Vacations in Myrtle Beach, SC

The beautiful vacation spot, Myrtle Beach is located in South Carolina's Horry county. In the year 2000, Myrtle's population was at 22, 759 people with 1,356 people per square mile. At first, Myrtle started as a resort town for Conway Lumber Company employees over 80 years ago. In 1940, a highway was paved and a Municipal Airport was constructed making it more accessible.

For travelers today, it's possible to arrive to Myrtle by car via Insterstate 73 or Interestate 74. Downtown North Myrtle beach is arrived at by taking 74 to the North Myrtle Beach Connector. To travel to Myrtle by air, you can fly into Myrtle Beach International Airport, which is located on a former Air Force base.

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One of the major attractions in Myrtle Beach is golf. Myrtle has been dubbed "Golf Capital of the World" with 120 golf courses located there. There's also as many as 50 mini-golf, putt putt style courses, making it perfect for the whole family. Most of the golf courses in Myrtle are open to the general public as well.

The city of Myrtle Beach also boasts four recreation centers with swimming pools, basketball courts, weight and fitness rooms, skateboard parks, tennis courts, hockey rinks and picnic shelters. There's 17 playgrounds and 45 landscaped parks as well as nine and a half miles of beach, making it a great travel destination. For more info,See CityofMyrtleBeach.com.

While Myrtle Beach doesn't have any professional sports teams, it hosts stock car racing at Myrtle Beach Speedway. There's also an annual Bi-Lo Myrtle Beach marathon, which features a Friday night 5k Marathon, followed by Saturday's half-marathon, marathon and relay. Also in Myrtle are the Myrtle Beach Pelicans who are the farm team affiliated with the Atlanta Braves. The Myrtle Beach Thunderboltz, an ECHL hockey team also reside and play games there.

Consider taking your significant other, family or friends on a beautiful and fun-filled trip to South Carolina's Myrtle Beach! There's plenty of places to relax and have fun while taking in the beautiful beach scenery!

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Free Stay & Play Guide for Myrtle Vacations

There is a free "Stay & Play" guide available which includes visitor
information for the communities of North Myrtle Beach, Surfside Beach,
Little River, Atlantic Beach, Garden City Beach, Loris, Conway, Aynor,
Murrells Inlet, Litchfield Beach and Pawleys Island. To get yourself a copy of the guide, visit online at VisitMyrtleBeach.com, or call1-888-886-9232, or visit the chamber of commerce welcome center at 1200 North Oak St., Myrtle Beach, SC 29578.

Myrtle Beach Vacation Attractions:

Breakers Myrtle Beach Resort

Broadway at the Beach

City of Myrtle Beach Website

Crown Reef Resort at South Beach

Ocean Dunes Resort & Villas

Myrtle Beach Hotels

Nascar Speed Park

Ocean Forest Plaza

Ripley's Aquarium

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