The new Myrtle Beach Boardwalk is now up in all its glory and over a mile of wooden walkways ready to be enjoyed. Stretching from 14th Ave North to 2nd Ave South at the pier, the new boardwalk is one of the smartest things Myrtle Beach has ever come up with to add to the city's beauty and please the tourists.
The far north and south parts of the Boardwalk are aimed at nature lovers and offer benches and the quiet enjoyment of the beautiful beach and ocean. The mid part, centralized around the old pavilion area and its stores and restaurants is as busy and fun as any of the best boardwalks anywhere in the US! We expect to get more sidewalk cafe-type business, crafts, live entertainment, and all kinds of festivals for the summer!
According to the Myrtle Beach city websites, these are some of the plans for this year:
• Live Concerts on Tuesdays and Saturdays.
• A "Kids Carnival" on Monday nights with inflatables, face painters, jugglers,
balloon artists, stilt walkers and more!
• Wednesday night features an amazing fireworks display off the 2nd Avenue Pier.
• Sunday nights feature juggling, acrobatics, a fire show, stilt walkers, human
statues and more!
• Thursday features a strolling bagpiper on the Boardwalk and on Friday, a strolling
Dixieland band.
As the summer rolls on and in coming years, I can see the Boardwalk turning into a real "place to go" in Myrtle. A few years ago I went to Boca Raton, and they have restaurants and bars on a boardwalk all along their beach. It is really nice to have a wonderful meal outside looking at the waves lapping and the seagulls flying! I'll bet the 2nd Avenue Pier will be having fireworks this summer too!
Are you looking for condos or hotels on the Myrtle Beach Boardwalk? We've got a couple to recommend... The Sandy Beach Resort is a beautiful new highrise condo-hotel that is right in the center of it all. Bay View Resort is on the south end of the Boardwalk, closer to 2nd Avenue Pier. Either of these are perfect for your vacation and can be rented at a great price through Condolux of Myrtle Beach. Check them out with the links above, or browse through all their Myrtle Beach condo rentals.
