Vacationing in Myrtle Beach, SC- where else to go near by?

[pixelprincess]

We are going for about a week to Myrtle Beach to hang out with some friends for 4 days. What else can one do in the area for 3 days? One of the suggestions was Charleston. Any recommendations on where to stay hotel-wise? Or any other near by area that even may not be as touristy as we'd have enough of that in MB?

TIA

[mmaimp]

We go to the Litchfield / Pawley's Island area for vacation almost every year. It is south of Myrtle and a nice little area. Most of our time is spent on the beach or by the pool.

Litchfield By the Sea is a nice resort. South of Myrtle Beach is mostly vacation homes, golf, shops and restaurants. There is also Brookgreen Gardens and Huntington Beach State Park in the area.

http://www.brookgreen.org/

http://www.litchfieldbeach.com/

HTH,

[lvales]

Murrell's Inlet has the best restaurants. Alot of them look like dives but they have fantastic food. My favorite was Flo's Place - fantastic food and not too expensive. Murrell's Inlet is south of Myrtle Beach and Garden City, but north of Pawley's (as far as I can remember - BIL & SIL used to live there).