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Beach Ball Classic Brings Top Basketball Talent to Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach may be best known for the multi-colored inflatable beach balls you see bouncing in the air and blowing in the breeze on our white-sand beaches. But for thousands of basketball fans who attend the event every year, the Beach Ball Classic represents the finest holiday high school hoops tournament in the nation. Since 1981, the...

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Check out These Myrtle Beach Attractions Before They Shut Down This Offseason

The fall is a wonderful time of year to visit Myrtle Beach, but the clock is ticking if you want to enjoy all the great things the Grand Strand has to offer. Sometime between the peak of the tourism season in the summer, when there are more than a half million people on the 60-mile stretch of white sand beaches, and the offseason, when only...

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Take the Family to Play Par-3 Golf in Myrtle Beach

With nearly 80 championship golf courses within a 60-mile radius, Myrtle Beach is deserving of the nickname "GolfTown USA". Golfers from all over the nation and world come to the Grand Strand just to chase the little white ball, and the fall golf season can be one of the busiest times of year to try to book a tee time. But for casual...

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Take the Family to Play Par-3 Golf in Myrtle Beach

With nearly 80 championship golf courses within a 60-mile radius, Myrtle Beach is deserving of the nickname "GolfTown USA". Golfers from all over the nation and world come to the Grand Strand just to chase the little white ball, and the fall golf season can be one of the busiest times of year to try to book a tee time. But for casual...

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Top 5 Riverboat Tours on the Grand Strand

Everyone knows about the Myrtle Beach oceanfront. Featuring a 60-mile stretch of white sand beaches, the Grand Strand attracts millions annually to soak up the sun, sand and surf where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Carolina coast. But there’s another side to local life, one that is accessible only by boat through the backwaters around...

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Carolina Opry Fall Lineup Brings Big-Name Stars, Shows to Myrtle Beach

The Carolina Opry has earned a reputation for bringing some of the best in family friendly entertainment in the nation and world to the stage on the Grand Strand. The lineup for the 2015 fall season certainly fits the bill. In addition to the long running shows that are back by popular demand, the Carolina Opry also adds some fresh...

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Art in the Park Offers Shopping in the Great Outdoors

What to do on a sunny autumn day in Myrtle Beach? Soak up the sunshine in the great outdoors, or go for a full day of shopping at local art galleries and craft studios? Fortunately for vacationers who love sunshine and shopping, you can enjoy both activities at the same time and place at the 43rd Annual Art in the Park event. Held at...

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Top 5 Things to do Outdoors with Kids on the Grand Strand

Teaching your children the wonders of the great outdoors can be tricky in the cell phone and video game era. You want them to have the same nature-rich experiences you had as a child but they seem more interested in texting friends and listening to their era buds. A Grand Strand vacation may be just the trick to igniting your kids’...

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Oktoberfest Brings Taste of Germany to Myrtle Beach

One Oktoberfest celebration is not enough for Myrtle Beach, which hosts back-to-back festival weekends to celebrate the traditional German holiday. Both the Oct. 2-3 Myrtle Beach Oktoberfest, and the Oct. 10-11 Oktoberfest on the Boardwalk feature lots of German food, beer, music and dancing, just like the official festival in Munich, Germany....

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