Sometimes the best beach meals are not fancy. They are just exactly what you wanted.That was Mrs. Fish in Myrtle Beach for us. We stopped in for a casual seafood meal and left impressed. The food was excellent — hot, well-seasoned, generous, and very much...

Mini golf in Myrtle Beach is not just something to do after dinner. It is part of the trip.That is what made playing Captain Hook’s Adventure Golf feel like more than just a round of putt-putt. We had a great time playing, but the...

Myrtle Beach has plenty of big, loud, bright things to do — and we enjoyed some of those too — but one of our favorite stops was a quieter one: Myrtle Beach State Park.We visited during our trip and had a great time slowing...

Some places make a strong first impression before you even order. That was Saray Bakery & Patisserie in Myrtle Beach. We stopped in to try a couple of pastries and immediately had the feeling that we could have pointed at almost anything in the...

Some restaurants just feel like part of the place they are in. That was our experience at Drunken Jack’s in Murrells Inlet. It has the seafood, the water, the pirate-adjacent name, the stained glass windows, and enough sailing decorations to make the whole meal...

Huntington Beach State Park is one of those places where bird watching feels easy, even if you are not a serious birder.We brought our Nocs Provisions Field Issue Compact 8x32 Waterproof Binoculars, and they were perfect for the park and kids — small enough...

If you have visited Brookgreen Gardens, Atalaya Castle feels like the missing chapter.Brookgreen is beautiful, polished, and full of intention. It is sculpture, gardens, live oaks, history, and quiet paths that make you slow down whether you planned to or not. Atalaya, just across...