Category Archives: South Carolina

Brookgreen Gardens

Posted on July 15, 2023 by kcbernick

Wednesday, June 28, 2023 Brookgreen Gardens is located at Murrell’s Inlet, about 20 miles south of Myrtle Beach. This property’s 9,100 acres was once home to four rice plantations: The Oaks, Brookgreen, Springfield, and Laurel Hill. I hadn’t been aware … Continue reading →

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Fort Sumter and USS Yorktown

Posted on July 13, 2023 by kcbernick

Monday, June 26, 2023 Patriots Point in Charleston is about a two hour drive from Myrtle Beach. From here, we caught a ferry to Fort Sumter, well known as the place where the American Civil War began. South Carolina had … Continue reading →

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Myrtle Beach Attractions

Posted on July 12, 2023 by kcbernick

Billed as a Legendary Gift Shop, the Gay Dolphin Gift Cove has been operating since the 1940s. Founders Justin and Eloise Plyler were an entrepreneurial couple who owned a golf course, several motels, a reptile show, a monkey exhibit, an … Continue reading →

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