To visit Myrtle Beach has many different meanings, depending on one’s interest. After all, as one of South Carolina’s many vacation locations, Myrtle Beach is probably best known for its surf, sand, shopping and entertainment venues. However, there are several other activities you may want to explore when you visit Myrtle Beach and its neighboring towns.
- La Belle Amie Vineyard (Little River) – Sample the wines, taste gourmet foods and shop for unique and elegant gifts to commemorate your beach visit.
- Brookgreen Gardens (Murrells Inlet) – Here you can see over 500 figurative sculptures located throughout 10 gardens, listen to the gurgling fountains in the accent pools, or go on a tour to learn about the flora and fauna.
- Hopsewee Plantation (Georgetown)-A Low Country plantation home which has been around since the 1740s. It is furnished in 18th and 19th century antiques; on the grounds are 2 of the original slave cabins.
- Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon Chapin Art Museum (Myrtle Beach)- This 1924 beach house now displays contemporary visual art, regional artwork, historical maps as well as offering a fine arts resource library.
- Rice Museum (Georgetown) – One of the early leading crops in South Carolina was rice. Here you will find maps, artifacts, dioramas and other displays that tell the story. Nearby is the Brown’s Ferry Vessel, which is the oldest boat in North America.
Other great Myrtle Beach attractions and activities are the Georgetown Lighthouse, the Children’s Museum of SC, the Hobcaw Barony Visitor Center or taking some of the local tours.
J. Slagell