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As light relief from the golf, fishing and sunbathing take a trip to enjoy the many attractions out of town. Here is a small selection. Battleship North Carolina 9 decks to explore with WW II exhibits Atalaya at Huntingdon Beach State Park Hwy 17 South Murrells Inlet The former winter home of Archer M Huntingdon and his wife Anna Hyatt Huntingdon, the American sculptress whose work is displayed in Brookgreen Gardens. Site of the arts and crafts festival in September. Brookgreen Gardens Featuring more than 750 works of American sculpture, historic rice fields and a wildlife park. Kaminski House Museum The original construction dates to 1769. The house contains antique and decorative arts and was previously owned by French Hugenots, a Civil War Captain and Harold Kaminski a participant in the attack on Pearl Harbor. Hopsewee Plantation Circa 1740 rice plantation and birthplace of Thomas Lynch Jr a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hobcaw Barony - Georgetown Take a 3 hour tour through the 17,500 acre estate. Then visit the Center with it's history room housing Indians artifacts and exhibits explaining how rice was grown. Hampton Plantation State Park The Mansion features sections exposing the 1700's techniques of construction. Nearby there is the 232 year old St James Church. See more information including photographs about the areas of Murrells Inlet, Litchfield, Pawleys Island and Georgetown.
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Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum Home of the WW II aircraft carrier Yorktown, the museum also has a destroyer Laffey, a submarine Clanagone and a Coast Guard Cutter. Also the Congressional Medal of Honor Museum and a Vietnam Support Base. Fort Sumter National Monument Museum exhibits feature material chronicling the Civil War in Charleston. Charles Towne Landing 1670 the site of the first permanent English settlement in South Carolina. Has a full scale replica of the 17th century trading vessel Adventure and replica colonial buildings in the Settlers Life area. Drayton Hall - Ashley River Rd Charleston Circa 1738, the house is the only authentic plantation house open to the public in the Charleston area that survived both the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. Standing on a 125 acre site and filled with 18th century detail and ornamentation. Audubon Swamp Garden - Charleston 60 acres of black water in a cypress and tupelo swamp on Magnolia Plantation traversed by boardwalks, dykes and bridges. Hundreds of species of plants and home to birds, animals and reptiles. Boone Hall Plantation - Charleston A 738 acre estate where you can see the half mile avenue of massive Spanish moss draped live oaks, smokehouse and slave cabins and rebuilt Plantation house. |
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Site Contents Myrtle Beach attractions include theatre, cinema, museums, wildlife parks, zoos and gardens, water parks, fun parks, mini golf, fishing, watersports, river boat trips, casino boats and much more. The main entertainment centres in the area are Broadway at the Beach in Myrtle Beach where you will find Ripleys Aquarium and The Palace Theatre and Barefoot Landing in North Myrtle Beach which has Alligator Adventure, House of Blues and Alabama Theatre. There are any number of attractions all along the Grand Strand area including Brookgreen Gardens, Medieval Times, Legends, Tribute, Dixie Stampede and Carolina Opry. Getting around Myrtle Beach with it's diverse areas, attractions and 60 mile long coastline can be daunting so we have provided this section which will hopefully help you find your way with information on shopping, dining, transport, weather, hospitals, airports and tourist information centres. We provide extensive information on Myrtle Beach golf including course reviews and featured course overviews. The reviews page includes accommodation and attraction reviews as well as the golf course reviews. Our accommodation page provides information on accommodation types, where to stay and other useful information. The news section gives our views on golf and tourist related issues plus provides links to other newsletters. For UK travelers there is a holiday section providing comprehensive information on our package and custom holidays including rates and booking conditions. Our popular maps section provide both online and download versions of our golf and attractions maps. We have a comprehensive listings section covering golf, accommodation, shopping, dining and attractions. Why Myrtle Beach? We have the answers.
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Myrtle Beach attractions include Broadway at the Beach, Barefoot Landing, Alligator Adventure, Ripleys Aquarium, Medieval Times, Brookgreen Gardens, Alabama Theatre and Carolina Opry. |