✔ Let's Go to North Myrtle Beach!

North Myrtle Beach is not just the north end of Myrtle Beach, it's an entirely different city.

I knew that before I went there, but it didn't really sink in until we drove through both cities. We (my family) found it very confusing to locate businesses because of the similar sounding names. Worse, each city has the same street names - but in entirely different locations. Both cities have a "Main Street" - also in different locations - which intersects Ocean Boulevard. Main Street is where Ocean Blvd. changes from North Ocean Blvd to South Ocean Blvd.

There's a North Ocean Blvd in Myrtle Beach and a North Ocean Blvd in North Myrtle Beach. When you drive this road you don't notice any real distinction. It's not until you are trying to find your hotel, a specific restaurant, or some other address that you run into problems.

On a more positive note, we had a fabulous time at North Myrtle Beach and everyone in our group agreed that if we were to come back to the Grand Strand (another term used to describe this part of the South Carolina coastline) we would definitely stay at North Myrtle Beach.