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City in South Carolina, United States
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Myrtle Beach is a major tourist destination and the central focus of the Grand Strand coast of South Carolina. It is widely known for its wide beaches, numerous golf courses, seafood restaurants, and outlet-style shopping, as well as one of the highest concentrations of miniature golf courses you'll find anywhere. A popular spring break destination, Myrtle Beach is heavily developed and crowded, in contrast to other Southern beaches, such as the Outer Banks in North Carolina, and attracts a lot of tourists from other Southern states or "Snowbirds" from the North, who may own a condominium or timeshare along the coast.
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A huge cluster of bars, nightlife, shops, a movie theater, an aquarium, and even a zip line. It's crowded, although worth a visit.
Large aquarium including a ray touchtank, stingrays, and sharks.
Amusement park. New rides and nostalgia rides.
They operate on the intracoastal waterway out of Osprey Marina. Offers half-day, full-day and multi-day wakeboarding camps as well as hourly lessons, cruises and half day & full day captained boat rentals.
One of the few underdeveloped natural areas to be found along the Grand Strand. Boasts a mile of beachfront and includes a large campground, a fishing pier and nature trails that lead through a maritime forest. There is a nature center with exhibits on local marine, bird, and plant life. There is Wi-Fi availability for park guests at the campground store and pier, pets are allowed in most outdoor areas year round, and there are tours and programs for visitors.
BB&T Coastal Field, at the intersection of 21st Avenue North & Robert Grissom Parkway, directly across from Broadway at the Beach. An Advanced-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers. There have been a few Major League Baseball players who have worn the Pelicans' uniform since the team began play in 1999.
Regular music and dance shows.
Shows featuring a live band and dancers that pays tribute to pop stars.
The Hollywood Wax Museum is the only wax museum in the country devoted entirely to celebrity figures. Get close to some of the most famous people in show business and step right into the spotlight with icons of the silver screen, recreated so faithfully that you'd swear they are alive. The Hollywood Wax Museum houses tons of uncanny replicas, from Hollywood stars to television personalities to characters from your favorite movies.
This is a 36-hole miniature golf course that is the best minigolf this city can buy. With two courses, a mountain with waterfalls, streams, and a Tyrannosaurus Rex that tries tirelessly to disrupt the golfer’s concentration, bizarre wall art (including a mural in which God looks suspiciously like Kurt Russell, complete with shades), and strange Ewok-like huts, this place is a must-play. If you make a hole in one at the 19th, you get your polaroid on the wall and a lifetime free pass.
1950s style diner.
Brick oven pizza.
Standard quality Mexican food with a lively environment.
Mexican food.
Grill restaurant that serves breakfast and lunch, as well as brunch cocktails.
A marvelous seafood restaurant that is noted for its shrimp and grits and also makes excellent soups. There's also a sushi bar inside. And if you want to take some seafood home, Mr. Fish also runs a seafood market.
Better than average bar food with Mediterranean influence. Extensive beer list. Available outdoor seating with a view of the beach.
Seafood in a 1930s cottage overlooking the beach.
Japanese and Mediterranean seafood and steakhouse, with a popular rooftop bar.
This reformed house is a favorite haunt of local hipsters, surfers, and beer lovers. Great drinks. Fair food. It sits business laden side streets downtown. Easy to miss if you're not looking for it.
Has a very large indoor water park complex featuring an array of water attractions, including a more than 250-ft-long river ride, adult sized indoor waterslides, a massive swimming pool with water volleyball and basketball, a variety of hot tubs, and a kiddies' pool with games and slides. Oceanfront studios, 1-, 2-, 3-, and 4-bedroom condominiums.
Numerous pools, sauna, exercise equipment, and game room. Two choices for dining as well as Starbucks on site. A wide variety of rooming options are available, including oceanfront rooms, suites and 3-bedroom condominiums. All units are equipped with free high-speed wireless internet access.
A 33-acre (13 hectares), gated complex just south of the city limits offering a variety of condominiums including efficiencies, studios and 1-3 bedrooms. Available views include direct ocean front, ocean view (side of ocean front building) and park view. In addition to the beach, guests can enjoy a water park with lazy river, an ocean front cabana bar, 6 pools (1 beach front, 2 indoors), lighted tennis courts, saunas, jacuzzis and exercise rooms.
Oceanfront rooms and efficiencies and angle oceanfront 1-4 bedroom condominiums. Also offers numerous amenities, including a children's waterpark, lazy river, and a cafe. All rooms are equipped with high-speed wireless internet access.
One mile (1.6 km) from the ocean.
One-, two- and three-bedroom condos, oceanfront and ocean view rooms, water and pool features, tournament shuffleboard courts, free high-speed internet, fully equipped kitchens in condos and suites, free airport shuttle.
Private balconies, free high-speed Internet, and fully equipped kitchens in each condominium and hotel room.
The resort sits on 145 acres (59 hectares) and includes the Embassy Suites Myrtle Beach Hotel, Kingston Plantation Villas & Condos, and the Hilton Myrtle Beach Resort.
450 rooms, suites, efficiencies and executive suites. On-site spa, indoor/outdoor pools, lazy river, beach bar, lounge, conference facilities, free Wi-Fi, free airport shuttle.
Pools, sports facilities, restaurants, mini golf.
Oceanfront resort.
Features a distinctive 20 floor glass tower in the center of Myrtle Beach.
A massive mall that services large crowds year-round. Anchors include Belk and Dillard's.
Claiming to be the "nation's largest gift shop," the Gay Dolphin is a must see if you're walking along the main strip, if just to gawk at their eclectic collection of gifts, ranging from the typical beach trinkets to statues of ancient Egyptian sarcophagi. In the past, you could access the roof for a great view of the beach, but the roof is no longer open to the public.
By car
Myrtle Beach sits at the intersection of US 17, which runs along the coast of the Carolinas, and US 501, which travels inland. From Interstate 95 South, take US 501 south for 66 miles (106 km).
By train
There is no direct rail service to Myrtle Beach.
By bus
Coast RTA is the bus system for the Myrtle Beach area. Routes run along major thoroughfares and to and from neighboring towns. Service hours are quite limited.
By taxi
There are several private cab services in the area which can run up to $50 for a trip across the Grand Strand.80 a mile $1 for extra passenger, rates are set by the City of Myrtle Beach.
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