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Welcome to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Myrtle Beach is a city located in Horry County, South Carolina. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 22,759.The metropolitan population is counted at 196,629 in 2000.
Myrtle Beach is a major tourist destination along the South Atlantic seaboard of the United States, widely known for its wide beaches, large selection of challenging golf links, excellent seafood restaurants, and outlet-style shopping activities.For this reason,the Myrtle Beach area attracts over 14 million visitors a year. It is set at the center of a 60-mile long chain of tranquil, sandy beaches known as the "Grand Strand", and is only a couple hours' drive from such historical day-trip destinations as Charleston, SC and Wilmington, NC. It is served by one daily newspaper, "The Sun News", and by Coastal Carolina University (10 miles west of town), its nearest 4-year co-educational institution of higher learning. It is also served by the Myrtle Beach International Airport, located on the old U.S. Air Force base on the south side of town. The South Atlantic League's Myrtle Beach Pelicans, a class A farm franchise for the Atlanta Braves major league baseball club, plays its home games at Coastal Federal Field. It also has more miniature golf courses than anywhere else in the world.
This resort city of Myrtle Beach sits right on the Atlantic ocean and offers many exciting adventures and activities, including 100 golf courses, mini and par 3 courses. Theaters with live shows bring in a great assortment of famous entertainers and the smaller clubs attract many different styles of entertainment.
There is a local symphony and a dozen little theater groups presenting a wonderful mixture of plays and operettas. Mix all of this with over 1,200 restaurants of various cuisine and you will see why those that live here love this area. For the sports fans, a minor league ballpark for the Atlanta Braves farm team is in the works.
Fishing and boating on the ocean and the intercoastal waterway along with other water sports can be found here. Tennis and polo are also offered in the area.
Myrtle Beach is an area that has grown to become a real resort destination attracting the whole nation to our shores to enjoy our weather, our attractions and our Southern hospitality.
Myrtle Beach also have many well known attractions for visitors. Broadway at the Beach which is located on the north side of the city is known widely for its restaurants and all kinds of entertainment venues such as Ripley's Aquarium and NASCAR Speedpark. At the heart of downtown located right off of Highway 501 there is the Myrtle Beach Pavillion which is a major amusement park in the area that draws a lot of attention to visitors and locals. Also located off of Hwy 501 at the intersection of Hwy 17 bypass is the huge Coastal Grand Mall. having 1.5 million square feet, Coastal Grand is supposedly the largest mall in South Carolina. Other entertainments throughout the city and area are Alligaror Adventure,Family Kingdom Amusement Park,Myrtle Waves,the Carolina Opry, the House of Blues, Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede,Medieval Time and also Ripley's Believe it or not Museum.
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Local daily news in Myrtle Beach:
MB man charged with first degree burglary
A Myrtle Beach man has been arrested and charged with first degree burglary and assault and battery with intent to kill, according to jail records.
Hanna roars ashore near North-South Carolina line
Tropical Storm Hanna blew ashore over tourist beaches on the North-South Carolina border early Saturday at the start of a projected dash up the Eastern Seaboard that could dump heavy rain from Virginia to New England. The National Hurricane Center said Hanna's center came on land at about 3:20 a.m. The storm had winds near 70 mph, just short of hurricane strength, before it rolled onto shore but was expected to weaken after moving over land. Emergency officials were already looking past Hanna to powerful Hurricane Ike, several hundred miles out in the Atlantic. Ike is much stronger than Hanna and could be approaching southern Florida by Monday as Hanna spins away from Canada over the North Atlantic.
Cause of death released in Socastee boat crash
The 13-year-old killed Saturday night in a boat crash on the Intracoastal Waterway in Socastee died from head injuries, according to Horry County coroner Robert Edge.
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Places of interest:
Forestbrook, SC (6.3 miles), Socastee, SC (8.1 miles), Surfside Beach, SC (9.6 miles), Briarcliffe Acres, SC (10.6 miles), Red Hill, SC (11.1 miles), Garden City, SC (12.0 miles), Atlantic Beach, SC (12.8 miles), Conway, SC (15.5 miles).
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