MyrtleBeachOnline.com: Visitors Guide

Cruisin' the coast

Fri, 14 Sep 2007 08:50 EDT

One of the great things about living on the Grand Strand is definitely the proximity to water - whether it's the ocean, a scenic river or a wide bay. And with so many water activities available, cruising the area's waterways is a highlight.

Tourist and local alike can have a great time and learn a little on any of these cruises. Here are some different options to help you spend more time on the water.

MB takes top rank on Yahoo! beach list

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:22 EDT

Would you choose Myrtle Beach over Sydney, Australia? Miami? Honolulu?

Yahoo! users did. In the list of the "World's Best Beaches," the Grand Strand took the top spot, outranking destinations that dwarf Myrtle Beach in visitor numbers, reputation and general name recognition.

Ocean Boulevard adjusts

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:22 EDT

Editor's note: Downtown Myrtle Beach faces its first summer without its longtime landmark, The Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park. The Sun News will show how the area copes by following several businesses through the season.

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IMAX theater going 3-D

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:22 EDT

A jazzed-up IMAX will return to Broadway at the Beach in May with a new high-tech 3-D theater.

The new IMAX - with plasma-screen televisions showing movie trailers outside and a retail store inside - will replace the company's standard two-dimensional screens with a state-of-the-art, three-dimensional experience.

Pavilion heirlooms find new home at Broadway

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:22 EDT

The Hurricane may be gone forever, but at least some of the memories - and nine of the rides - from the Pavilion amusement park's 58 years on the oceanfront have found a new home.

Burroughs & Chapin Co. Inc. announced Thursday that many attractions from the Myrtle Beach Pavilion Amusement Park will move to Broadway at the Beach near the Carmike Theaters to become the "Pavilion Nostalgia Park," a miniature family amusement park and museum.

It's a pirate's life for Ripley's visitors

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:22 EDT

Ready to walk the plank into piracy?

A walk into a room-size replica on a pirate ship's gun deck cracks into a sunken treasure of history.

MB route will fly to New York

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:50 EDT

Travelers will have another way to fly to New York come March when US Airways becomes the second airline offering direct flights from Myrtle Beach to La Guardia.

US Airways, Myrtle Beach's largest airline, will start the daily La Guardia flight March 4, when most carriers step up service for the busy tourist season.

Strand shines in Southern Living

Tue, 10 Apr 2007 14:22 EDT

R eaders of Southern Living once again have picked Myrtle Beach among their favorites.

The Grand Strand landed spots in two categories from the magazine's Readers' Choice awards, for "Beach Town" and "Family Vacation."

Boardwalks provide link to waterfront attractions

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:50 EDT

As Myrtle Beach leaders make plans to build a boardwalk at a cost of up to $10 million, other towns in the area already know that a mile or so of planks along their rivers, marshes or other waterways can help make areas more attractive to visitors and locals year round.

Conway, Georgetown and Murrells Inlet capitalized on their sweeping river and marsh views by building boardwalks to shape their waterfront offerings.

Inlet Square's new look shared

Mon, 09 Apr 2007 15:50 EDT

A rendering of Inlet Square's future after renovations shows an open-air shopping center with covered walkways and an outdoor event area that could open in 2008.

Developers gave The Sun News this week the first artist's depiction of the 17-year-old mall's transformation into a modern center that incorporates some of the current stores. F+F Development officials say renovations could start next year.