Myrtle Beach Boardwalk

The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk stretches for about a mile along the oceanfront through the heart of the resort district, connecting the Family Kingdom amusement park to the south with the SkyWheel and the oceanfront hotels to the north. The boardwalk is the closest Myrtle Beach comes to a genuine public promenade: wide, pedestrian-only, with the beach and ocean immediately accessible via beach access ramps along its length.

The SkyWheel, a 187-foot Ferris wheel at the northern end of the boardwalk, gives clear views of the coastline on good days. Rides take about 12 minutes. The boardwalk is busiest on summer evenings when the heat breaks and families come out; early mornings it is quieter and the beach itself is at its best.

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The Myrtle Beach Boardwalk was not built until 2010 — relatively recent for a major beach resort. For decades, Myrtle Beach was unusual among large coastal resort cities in having no proper oceanfront boardwalk. The current boardwalk replaced a series of disconnected hotel access points and quickly became the most popular pedestrian space in the city. The SkyWheel at its north end was added in 2011 and has become the city's most recognizable landmark.