Myrtle Beach Attractions – Museums, Water Parks, and Unique Destinations
Myrtle Beach is full of attractions and things to do. You don't need to wait for a rainy day to get off the beach; there are so many activities, places to go and things to do that you will want to get an early start. Where else will you find America's largest outdoor sculpture garden? How about an entire museum that is upside down? Other towns have malls (and we do, too) but Myrtle Beach has entire villages that have been erected to elevate the art of shopping to a level that makes them into attractions in their own right.
ALLIGATOR ADVENTURE
Barefoot Landing (843) 361-0789
With over 230 species of animals, this 15-acre park is the world’s largest reptile zoo. Over 1,000 alligators and crocodiles are “at home” here, together with snakes, lizards, frogs, tortoises, tropical birds, Komodo dragon and Albino Alligators. Live shows!
ART MUSEUM
3100 S. OceanBlvd, MB 238-2510
Housed in a beautifully-restored beach cottage, the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum presents contemporary exhibits, as well as the permanent collection, creative art studio, art library and Museum Store. Social events and programs for children scheduled, too.
BAREFOOT LANDING
North Myrtle Beach 843-272-8349
Barefoot Landing is a nature-based attraction along the Grand Strand.
15 superb restaurants give visitors an array of dining options. Stroll the boardwalks and shop more than 100 fine specialty and retail shops or catch a show at the House of Blues or the Alabama Theater. Barefoot Landing opens at 10:00 am seven days a week, year-round; closing hours vary by season.
THE BOARDWALK
Downtown Myrtle Beach, between 14th Ave. North and 2nd Ave. South
Spend your hot summer nights on downtown Myrtle Beach’s cool new boardwalk. With free nightly events from June 7 – August 16th, the new boardwalk is certain to entertain and delight visitors of all ages. Enjoy a meal at one of the many seaside restaurants, shop for all of your souvenir needs, unwind with some live music or a sporting event at one or the many clubs or taverns, or just relax in the serenity of a leisurely stroll along the boardwalk.
BROADWAY AT THE BEACH
Celebrity Square (843) 444-3200
Stroll down a New Orleans-style boulevard to Celebrity Square, a nightclub district featuring ten of Myrtle Beach’s hottest clubs and nightspots, exploding with great entertainment-all in one place. It’s the biggest party at the beach!
BROOKGREEN GARDENS
Hwy. 17, Between Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island (843) 444-3200
Centuries-old live oaks and breathtaking gardens flush with color and fragrance. Admire Brookgreen’s extraordinary collection of sculpture displayed along garden paths and in indoor galleries. Also features a wildlife park with native animals, birds, and reptiles in their natural habitat.
CHILDRENS MUSEUM OF SOUTH CAROLINA
Looking for something "fun"tastic to do? Well look no further! There are lots of fun and educational activities going on at the museum. Check it out! The Children's Museum of South Carolina serves the state and local community, as well as visitors to the Grand Strand area by presenting interactive exhibits and programs in an environment where visitors can "Touch, Explore, and Play" while learning about their world. Email: cmsc@sccoast.net
GREAT AMERICAN RIVERBOAT
Barefoot Landing, North Myrtle Beach
843-650-6600
Cruise the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway south toward Grande Dunes, viewing beautiful homes and natural areas. Entertaining and educational narration brings it all to life aboard the climate controlled 150 passenger Barefoot Princess.
IMAX 3D THEATER
Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach, 843-448-4629
The 400-seat IMAX 3D Theatre has been designed with steeply tiered seating decks so that every person’s view of the screen is completely unobstructed. The giant screen is more than six stories tall and measures 60 feet by 83 feet and has a slight curvature that enables the images it carries to fill viewers’ peripheral vision. 12,000 of digital surround sound. Be prepared to be blown away! Most of the films are in 3D – call for the current features.
INLET POINT PLANTATION
5800 Little River Neck Road
North Myrtle Beach
843-249-2989
Private island beach rides, Waterway trail rides, pony rides, and plantation UTV excursions. Saddle up and have a blast at Inlet Point Plantation, featuring horse rentals and riding for every kind of adventure enthusiast!
LA BELLE AMIE VINEYARD
Hwy. 90 & St. Joseph Rd., Little River, SC (843) 399-WINE
Southern Hospitality and Low Country charm on 40 beautiful, secluded acres. Wine tasting, tours, unique gift shop. Relax on our porch with a glass of wine. 2 miles from the ocean near North Myrtle Beach. Call for wine festival information. On your way out of town, visit our Lac Belle Amie Winery in Elizabethtown, NC.
