Broadway at the Beach

South Carolina


With shops, restaurants, nightclubs, rides, an aquarium and a giant-screen digital-movie theater, this mini-Disney-like outdoor fun mall is Myrtle Beach's nerve center. Note that walking late at night in this area is not considered safe.


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