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North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce
Welcome to the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau!
www.northmyrtlebeachchamber.com/
Welcome to the Myrtle Beach area! Whether a first time visitor or someone that returns year after year … we’re happy that you’re here!
www.myrtlebeachinfo.com/
Discover Myrtle Beach
As part of the Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach is part of sixty miles of sandy white beaches along the beautiful, blue Atlantic Ocean which is your playground for fun, excitement, and relaxation. With close to 14 Million people visiting Myrtle Beach and the Grand Strand each year, Myrtle Beach has earned the title of the No. 1 Family Beach in America.
discovermyrtlebeach.com/
Myrtle Beach South Carolina
Myrtle Beach SC is both a popular vacation destination on the US east coast and a growing residential area with an increasing population of year-round residents.
www.myrtleweb.com/
Myrtle Beach is a city in Horry County, South Carolina, United States. Myrtle Beach is located in a region known as the Grand Strand, that stretches from Georgetown, South Carolina to Calabash, North Carolina.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myrtle_Beach
The lively, family-oriented Grand Strand, a booming resort area along the South Carolina coast, is one of the eastern seaboard's megavacation centers. The main attraction, of course, is the broad, beckoning beach -- 60 miles of white sand, stretching from the North Carolina border south to Georgetown, with Myrtle Beach as the hub.
www.fodors.com/miniguides/mgresults.cfm?destination=sc_coast@623
www.myrtlebeachlive.com
Weather
Weather Underground, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
www.wunderground.com/US/SC/Myrtle_Beach.html
Myrtle Beach Online Weather
weather.myrtlebeachonline.com/US/SC/Myrtle_Beach.html
The Weather Channel
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National Weather Service
www.crh.noaa.gov/zones/SCZ034.php?zo=1
News
Myrtle Beach News
www.myrtlebeachnews.org/
Myrtle BeachOnline
www.myrtlebeachonline.com
Myrtle Beach Herald
www.myrtlebeachherald.com/
On this site you'll find live cams along the Grand Strand that will let you check out the weather, surf, and traffic here in Myrtle Beach before you get here for your vacation or business trip.
www.myrtlebeachcams.com/
Restaurants
Myrtle Beach Restaurants
Looking for a fantastic dining experience? Myrtle Beach has close to 2000 restaurants for every type of taste bud.
www.discovermyrtlebeach.com/dining.cfm
This Myrtle Beach Restaurants Guide is provided for locals and visitors wanting to dine in Myrtle Beach, Little River, North Myrtle Beach, Murrells Inlet, Calabash, Surfside Beach, Garden City, Pawleys Island, Sunset Beach, and every area, from north to south, of the Grand Strand beaches of North and South Carolina.
www.myrtlebeachscrestaurants.com/
Grand Strand Restaurants
Looking for the very best restaurants
on the Grand Strand?
www.myrtlebeachinfo.com/gsrestaurants/
Transportation
There are several regular airlines that fly in and out of Myrtle Beach on an annual and seasonal basis, including Delta, Continental, US Air, SpiritAir, and others. Sadly, our home-grown airline company, Hooters Air, has stopped all flights.
www.myrtlebeachairport.com/
www.dot.state.sc.us/getting/cams/MyrtleBeachCam.asp
Sightseeing, Touring and Attractions
State Parks and Historic Sites
Myrtle Beach State Park
Located in the heart of the Grand Strand, Myrtle Beach State Park is one of the most popular public beaches along the South Carolina coast.
www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/795.aspx
Huntington Beach State Park
Huntington Beach offers its visitors the best preserved beach on the Grand Strand.
www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1020.aspx
Hampton Plantation State Historic Site
Hampton Plantation is a quiet and serene state historic site, but in the 18th and 19th centuries it was a working rice plantation bustling with activity.
www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1142.aspx
Charles Towne Landing State Historic Site
Hampton Plantation is a quiet and serene state historic site, but in the 18th and 19th centuries it was a working rice plantation bustling with activity.