MYRTLE WAVES WATER PARK
10th Ave N. & Hwy 17 ByPass, Myrtle Beach, 843-913-9260
South Carolina’s largest water park with 20 acres of swerves, curves, waves and chutes and more than one million gallons of water. Beat the Heat in the Lazy River, experience the Ocean in Motion, or catch the Aruba Tuba where you never have the same swirl twice!
NASCAR SPEED PARK
21st Ave. N. Ext., off Hwy. 17 ByPass, Myrtle Beach
843-918-8725
Featuring race tracks for all ages, state-of- the-art arcade and interactive games, kiddie rides, mini golf, bumper boats, a snack bar and much more!
PAVILION NOSTALGIA PARK
Broadway at the Beach, MB
The Pavilion Nostalgia Park offers a collection of classic rides from the Pavilion Amusement Park, like the famous Carousel. The historic German Baden Band Organ plays here, too!
RIPLEY'S AQUARIUM
Broadway at the Beach - (843) 916-0888
SC’s most visited attraction. Enjoy 330-foot moving glidepath through an underwater tunnel filled with 12-foot sharks and thousands of colorful fish. Pet a ray, hold a horseshoe crab.
RIPLEY'S BELIEVE IT OR NOT MUSEUM
9th Ave. N. & Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, SC (843) 448-2331
This fabulous museum of the weird, mysterious, and often unbelievable, features 100s of amazing oddities from around the world. Interactive displays, videos, life-size replicas, an amazing rotating tunnel where your senses lie. You’ll be dared to Believe It or Not!
RIPLEY'S HAUNTED ADVENTURE
915 N. Ocean Blvd., MB (843) 448-2331
Enter at your own risk! Guaranteed to offer more screams per second than you thought were possible. Featuring hi-tech animations, special effects, and more! Take an adventure into your worst nightmare. Face fear at every turn. Be advised...travel at your caution!
RIPLEY'S MOVING THEATER
9th Ave. N. & Ocean Blvd., Myrtle Beach, SC (843) 448-2331
This long-time attraction features all new continuous-showing movies in 3-D! “The Movie You Ride”....Feel every bump, dip, and turn! Awesome digital 6-channel surround-sound system and giant 70MM film thrust you into the picture. Buckle up and experience the thrill!
SUN CRUZ CASINO CRUISES
Little River, SC
1-800-474-DICE; (843) 280-2933
Combine a pleasant voyage on a three-deck vessel totaling 7,800 square feet with a first-class casino including 8 games on 18 tables, 300 slots, live entertainment, and exceptional food. Enjoy free parking and take advantage of group rates. Call for departure schedule.
T.I.G.E.R.S. PRESERVATION STATIONS
Barefoot Landing, N. Myrtle Beach, SC (843) 361-4552
Experience thrilling animal encounters that are both heart pounding and heart warming with the exotic creatures who live there. Visit T.I.G.E.R.S., The Institute of Greatly Endangered and Rare Species exotic animal preserve. Located just 20 minutes from T.I.G.E.R.S. Preservation Station and Barefoot Landing, you'll find fifty acres of tropical paradise. Watch our animals swim and experience the "feel" of a tiger! Meet our gray wolf, Ruma the chimpanzee and Suria the orangutan. You may even get to meet "Bubbles," our African elephant.
WHEELS OF YESTERYEAR
413 Hospitality Lane, Myrtle Beach
843-903-4774
One of the Southeast's most impressive collections of vintage American-made automobiles and trucks in one location. Showcasing over 50 classic cars and trucks including Chrysler/Dodge/Plymouth MOPAR cars, along with various other American muscle cars.
WONDERWORKS
Broadway at the Beach, Myrtle Beach
843-626-9962
An "amusement park for the mind," combining education and entertainment in over 100 hands-on exhibits that will spark the imagination and stimulate the mind. Experience 74 mile per hour hurricane-force winds, maneuvering the controls of a NASA spacecraft, lying on a bed of 3,500 nails, piloting a fighter jet, and much more!
YMCA
Intersection of 62nd Ave. North and Highway 17 Bypass • 843.449.9622
We build strong kids, strong families, strong communities.
The Claire Chapin Epps Family YMCA welcomes all visitors to Myrtle Beach. “You can work-out anywhere but you BELONG at the Y!” Lowest guest fees around. The new Y offers a spacious fitness facility with an indoor swimming pool, new cardio and weight equipment, group fitness classes, Silver Sneakers classes, gymnasium, child watch, locker rooms with showers.