The Attractions
Your Myrtle Beach vacation will overflow with hundreds of entertainment options from a fast pace to slow motion. Jump in the middle of all the action during a speeding roller coaster ride, high-flying helicopter tour, daring alligator show and erupting volcano miniature golf game.

Or succumb to the peaceful retreat of historic gardens, educational museums and vineyard tours. Read your favorite novel poolside before taking a sunset stroll on the beach. It’s your beach vacation and we want to make sure you return home smiling.

The Restaurants
With 1,700 restaurants, you’ll never go hungry during your family beach vacation. We invite you to experience oceanfront restaurants and gourmet dining. Or enjoy a delicious four-course feast while cheering a riveting jousting tournament or during the North/South rivalry at one of the area’s dinner theatres. On the Grand Strand, we have restaurants on piers and dining on boats and we welcome a meal-to-go for a fabulous family picnic on the beach.

If it’s seafood you’re hunting, you’ve found your treasure in Myrtle Beach. Seafood restaurants extend from the Grand Strand’s northern reaches to the southern Lowcountry. We grill, fry, broil, bake, steam and even serve raw, the delicious seafood that helps makes our area famous.

From all-you-can-eat buffets to a la carte menus and the local catch of the day to European cuisine, the eclectic selection of our restaurants can’t be beat!

The Entertainment
The Myrtle Beach area is a mecca for live entertainment, offering award-winning variety shows and musical concerts the whole family will enjoy. Matinees and nightly performances with singing, dancing, comedy and oftentimes performers on horseback, are sure to become part of the agenda during your summer vacation at the beach.

Whether you prefer country, beach music, rock ‘roll or Broadway tributes, the Grand Strand has an entertaining show that will tantalize. Our star-studded calendar of special events brings celebrity concerts to the stage year-round. The high-energy shows found in the Myrtle Beach area have been dazzling audiences for years.

The Shopping
Shopping comes in all shapes and sizes around Myrtle Beach. Several outlet malls with all your brand name favorites at prices are sure to please the bargain hunters while shopping malls from one end of the beach to the other offer an indoor escaade. On the Grand Strand, you can shop the riverfront, oceanfront, boulevards or boardwalks, stopping only long enough for a tasty lunch or cool ice cream break.

Specialty shops and antique stores for that one-of-a-kind gift are as easily found as ladies’ boutiques and children’s retailers. Add upscale consignment and discount beachwear stores and you could spend your entire Myrtle Beach vacation window shopping for souvenirs.

The Golf
What do golf greats Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, Robert Trent Jones, Davis Love III, Jack Nicklaus, Greg Norman and Arnold Palmer have in common . . . they all have signature golf courses on the Grand Strand. Most people can’t think of a Myrtle Beach vacation without a golf course coming to mind. Estimates indicate that at least one in 10 Grand Strand visitors vacation here for the fabulous golf.

With 120 courses from which to choose, it’s easy to see why the area has been dubbed the “Seaside Golf Capitol of the World.” From the north end of the Strand to the south and on both sides of the Intracoastal Waterway, junior golfers and seasoned pros alike will find a plethora of courses to test their skills. Whether you desire a par-3 challenge close to the beach or an 18-hole championship golf course that meanders around lakes and ponds, it’s all right here in Myrtle Beach.

Brush up on your game at the area’s practice putting greens and driving ranges or sign up for on-course instruction and clinics before hitting the links. If it’s camaraderie and competition you’re after, enter one of the many golf tournaments and golf for a cause.

The Water sports and Fishing
What does the Intracoastal Waterway, coupled with 60 miles of coastline and numerous tidal creeks and winding rivers mean to people who love the water . . . that the Grand Strand is the paradise setting for a watersports family vacation.

When vacationing in the Myrtle Beach area, fishing is a form of art that requires many decisions—shrimp, crabs or fish; saltwater or freshwater; inshore or offshore; pier, surf zone or boat; head boat, charter boat or personal rental; and finally, flounder, grouper, snapper or king mackerel. Whether a beginner needing to rent rod and reel or an expert looking for a full day’s deep-sea excursion to the Gulf Stream, fishing during your Myrtle Beach vacation will be a rewarding endeavor your whole family will love.

Sightseeing and dolphin watch cruises are available for those who prefer more leisurely pastimes, and dive centers along the Grand Strand offer SCUBA explorations for those curious about the marine life and sea formations beneath the ocean’s surface.

In Myrtle Beach, thrill rides aren’t just found on land. Several waterfront attractions offer parasailing, jet ski rentals, banana boat rides and sailboat tours where you’ll get wet, sometimes from head to toe, as you laugh and shout your way through the waves, swells and splashes of the ocean.