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

Updated October 4, 2024

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Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum

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

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

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Kirk's 1890 Ice Cream Parlor

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

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.

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

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Mt. Atlanticus Minotaur Goff

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

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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.

Conway, South Carolina

Venus Flytraps at Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

Little River, South Carolina

The Parson's Table

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

Georgetown, South Carolina

Prince Frederick’s Chapel Ruins

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

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Kirk's 1890 Ice Cream Parlor

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

Little River, South Carolina

The Parson's Table

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

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