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The Atlas Obscura Guide To Myrtle Beach

21 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Updated October 4, 2024

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Unusual Attractions in Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum

This small museum dedicated to the painful memory of segregation is essentially a time capsule.

Kirk’s hand-dipped “dream cones” at the parlor’s 25th Avenue location.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Kirk's 1890 Ice Cream Parlor

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

The majestic, moss-hung oasis of Brookgreen Gardens’ Live Oak Allée.

Murrells Inlet, South Carolina

Live Oak Allée at Brookgreen Gardens

Take a stroll through this centuries-old tunnel of enormous moss-hung evergreens, nestled among the grounds of America’s first public sculpture garden.

One of the golf courses leads through a string of faux islands.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Mt. Atlanticus Minotaur Goff

If Myrtle Beach is the mini golf capital of the world, this is its crowning glory.

Fountain inside the Cove.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

The Gay Dolphin

This maze-like, oceanfront gift shop—the nation’s largest— has been serving kitsch to the Myrtle Beach community for over 80 years.

Don’t worry, they won’t bite.

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Venus Flytraps at Lewis Ocean Bay Heritage Preserve

A famous—but endangered—plant is on view at an unassuming nature preserve a quick drive from Myrtle Beach.

Exterior of The Parson’s Table, still showing its church roots.

Little River, South Carolina

The Parson's Table

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

The facade remains quite impressive despite the church’s dilapidated state.

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Prince Frederick’s Chapel Ruins

A haunting—but not haunted—chapel remains in the woods.

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Kirk’s hand-dipped “dream cones” at the parlor’s 25th Avenue location.

Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

Kirk's 1890 Ice Cream Parlor

The two locations of this landmark ice cream shop scream pure Americana nostalgia.

Exterior of The Parson’s Table, still showing its church roots.

Little River, South Carolina

The Parson's Table

Dine on superb local staples in a converted historic church.

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