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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Myrtle Beach

21 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Updated September 7, 2023

Unusual Attractions in Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

The majestic, moss-hung oasis of Brookgreen Gardens’ Live Oak Allée.

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Live Oak Allée at Brookgreen Gardens

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

Kirk’s hand-dipped “dream cones” at the parlor’s 25th Avenue location.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Kirk's 1890 Ice Cream Parlor

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Games including a 2013 Wizard of Oz, a 2007 Wheel of Fortune, and a 2008 Indiana Jones await the day’s players at the Myrtle Beach Pinball Museum.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach Pinball Museum

If it wasn’t for a real estate agent with a penchant for old-school arcades, this hands-on collection of nostalgic flipper machines might never exist.

One of the golf courses leads through a string of faux islands.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Mt. Atlanticus Minotaur Goff

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

Fountain inside the Cove.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

The Gay Dolphin

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

The 1962 Chevrolet Bel Air Bubble Top was such an icon, that even the Beach Boys sang its praises. Their song “409,” appeared on both their 1962 album Surfin’ Safari and 1963’s Little Deuce Coupe.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Wheels of Yesteryear

From the 1940 Ford Coupe that started it all 50 years ago, this collection of over 150 classic vehicles celebrates the spirit and history of American car craft.

These boots were made for walking…on the moon. The moon boot imprints of astronaut Charles Duke, who remains the youngest person to ever walk on earth’s lunar landscape.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Apollo Moonprints in Cement

The imprints of astronaut Charles Duke’s moon boots live on at Myrtle Beach’s official South Carolina Hall of Fame.

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Kirk’s hand-dipped “dream cones” at the parlor’s 25th Avenue location.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Kirk's 1890 Ice Cream Parlor

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Exterior of The Parson’s Table, still showing its church roots.

Little River, South Carolina

The Parson's Table

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

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