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Myrtle Beach Essential Info
Overview
Myrtle Beach is a major tourist destination along the South Atlantic coast of South Carolina. It is widely known for its wide beaches, large selection of challenging golf links, excellent seafood restaurants, and outlet-style shopping activities. It attracts over 14 million visitors annually, consisting of tourists from other Southern states or "Snowbirds" from the North, who may own a condominium or timeshare along the coast. It also has more miniature-golf courses per square miles than any other place on earth.
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Basics
Best Time To Go
Oct-May
Current Time
Current Weather
Partly Cloudy
Fun Facts
- Vanna White, the Wheel of Fortune hostess, was born in Myrtle Beach.
- There are more than 425 hotels and 89,600 accommodation units in the Myrtle Beach area.
- A time capsule to be opened December 18, 2054, is buried at Nance Plaza on the southwest corner of Kings Highway and Ninth Avenue North in Myrtle Beach.
- Myrtle Beach is known as the seaside golf capital of the world and also claims to be the miniature golf capital of the world.
- There are nearly 1500 restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area.
Popular Foods
- Grilled Swordfish
- Steaks
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