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Attractions along the Grand Strand
Since the Myrtle Beach area has become such a hot spot for tourists, businesses have popped up left and right over the past decade, including the Hard Rock Cafe and the NASCAR SpeedPark. Myrtle Beach is also known as the Miniature Golf Capital of the World. There are, indeed, plenty of things to do in Myrtle Beach.
After you've spent a day at the beach, head out to the Grand Strand and indulge in the area's never-ending list of things to do. Here are just a few ideas:
 The Carolina Opry
8901-A Business 17 North
Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Tel: 843-913-4000, 800-843-6779
"An entertainment phenomenon" (Southern Living Magazine). There are two things that you have to see when you come to the Grand Strand: the ocean, and The Carolina Opry. It’s that simple. The first variety show in Myrtle Beach – and still the jewel in its crown, The Carolina Opry has for 21 years been thrilling the hundreds of thousands of visitors who pass through its doors each year. The New York Times calls it “A hit with visitors," The New York Post calls it “A Hot Ticket” and USA Today reports it “A Big Hit.” “Talk about high energy! That’s entertainment!” (Atlanta Journal-Constitution). The award-winning show blends two hours of critically acclaimed music, comedy and dance – from Broadway to country, from classic pop to rock’n roll, and gospel to bluegrass.  Also featuring “All That” – the hotter-than-hot urban cloggers featured on the hit NBC show “America’s Got Talent.” Directed and produced by Calvin Gilmore (performer on the Grand Ole Opry and winner of the Best Producer award at IGCITA in Las Vegas) The Carolina Opry is the only show to receive every top tourism award, including the coveted Governor’s Cup, and Most Outstanding Attraction, the only show that has been voted #1 show every year, and the only show to have an official day (Carolina Opry Day) proclaimed for the State of South Carolina by the Governor. If you only see one show while you're in Myrtle Beach, it must be the show that brought entertainment to Myrtle Beach - The Carolina Opry. From the moment you enter the stunning two-story marble lobby, you know you are in for an extraordinary experience that your family will remember long after the tans have faded and the sand has been shaken from the shoes.
For tickets call 800-843-6779 or purchase on line at www.TheCarolinaOpry.com.
Broadway at the Beach
Broadway at the Beach is the largest venue of its kind in South Carolina. Lined with specialty shops and a popular nightclub district, Broadway at the Beach offers an enticing collection of activities and attractions that are always fun, festive and entertaining. What you'll find along Broadway at the Beach: Hard Rock CafÈ, The Dragon's Lair, Ripley's Aquarium, The Palace Theater and the newly opened NASCAR SpeedPark.
BoardWalk(s)
Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park
N. Ocean Blvd.
Myrtle Beach
The Pavilion is located smack in the middle of downtown Myrtle Beach and is easily accessible to tourists staying along the Grand Strand. The Pavilion has remained Myrtle Beach's No. 1 family attraction for more than 40 years. Covering 11 acres, the Pavilion boasts more than 35 rides, including the Hydro Surge, an 1,100-foot whitewater rafting experience that recreates the excitement rafting down a wild river in an eight-person raft. Another, the Typhoon Plunge, sends you plummeting down 40 feet of hairpin twists, fast turns and heart-in-your-throat drops.
Waccatee Zoological Farm
8500 Enterprise Rd. (Socastee Community)
Myrtle Beach, SC 29588
1-843-650-8500
 The Waccatee Zoological Farm began approximately 16 years ago as a private collection of exotic and domestic animals. Today, on a 500-acre farm nearly hidden away in the Socastee community west of Surfside Beach, Waccatee Zoo contains more than 100 species of animals.
Monday After the Masters
For all you golfers and golf fans out there: Held annually in the Spring in North Myrtle Beach this Celebrity/Pro-Am golf tournament is hosted by Hootie and the Blowfish. Click HERE for more information (by a MB local).
Alligator Adventure
U.S. Hwy. 17 N.
North Myrtle Beach
One of Myrtle Beach's newest attractions, Alligator Adventure is an alligator park and reptile research institute in North Myrtle Beach. Alligator Adventure is one of the largest facilities for reptile life in the world. In addition to alligators and crocodiles, the natural 12.5-acre setting of this unique facility is home to a variety of exotic birds, frogs, snakes, tortoises and lizards.
Myrtle Waves
3000 10th N. Ext. (off U.S. 17 Bypass)
Myrtle Beach
Can't get enough of the great Atlantic? Head out to Myrtle Waves, an automated wave pool nestled among 20 acres of water thrill rides and slides. The Carolinas' largest water park is also the tallest; Turbo Twisters is a 10-story, lightening-fast ride that plunges through the dark. If this is too scary for the kids, take them to the just-for-kids Tadpool and the Magic Mushroom water fountain.
Myrtle Beach Hosts the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge
This is a serious firefighter competitive event held in the Fall in the fun, family atmosphere of Myrtle Beach's own "Broadway at the Beach. It is expected that this competition will attrace more than 5000 firefighters from across the country and some from around the world. Click HERE for more information provided by a Myrtle Beach local.
Waccamaw Factory Shoppes & Waccamaw Pottery
Hwy. 501, 1/4 mile west of the Waterway
Factory Shoppes
Myrtle Beach
"Waccamaw Factory Shoppes is the only outlet shopping destination in Myrtle Beach, SC where you can have as much fun in the sun as in the rain. You can have fun bargain hunting in our enclosed, climate controlled malls for your shopping convenience. You'll also find a Food Court with everything from salads to hamburgers to pizza to oriental and more as well as a free tram service to take you from mall to mall. Waccamaw Factory Shoppes has three on-site ATMS, stroller services and free wheelchairs provided." (as quoted from the Waccamaw Factory Shoppes web site)
Brookgreen Gardens
U.S. 17 S.
Murrells Inlet
Brookgreen Gardens boasts the world's largest outdoor collection of American figurative sculpture surrounded by amazing gardens of moss-hung oak trees, azaleas and exotic plants.
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