Myrtle Beach: Historic Music and Movie Tour

Discover the rich history of Myrtle Beach through its music and movies. Explore iconic sites, learn about the Chitlin’ Circuit, and immerse yourself in the city’s vibrant music scene. Join the tour today!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Myrtle Beach - A brief visit to the newly established historic district in Myrtle Beach is planned.
  • Myrtle Beach - Additionally, we will make a stop at Charlie’s Place Historic Site, which was a renowned venue where iconic figures in American music from the 20th Century performed between the 1930s and 1960s. Although the original club that…
What's Included
  • 2-hour narrated trolley tour of Myrtle Beach
Additional Information

Hear the story of Myrtle Beach’s coming of age in the mid-20th century to present day, the movies that were made or premiered there, the role music played in its history and that Myrtle Beach played in music history. Stops include Charlie’s Place Historic Site that was once a part of the Chitlin’ Circuit and its motel was listed in The Green Book….

Location
Myrtle Beach
Meet at The Market Common (beside the airport between Hwy. 17 Bypass and Hwy. 17 Business also known as Kings Hwy.) in front of the Grand 14 Cinemas at the junction of Deville and Reed Streets
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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37susans
Feb 19, 2025
An Enjoyable Tour Led by Excellent Guide (and great trolley driver!) - Learned so many interesting and fun facts about this town's history. My husband grew up in MB, and he enjoyed the tour a lot. Especially liked info about origins of beach music, R & B influences, movies shot here and revitalization going on now,
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Martha_z
Feb 5, 2025
So much fun information! - Our tourguide, Kathryn, who hosts and wrote the tour, was extremely dynamic and knowledgeable. She gave us an enormous amount of information over the 2 hour tour. And also a copy of her book, which tells about the Myrtle Beach movie industry. Great value for the tour.
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Abbycat68
Feb 4, 2025
New sights! - I have lived here in Myrtle Beach for 34 years and this tour showed me places I didn’t know existed. I also learned some interesting things too. The two ladies were amazing and would recommend this tour to anyone.
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Brenda_w
Oct 23, 2024
Music Trolley - Guide was so knowledgeable, made the trip interesting. Fun to see different perspectives of the city.
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Gary_f
Oct 23, 2024
Two hour tour of Myrtle Beach past and future. - Hearing about movies made in Myrtle Beach, lost historical places, musicians who played here. Very knowledgeable guide, entertaining storytelling.
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David_b
Sep 12, 2024
A most excellent tour!!! - An excellent tour. Great sites and stops en route, very knowledgeable and entertaining guide, and if you like music, movies and history, you’ll love this tour!
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Matt_k
Sep 4, 2024
Good Fun - We had fun getting to know a bit about the Myrtle Beach area on this tour. Kathryn was a fun guide with great personal stories.
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Departure56267669682
Aug 28, 2024
Lots of information in 2hrs - Very informative host/creator of tour. We enjoyed all the sites and looking forward to reading the book she gifted everyone.
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Lynn_g
Oct 16, 2024
Shag movie history - Seeing the houses and locations from the movie Shag as well as Charlie's Place. