List of tourist attractions in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina facts for kids

The following is a list of tourist attractions in the Myrtle Beach, South Carolina area.

Current Attractions

• Barefoot Landing, a large shopping complex located in North Myrtle Beach. Opened 1988.
  • Alabama Theatre, a public theatre. 1993
  • House of Blues, a live concert music hall. 1997
• Broadway at the Beach, a large entertainment complex and shopping mall. 1995
  • Jimmy Buffett's Margaritaville, a themed restaurant. 2004
  • Hard Rock Cafe, opened in 1995 (was formerly in a pyramid with sphinxes until 2016 when it moved to a new location)
  • Pavilion Nostalgia Park, an amusement park with rides taken from the defunct Myrtle Beach Pavilion
  • Ripley's Aquarium, an aquarium
  • WonderWorks, an entertainment center. 2011 (1 of 5 in the U.S.)
• Brookgreen Gardens, sculpture garden in Murrells Inlet. 1932
• The Carolina Opry, a music variety theater. 1993
• Coastal Grand Mall, a large shopping mall. 2004
• Family Kingdom Amusement Park, an oceanfront amusement park 1966. and Splashes Oceanfront Water Park 1977
• Funplex Myrtle Beach, an entertainment and amusement center
• Gay Dolphin Gift Cove, billed as the nation's largest gift shop. 1954
• Hollywood Wax Museum Myrtle Beach, an entertainment center featuring replicas and interactive displays of celebrities. 2014
• Legends In Concert, featuring live concerts paying tribute to musical icons of the past and present. 2010
• Market Common, a shopping district and lifestyle center. 2008
• Medieval Times, a Medieval-themed dinner theater located behind the former Freestyle Music Park. 1995
• Myrtle Beach Boardwalk, a boardwalk and oceanfront promenade. 2010
• Myrtle Beach Mall, a shopping mall located in Briarcliffe Acres. 1986
• Myrtle Beach SkyWheel, a large oceanfront Ferris wheel. 2011
• Myrtle Beach Speedway, a small racetrack. 1958
• Myrtle Beach State Park, a small state park which consists miles of forest that stretch along the Atlantic Ocean. 1935
• Myrtle Waves, a large water park. 1985
• Pirates Voyage, a pirate-themed dinner theater operated by Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede, located next to The Carolina Opry. 2010
• Ripley's Believe It or Not!, a themed museum
• Ripley's Haunted Adventure
• TicketReturn.com Field, a baseball field home to the Myrtle Beach Pelicans. 1999
• Topgolf, a sports entertainment facility. 2019

Former attractions

• Freestyle Music Park (formerly Hard Rock Park), a music theme park (opened 2008 [with a concert by the Eagles and The Moody Blues]-closed in Sept. 2009).
• MagiQuest, a live action role-playing game establishment (2005-closed 2015).
• Myrtle Beach Pavilion an amusement park that was located in the "heart" of Myrtle Beach (1948-closed Sept. 30, 2006).
• Planet Hollywood, a movie themed restaurant (with mostly 90s movies memorabilia) (opened in 1996 with stars Bruce Willis, Will Smith, and Jennifer Love Hewitt-closed Sept. 8, 2015).
• Official All Star Café, sports themed restaurant in the 90s (building now houses Legends in Concert)
• Waccamaw Pottery, a shopping center (1977-closed in 2001).