www.southcarolinaparks.com/park-finder/state-park/1575.aspx
The City of North Myrtle Beach and its surrounding areas offer a variety of park facilities, recreation facilities and youth athletic facilities where you can play a game of baseball or enjoy a picnic in the park with friends and family. We also have nature trails and beach trails where you can go horseback riding and bike riding.
www.northmyrtlebeachchamber.com/parks.cfm
Aquariums and Serpentarium
South Carolina Aquarium
The South Carolina Aquarium is a regional resource inspiring conservation by excelling in education, and in the care, display, and study of aquatic life.
www.scaquarium.org/
Ripley's Aquarium
Ripley's® Aquarium is a $40 million, state-of-the-art, 87,000 square-foot aquarium experience, located at Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It is South Carolina's most visited attraction, where guests are entertained by some of the world's most beautiful, fascinating and dangerous aquatic life.
www.ripleysaquarium.com/
Edisto Island Serpentarium
As the first true serpentarium In South Carolina, this facility Is dedicated to the recognition, preservation and study of the world of reptiles.
www.edistoserpentarium.com/
Broadway at the Beach
South Carolina’s Best Travel Destination invites you to experience 350 acres of shops, restaurants, nightlife, attractions, and top-flight hotels.
www.broadwayatthebeach.com/
Brookgreen Gardens is a National Historic Landmark with one of the most significant collections of figurative sculpture in an outdoor setting by American artists in the world and has the only zoo accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association on the coast of the Carolinas.
www.brookgreen.org/
Waccatee Zoological Farm is located within 500 acres of private, carefully preserved, wooded property. Along winding trails, beneath shady trees you'll find over 100 species of animals, all treated like family.
www.waccateezoo.com/
a Belle Amie Vineyard, an operating vineyard open to the public, is located in the Grand Strand Area (which includes the coastal regions from Georgetown to Little River) of South Carolina. The Vineyard is a popular attraction for visitors to our wonderful beaches (Pawley's Island, Litchfield, Murrell's Inlet, Garden City, Surfside, Myrtle Beach, and North Myrtle Beach) and hosts many popular festivals throughout the year.
www.labelleamie.com/
Children's Museum of South Carolina
www.cmsckids.org/
Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission
As the first true serpentarium In South Carolina, this facility Is dedicated to the recognition, preservation and study of the world of reptiles.
www.ccprc.com/index.asp?NID=8
Charleston County Beach Access
ccprc.com/index.asp?NID=50
Welcome to The Charleston Museum, America's First Museum, founded in 1773. Its mission is to preserve and interpret the cultural and natural history of Charleston and the South Carolina Lowcountry.
www.charlestonmuseum.org/
Visitors and locals agree that Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is a fun-filled, action-packed extravaganza that everyone should experience! It’s the perfect place for families, friends and groups to gather for spectacular special effects, amazing stunts by the most talented performers in the area.
www.dixiestampede.com/myrtlebeach.php
ome enjoy the thrilling action, four-course feasting, pageantry and romance that has made Medieval Times a favorite dinner attraction!
www.medievaltimes.com/schomepage.htm
Outdoor Activities
Golf
Myrtle Beach Golf
Check Myrtle Beach Golf course information, rates, and book tee times on all area courses right here. See availability without booking, or, book the top courses in the area.
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The Legends Heathland Course
The par 71 Heathland Course, designed by Tom Doak, is a return to the grand "Old Country" traditions of the game. It has been distinctly molded in the image of the British Isles links courses, with holes reminiscent of familiar links like St. Andrews, and lesser known gems like Lahinch and Cruden Bay.
www.legendsgolf.com/heathland.cfm
Indigo Creek Golf Club
Indigo Creek Golf Club is in the very heart of the Grand Strand's "Low Country" plantation area in Murrells Inlet, just 10 minutes south of Myrtle Beach. The back nine is set among giant oaks and flowing creeks. Golf Digest's 1998 Places to Play gives Indigo Creek 3 Stars.
www.indigocreekgolfclub.com
Man O'War Golf Club
Water is the inescapable element in this campaign -- your constant companion as you travel from the first tee to the final battle at the 18th green.
