Our favorite things to do in Myrtle Beach.
Grouped by how far you have to go, starting with what you can reach on foot.
Close enough that you can leave the car where it is.
The Boardwalk
Starts at 14th Avenue N and runs under three miles round trip, perfect for a sunrise walk or run. Pull up the live cams and see if you can spot your family on the beach.
Myrtle Beach Boardwalk, Myrtle Beach, SC
Second Avenue Pier
Fishing rentals are available and no license is required. Worth the walk for the views alone, and there is a restaurant at the end of it.
110 N Ocean Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Captain Hook's Adventure Golf
Two eighteen-hole pirate courses, Hooks and Lost Boys, with a smoking skull entrance, a climbable pirate ship and waterfalls. Gentle enough for small children.
2205 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Mt. Atlanticus Minotaur Golf
The famous one: 36 holes climbing an indoor-outdoor Atlantis mountain of caves, waterfalls and bridges, with ocean views from the upper level. Sink the 19th hole and you putt free for life.
707 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Broadway at the Beach
Over seventy shops with clothing, gifts, snacks and art, wrapped around a lake, plus attractions, restaurants and theaters if the weather turns. Around twenty-five minutes on foot heading inland, or five minutes in the car if you would rather not walk back in the heat.
1325 Celebrity Cir, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
PopStroke
Two eighteen-hole putting courses designed with Tiger Woods and built by TaylorMade, plus a rooftop bar, a family restaurant and an ice cream parlor. Smoother and more grown-up than the pirate courses, and you can eat and drink while you play.
1187 Celebrity Cir, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
The Hangout
Live music on indoor and outdoor stages, firepits, courtyard games and a sand pile for the children, with seafood, burgers and tacos alongside. Somewhere to settle in for an afternoon rather than just a meal.
1181 Celebrity Cir, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
These sell out in season, so reserve before you drive over.
Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show
Dolly Parton’s pirate show: two full-sized ships battling in an indoor lagoon, with acrobatics, sword fights and pyrotechnics, plus a four-course feast you eat with your hands. Roughly an hour and a half.
8907 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
Medieval Times
A family-friendly feast and tournament in the style of an 11th-century banquet: four courses while you cheer on one of six jousting knights. Book early, because it fills up.
2904 Fantasy Way, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579
More than ten courses sit within a twenty-minute drive.
Topgolf
Climate-controlled bays, food and drink at the tee, and a scoring system that makes it fun whether or not anyone in your group can actually play.
2850 Robert Grissom Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
River Oaks Golf Club
Twenty-seven holes and an easy tee time to get, which makes it a good pick if you decided to play that morning.
Arrowhead Country Club
Twenty-seven holes along the Intracoastal Waterway, and one of the closest good courses to the condo.
Somewhere to put the afternoon when the weather turns.
810 Billiards & Bowling
Bowling lanes and pool tables together, with food and drink brought to you while you play. It sits in The Market Common, the walkable shops-and-restaurants district built on the old air force base, so it is easy to make an evening of it either side of a game.
1190 Farrow Pkwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Stars and Strikes
Twenty-four lanes plus an arcade of more than a hundred games, a multi-storey laser tag arena, axe throwing and a full bar with the game on. The most to do under one roof.
600 Coastal Grand Cir, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Guy Fieri's Downtown Flavortown
Opened in summer 2026 in the old anchor store: fourteen duckpin lanes, over a hundred arcade games, a tiki bar and a very large restaurant. Duckpin uses smaller balls and no finger holes, so children can actually bowl.
Myrtle Beach Mall, 10177 N Kings Hwy, Myrtle Beach, SC 29572
A day trip south, and a different look at the Coast.
Murrells Inlet MarshWalk
A half-mile boardwalk over the salt marsh with eight waterfront restaurants along it: Wahoo’s, Drunken Jack’s, Bovine’s, Creek Ratz and more, most with live music and a deck facing the sunset. Go for an early dinner and stay for the light.
MarshWalk, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Brookgreen Gardens
The country’s first public sculpture garden, with the largest collection of American figurative sculpture anywhere outdoors, set in themed gardens with a lowcountry zoo and trails. Quieter than anything else on this list.
1931 Brookgreen Dr, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576
Huntington Beach State Park
Undeveloped beach, a saltmarsh boardwalk and some of the best birding on the coast, plus Atalaya, the old Moorish-style winter home on the dunes. Easy to pair with Brookgreen in one day.
16148 Ocean Hwy, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576