains active due to a historic deed clause A columned hall stands before low brick sheds with a high-water mark from 1989.