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Celebrate Christmas Myrtle Beach-Style at Pirates Voyage

While Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show has gained critical acclaim for providing family friendly entertainment, a pirate ship may seem like an unlikely place for a Christmas show. But let theater owner and show producer Dolly Parton give it a little holiday makeover and Pirates Voyage show magically transforms into an excellent Christmas...

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Frequently Asked Questions at Ocean Reef Resort

What taxes can I expect to pay? The tax rate breaks down as follows: +  5.0%    State Sales Tax +  1.0%    Horry County Road Sales Tax +  2.5%    Hospitality Fee* +  2.0%    State Accommodations Tax|...

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Five Tips for Enhancing your Myrtle Beach Vacation with Social Media

Ever try to describe your vacation memories to family and friends? No matter how vividly you paint the picture, it's hard to replicate the moment in time and space. And you can literally watch their eyes glaze over as they try to process an album filled with random vacation photos. It's one of those "you had to be there"...

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Top 5 Places for Southern Cooking in Myrtle Beach

When most people think of dining out in Myrtle Beach, seafood understandably comes to mind. After all, the pond in our backyard happens to be the Atlantic Ocean, so it only makes sense that seafood takes center stage. But often overlooked in this little corner of South Carolina is our local tradition for Southern cuisine. Country...

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Top 5 Sports Bars in Myrtle Beach

The NFL is hitting the home stretch, the NBA and NHL are scoring and skating, and the college football season is crossing over with college hoops. Sounds like the perfect time of year to plant your backside on a bar stool and watch all the action at once on multiple big-screen televisions. Let someone else pour you a cold beer and serve you a...

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Top Five Places to Eat Healthy in Myrtle Beach

For whatever reason, beach vacations have become synonymous with unhealthy foods. Maybe it's the convenience of grabbing some quick grub to go, or perhaps it's the vacation mentality that you deserve to spoil yourself. Of course, it could be the fact that there are pizza parlors, burger joints and ice cream shops on virtually every...

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Charlotte Family Finds Home Away from Home at Ocean Reef

When Signa Curry of Charlotte, NC, decides it's time for a trip to Myrtle Beach, she doesn't have to worry about where to stay. Whether it's a family vacation or a girls' weekend getaway, she has found her home away from home at the beach at Ocean Reef Resort. "We've been staying there for 10 years now and...

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Alabama Theatre Brings Family-Friendly Entertainment to the Grand Strand

For more than 20 years, the Alabama Theatre has been providing quality, family-friendly entertainment to local and visiting audiences on the Grand Strand. And based on all the dancing, singing, laughing and clapping going on at the Barefoot Landing venue, there’s a lot more in store for the future. Although the palatial 2,000-seat...

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Why Myrtle Beach is the Perfect Vacation Spot for Everyone

Myrtle Beach has long been known as a "family beach," and that's certainly the case. Families have been flocking to the Grand Strand’s seashores for generations to enjoy affordable fun in the sun and the many family-friendly attractions of Myrtle Beach. But a more accurate description may be an "everybody in the family beach,"...

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