www.manowargolfcourse.com/
Indian Wells Golf Club
Pleasing to your eye and challenging to your game, Indian Wells Golf club with its newly renovated clubhouse, offers an unusual blend of rolling terrain, sand, water and trees.
www.myrtlebeachgolf.com/courseguide
/indian-wells-golf-club.htm
International World Tour Golf Links
The 9-hole "International" course at the World Tour Golf Links facility in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina features 3,398 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36.
www.golflink.com/golf-courses/golf-course.asp
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International World Tour Golf Links
The 9-hole "International" course at the World Tour Golf Links facility in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina features 3,398 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 36.
www.golflink.com/golf-courses/golf-course.asp
?course=166834
International Club
The International Club is located just south of Myrtle Beach and nestled among a mixture of hardwood and pine trees. This is a truly “back to nature” experience because of crystal clear lakes that are fed by underground streams and many of the holes are surrounded by untouched wetlands.
www.golfholiday.com/courses.cfm?id=114
Heron Point Golf Club
Heron Point Golf Club is located in beautiful Myrtle Beach, South Carolina just minutes from downtown and the airport. Heron Point is an 18 hole resort golf course which is open to the public 364 days a year.
www.heronpointgolfclub.com/
Fishing
Cherry Grove Pier
With the only two story observation deck at any privately owned pier in the Myrtle Beach area and record catches, the Cherry Grove Pier is 985 feet of fishing fun for the entire family.
www.cherrygrovepier.com/
Hurricane Fleet
We have an impressive, modern fishing charter fleet that includes a variety of clean, well-maintained boats to serve almost any adventure. Whether you want to go fishing, shrimping or cruising, or to learn more about our Ecology, we have the boat staff to make it a perfect, safe and memorable experience.
www.hurricanefleet.com/
Events
North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina is home to a variety of festivals and events which take place throughout the year.
www.northmyrtlebeachchamber.com/festivals.cfm
www.myrtlebeachinfo.com/canamdays/
The Sun Fun Festival serves as a summertime kickoff for South Carolina’s Grand Strand and a beginning of the Sun Fun Summer of Celebration which runs during the summer from June through September. The Sun Fun Festival includes four days of live entertainment, air shows, professional sand sculpture contest, parade, pageants, sporting events, kids fair, and much, much more.
www.sunfunfestival.com//
The Arts
Performing Arts
Le Grande Cirque
Voted best live entertainment, and best live family show on the Grand Strand, this spellbinding production features a huge cast of over 50 world class acrobats, jugglers, and performers from China, Russia, Monte Carlo, and Europe in an electrifying show that will take your breath away.
www.palacetheatermyrtlebeach.com
Music
Carolina Opry
If you only see one show, this is the one! The Carolina Opry has won every major South Carolina tourism award including Most Outstanding Attraction and the prestigious Governor’s Cup.
www.cgp.net/TcoHomePage.html
Good Vibrations
Crowds are having a lot of fun reliving the 60s, 70s, and 80s at Good Vibrations, Calvin Gilmore's latest production (also, incidentally, the area's newest show). It was the music of our youth – or, in some cases, the music of our children’s teenage years – the Beach Boys, Don McLean, the Rolling Stones, the Righteous Brothers, and more.
www.cgp.net/GoodVibrations2.html
Alabama Theatre
Alabama Theatre's Shows & Concerts will be the Highlight of your Vacation at the Grand Strand.
www.alabama-theatre.com/
House of Blues Myrtle Beach
www.hob.com/venues/clubvenues/myrtlebeach/
Museums
Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum
The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum is the Grand Strand's home for contemporary art. The Art Museum is a showcase for living artists, dedicated to furthering the visual arts in northeastern South Carolina. It is Myrtle Beach's very own art museum and the only one of its kind in Horry County.
www.myrtlebeachartmuseum.org/
Gibbes Museum of Art
The mission of the Carolina Art Association (the Gibbes Museum of Art) is to offer through collection, exhibition and interpretation a thorough knowledge of the visual culture of Charleston, the Lowcountry and the American South from the colonial era through today.
www.gibbesmuseum.org/
