What food is Myrtle Beach known for?

They include an opportunity to eat the region's famous seafood (just over the border in Calabash, North Carolina, at Calabash Seafood Hut and at Crabby Oddwaters), memorable BBQ at Simply Southern Smokehouse (where the menu also includes the regional specialty chicken bog), scallops & grits at Blueberry's Grill, soul ...



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This beach town is a major tourist attraction in South Carolina and across the United States. The city's balmy subtropical climate, miles of beaches, 86 golf courses, and 1,800 restaurants draw more than 20 million people each year, making it one of the country's most popular vacation spots.

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The area has a nickname, Dirty Myrtle which refers to anything between a type of drink to a mud run. But over the last decade, the nickname's meaning has slipped away from local leaders control over marketing towards the numerous swimming advisories that warn visitors of the poor water quality along the beach.

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Vanna White. The famous hostess and letter turner on Wheel of Fortune is Myrtle Beach born and raised. She has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and returns to the Grand Strand quite often. Her autobiography, Vanna Speaks!, became a best-seller in 1987.

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Nightlife in Myrtle Beach is an intoxicating mix of salty ocean breeze, moonlight on the ocean, and the dazzling lights and pulsating music of our many popular places to dance the night away or just hang out. We've got nightclubs, dance clubs and sports bars, some right by the beach. Karaoke your thing?

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And if you are wondering why the water is so blue, here's the explanation from Chief Meteorologist Chris Justus:Hot weather with relatively calm winds in the atmosphere and no tropical systems in the Atlantic have allowed sediments in the water to settle to the ocean floor. Less sediment means clearer water!

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