THINGS TO DO
Stay, eat, play, relax, repeat…there’s so much to do at Surfside Beach and the surrounding Myrtle Beach/Grand Strand area. Scroll through our list for a few ideas. We’d love to hear what you enjoy doing while on vacation here. Drop us a line and send a picture to add to our list!
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Do what you came to the beach for: catch waves, boogie board, surf or bask in the sun
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Fish, eat, enjoy ice cream and people watch with your friends at the pier at Garden City
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Enjoy outside dining at many locations in Surfside Beach, Garden City and Murrells Inlet – see our blog for some recommendations
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Enjoy waterfront dining, live music, water sports, charter fishing, sightseeing tours, kayaking, shopping and seasonal local events – all along on the Murrells Inlet MarshWalk
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Visit the rest of Murrells Inlet
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Eat fresh seafood in Calabash, NC
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Get hot donuts now! at Krispy Kreme in Surfside Beach, SC
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Enjoy amusement park rides at Family Kingdom in Myrtle Beach, SC
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Stroll through Surfside Beach and enjoy its many parks and playgrounds
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Ride a street legal golf cart in Surfside Beach, SC
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Meet a King and Queen at Medieval Times
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Battle for lost treasure at Pirate’s Voyage Dinner & Show
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Play miniature golf
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Book a tee time at any of the world-renowned golf courses in the Grand Strand
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Cool off inside Surfside Bowling Center
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Take in a Myrtle Beach Pelicans minor league baseball game
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Get the Cal Ripkin Experience
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Observe great views of Myrtle Beach from the Skywheel
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Visit the USS North Carolina in Wilmington
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Appreciate airplanes from the former Myrtle Beach airbase at Warbird Park
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Have fun at the water park and go-kart track at Wild Water & Wheels in the heart of Surfside Beach
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Appreciate the beauty of Brookgreen Gardens
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Drive 30 minutes south to experience Georgetown
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Challenge your mind and spark your imagination at WonderWorks
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Get wild at the Wacatee Zoo
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Play baseball (at the field at Dogwood Drive and 6th Avenue South) or basketball (at Surfside Beach First Baptist Church, 16th Avenue North and Cherry Drive)
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Take a helicopter ride
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Beat your family and friends at cornhole
IDEAS FOR RAINY DAYS
While we hope you only have beautiful and sunny weather, every once in awhile Surfside Beach will get a rainy day. Or, everyone is sunburned and needs a day off from the sunshine!
Whatever the reason, here are some indoor things you might consider – in no particular order. Please note some of these do have admission charges. However, check out their websites as many of them offer online discounts.
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Fun Warehouse – in Surfside, near the Walmart on Hwy 544. Laser tag, multi-level soft playground, inflatable slide & bouncers, roller skating and more!
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Wonderworks – an interactive indoor amusement park for the mind!
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Edventure Children’s Museum – Myrtle Beach
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Molten Mountain Indoor Miniature Golf – In North Myrtle Beach but it’s inside and it’s air conditioned too!
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Myrtle Beach shows – many have matinees, reservations often needed
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Ripley’s Aquarium at Broadway at the Beach and Ripley’s Believe It Or Not!
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Dinosaurs The Exhibition at Broadway at the Beach
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Shopping
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Hudson Flea Market (Surfside Beach)
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Lazy Gator Gifts (Murrells Inlet)
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Hammock Shops Village (Pawleys Island)
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Coastal Grand Mall (Myrtle Beach)
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Tanger Outlets – there are 2, one on Hwy 501 in Myrtle Beach and one on Hwy 17N in North Myrtle Beach
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Market Common (Myrtle Beach)
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Gay Dolphin Gift Shop – a Myrtle Beach tradition since 1946!
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Wine Tastings
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Duplin Winery – North Myrtle Beach
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La Belle Amie Vineyard – Little River, home of Twisted Sisters wines
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Coastal Carolina Winery – Broadway at the Beach and Pawleys Island Hammock Shops Village
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Carolina Vineyards – Broadway at the Beach and Barefoot Landing
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Movie Theaters
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Stone Theaters Grand 14 Cinemas at Market Common
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Garden City Pavilion – arcade, ice cream and more plus walk across the street to the Garden City Pier which is free to walk on!
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Riddles Escape Room – non-frightening adventure games; best to call ahead to reserve a time
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Eat Ice Cream – all of these are in Surfside Beach/Garden City
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The Ole Fashion Ice Cream Parlor – home of “Two for Tuesdays” and “1/2 Price Banana Split Thursdays” (655 Hwy 17 Business (Kings Hwy) – between 6th & 8thAvenues South)
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Surfside Café & Creamery – 1611 Hwy 17 Business between 16th & 17th Avenues North
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Painter’s Ice Cream (2115 Hwy 17 Business – towards Murrells Inlet)
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Meyer’s Ice Cream (1906 Hwy 17 Business – near Hwy 544/Ocean Lakes)
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Paint your own pottery
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All Fired Up Studios – Pawleys Island
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Harry The Potter – Myrtle Beach
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Discover your inner Picasso
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Paint & Unwined – Murrells Inlet
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Painting With A Twist – Myrtle Beach
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Relax your mind and body with local spa services (Please check TripAdvisor and Yelp directly for current recommendations)
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Play games at an arcade
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Dave & Busters – Broadway at the Beach
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Fun Plaza Arcade – old school, on the boardwalk in the heart of Myrtle Beach’s Ocean Blvd.
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Garden City Pavilion Arcade – Atlantic Avenue in Garden City Beach
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Play cards and board games
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Swim in the pools if it’s not storming – you’re going to get wet anyway!
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Read or take a long nap!