Myrtle Beach is the mini-golf capital of the earth. Bet you didn’t know that. Yep, it has more miniature golf courses per square miles than anywhere on the planet. And as if that wasn’t enticing enough, it is also a major tourist hotspot along the coast of the South Atlantic that pulls in over 14 million visitors a year. Great beaches, an eternity’s worth of mini and regular golf and some of the best hotels deals on the east coast, Myrtle Beach is a great family destination.
As with any major beach vacation destination, Myrtle Beach is teeming with amazing beach hotel deals. For the kid-friendly resort that also keeps parents engaged, Dunes Village Resort delivers. With two in-house waterparks with adult-sized slides and deluxe suites offering breathtaling views, you may not want to leave. But that would defeat the purpose of going to Myrtle Beach because the action is unlimited.
The beach is a given. The Grand Strand’s miles of sugar-white beaches can be crowded during high season so a beach hotel deal is a stress reliever. For the romantic early birds, the best time to visit the beach is at sunrise where you get a gorgeous view and predominantly deserted beach.
Broadway at the Beach is a big draw for tourists with 350 acres of shopping, dining and family entertainment. It is easy to find great seafood dining, kid-friendly restaurants and even a few romantic enclaves to share a candlelit meal. Ripley’s Aquarium is a kid favorite along with Dragon’s Lair and Pavilion Nostalgia Park. For adult fun, this area is silly with great nightclubs and pubs, and IMAX 3D Theatre and Nascar SpeedPark.
Myrtle Beach is more than sand, surf and seafood. Tour historic plantation homes or peruse lovely art at Brookgreen Gardens to add a little culture to your vacation. And then there is the golf. Myrtle Beach is a top golf destination with over 120 golf courses. Some of the best are the Barefoot Resort, the Dunes Golf and Beach Club and Ocean Ridge Plantation. Many of the resorts and hotels in the area set up package deals to make a golf vacation more affordable. And for the mini-golf aficionados, you have over 60 miniature golf courses to pick from.
Barefoot Landing draws in tourists with its breweries, steakhouses and shops. You can enjoy live nightly entertainment. And Myrtle Beach also hosts some fantastic festivals all year round like the Sun Festival and the Beach Boogie & BBQ Festival.
Myrtle Beach is your unique beach vacation destination with amazing golf, some of the best seafood in the south and attractions for any and all age groups. Spectacular hotel deals are just the icing on the cake.
