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The
Myrtle Beach Area Things to Do!
Ah, the Myrtle Beach area, beautiful beaches,
scrumptious food, fun-filled amusement parks, unique shopping,
lively nightlife including live theater performances,
adventurous watersports and fishing in an area rich in history.
The Myrtle Beach area poses new adventures around every corner!
Myrtle Beach Amusements
Naturally, the fun always starts at the beach, the Myrtle Beach
area's No. 1 attraction. The Myrtle Beach area showcases sixty
miles of beaches which provide ample opportunities for fun:
swimming, surfing, para sailing, shell collecting,
sunbathing, Frisbee-throwing, sandcastle building, playing
volleyball; along the Myrtle Beach area the list is
endless!
 Myrtle
Beach Shows - Theaters/Nightlife
Myrtle Beach theaters and nightlife are the perfect end to a
wonderful Myrtle Beach vacation!
Broadway at the Beach has
emerged as a hot spot for live family entertainment, offering
the best in music, dance, comedy, dinner shows, and celebrity
concerts along with great dining and nightlife.
Whether you're in the mood for dinner and a showdown between
north and south with the Myrtle Beach area location of
Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner & Show, watching
dueling nights at
Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
or like to relax and listen legends of old at Myrtle
Beach's
Alabama Theatre,
Carolina Opry
or
Legends in Concert.
Myrtle Beach theaters and nightlife doesn't stop there! Take in
a show at Myrtle Beach's own the
Palace Theatre,
home of
Le Grande Cirque,
or Myrtle Beach's very own
House of Blues
in
Barefoot Landing which
features musical greats of the blues, jazz, gospel and rock.
Myrtle Beach Shopping
Ah, Myrtle Beach shopping . something the whole family can do
together or not! Ask yourself "What's a Myrtle Beach family
vacation without shopping?"
Myrtle Beach shopping has it all . malls, outlets,
boutiques, bargain warehouses and specialty
shops. These words are music to shoppers' ears
especially a Myrtle Beach shopper!
 Myrtle
Beach Restaurants
Myrtle Beach dining is one of the most pleasurable parts of a
Myrtle Beach vacation! And your Myrtle Beach vacation is about
relaxing, having fun, doing the things you, your family and
friends enjoy.
A Myrtle Beach dining experience offers endless choices with
more than 1,800 full-service restaurants
waiting to serve you! The Myrtle Beach area is famous for
fabulous, fresh seafood, and we serve it up every way under the
sun.
Myrtle Beach Watersports and
Myrtle Beach Fishing
The Myrtle Beach area showcases 60 miles of beach™
which is the perfect gateway to the sparkling Atlantic and the
perfect playground for Myrtle Beach watersports and Myrtle Beach
fishing! Whether you prefer Myrtle Beach boating, Myrtle
Beach fishing, Myrtle Beach
 surfing,
Myrtle Beach kayaking, Myrtle Beach scuba diving, Myrtle Beach
parasailing, or Myrtle Beach windsurfing,
you'll find them all here in the Myrtle Beach area! Myrtle Beach
watersports and Myrtle Beach fishing can be for the adventurer
or the faint at heart go at your own pace!
Myrtle Beach area fishing can be enjoyed from
one of eight fishing piers, along the Myrtle
Beach area's 60-miles of beach, as well as in backwater creeks
between Georgetown and Little River (where the crabbing is
great, too). Let's go a bit further for the Myrtle Beach water
sportsman because you'll want to take part in the
Grand Strand
Fishing Rodeo. An annual event, anglers of all ages
enter for a chance to win cash and other prizes totaling more
than $10,000.
Myrtle Beach Sports
Play ball! Do you like the sound of that? Then come on to the
Myrtle Beach area where you can take in a Class-A baseball game
with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. Or if
your idea of playing ball is
 with
a club then we've got that too! The Myrtle Beach area has long
been called "seaside golf capital of the world."
Now the Myrtle Beach area has an exciting new moniker, thanks to
Sports Illustrated magazine and the
National Recreation and Park Association:
Sportstown USA.
Myrtle Beach sports include a large number of parks and
recreation facilities and
more than 100 golf
courses. Needless to say, golf is the Grand Strand's
No. 1 sport. But the Myrtle Beach area also boasts
professional baseball, auto racing, collegiate, high school and
youth activities (including the annual Beach Ball Classic
national basketball tournament), tennis, water sports,
recreational fishing, and much more. The Myrtle Beach
area renamed Sportstown USA? You betcha! Get ready, plan your
visit and enjoy Myrtle Beach sports!
Myrtle Beach Pelicans Myrtle Beach
area baseball - nothing could be better!
Myrtle Beach Speedway
Enjoy professional and amateur racing on a half-mile, tri-oval
asphalt track sanctioned by NASCAR.
Myrtle Beach Area Sailboats, Jet Skis (personal
watercraft),
Canoeing, and Kayaking
If exploring a historical shipwreck resting on
the ocean floor sounds exciting, go scuba diving.
 Myrtle
Beach Area Tennis
More than 200 tennis courts with a variety of
surfaces, including several stadium courts, are scattered
throughout the Myrtle Beach area.
Myrtle Beach Area Sports Facilities
Myrtle Beach
Parks and Myrtle Beach
recreation facilities, as well as
facilities at Coastal Carolina University and area high schools
and middle schools.
Myrtle
Beach's own Coastal Carolina University Chanticleers
Coastal Carolina University's intercollegiate sports
teams are known as the Chanticleers, the cunning rooster from
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.
Rainy Day Activities
Yes, on those rare occasions it does rain along the Grand
Strand. But rain or shine there is always something to do here!
Like going antique shopping, take in an exhibit at an area
museum or enjoy one of several dinner theaters.
Think of it as your vacation with a twist … a new
adventure!
 South
Carolina Hall of Fame
Did you know that some of the country's most famous Americans
came from South Carolina? South Carolina was the birthplace of
Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United
States, the great musician Dizzy Gillespie and
Strom Thurmond, the longest serving senator in
the history of the United States. Learn more about those
notorious South Carolinians that rose to greatness by visiting
The Official South Carolina Hall of
Fame.
Take the quiz and see how much you know!
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