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Sunday, March 18, 2007

The Grand Strand: Myrtle Beach, SC


Interested in the Wisconsin Dells - East Coast style? See why 14 million visitors annually visit the Myrtle Beach area (less than a 1/2 day drive from Charlotte). With a beautiful 60-mile stretch of Atlantic Ocean beach and attractions for every taste, the Myrtle Beach area is full of fun. The Charlotte Observer www.charlotte.com published an article in the Sunday paper today with the following recommended activities:


Family Kingdom: Famous for the Swamp Fox roller coaster, this is the area's main seaside amusement park. www.family-kingdom.com


Myrtle Waves: The area's most prominent water park with tubes, rivers, pools & slides. www.myrtlewaves.com


Myrtle Beach Pelicans: Minor-league baseball at a charming park not far from downtown Myrtle Beach. www.myrtlebeachpelicans.com


Mini Golf: Visit a jungle, volcano or dinosaur with trying to notch a hold-in-one at one of more than 30 courses.


Ripley's Aquarium: Walk through a tunnel surrounded by sharks, touch stingrays & catch a new exhibit on the lives of pirates. www.ripleysaquarium.com


Children's Museum of SC: Playing doctor, digging for fossils & driving a car are among the interactive exhibits. www.cmsckids.org


Waccatee Zoo: Kangaroos, parrots, camels, zebras & more. www.waccateezoo.com


Alligator Adventure: Snakes, tigers, turtles, bears, alligators, crocodiles & live shows. www.alligatoradventure.com.


Huntington Beach State Park: Considered the area's best-preserved beach. Also has a freshwater lagoon & saltwater marsh with plenty of birds & alligators. www.southcarolinaparks.com.


Brookgreen Gardens: 9,200-acre nature preserve that includes one of the USA's largest collections of outdoor sculptures. www.brookgreen.org

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