Carolina Beach Hotels|"5 Free Things To Do In Myrtle Beach"

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Myrtle Beach, this year celebrating the 75th anniversary of its incorporation, is the heart of South Carolina’s $16.5 billion tourism industry. Myrtle Beach is in the center of a 60-mile reach of beaches that attracts more than 14 million visitors a year to dozens of golf courses, hundreds of restaurants and tens of thousands of hotel, motel and other rental units. There’s shopping at hundreds of stores, and nine live entertainment theaters.This is the reason people come to Myrtle Beach. In South Carolina, the beaches are public, and there are regular beach-access points. Some areas have lifeguards, and some have umbrellas and chairs for rent, but all you really need is a beach blanket and a cool drink.

There’s a beach for most every taste. Pawleys Island, to the south, is one of the oldest beach resorts on the East Coast with homes dating to the 1700s. The quiet beach is lined with weathered bungalows and proudly calls itself “arrogantly shabby.” In Myrtle Beach, the shore is lined with high-rise hotels and condos, and it’s just a short walk to grab a burger along busy Ocean Boulevard.The boardwalk runs along Myrtle Beach’s oceanfront business district. Just more than a mile in length, it was completed three years ago at a cost of more than $6 million. It’s a great place to wander along the shore without getting your feet sandy or to just sit and watch people enjoy their summer escape. At sunset, you can watch the oceanfront SkyWheel, the tallest Ferris wheel in the eastern U.S., spin lazily, illuminated by a million LED lights. The boardwalk is being extended another block, and Mayor John Rhodes has said he would like the city to eventually build the world’s longest, running 4.6 miles along the shore. Summer means a lot of free entertainment. In Plyler Park, just off the boardwalk, the Hot Summer Nights series of free concerts and other events runs through Aug. 31. On Mondays, there are free kids carnivals, with concerts from reggae to rock and country to Dixieland other nights of the week.

Every Wednesday, there are fireworks over the ocean. Across town, at the Broadway at the Beach entertainment complex, there are free fireworks every Tuesday and most Fridays during the summer. North Myrtle Beach holds four free concerts on Friday evenings during the season in McLean Park; other concerts are held by the lake at Myrtle Beach’s Grand Park.If you want to get out of the sun for a bit, stop by the Franklin Burroughs-Simeon Chapin Art Museum. Admission is free, but donations are accepted. Located on the south end of Myrtle Beach, part of the structure is an almost 90-year-old beach house moved to its current location about 30 years ago. The museum has 10 galleries and an art studio for workshops. The museum is hosting “Animation B.C. (Before Computers),” an exhibit focusing on the development of animation in the 20th century. It features original production art, including Mickey Mouse and Dora the Explorer. Also this summer, the museum features an exhibit with 45 works of golf art.

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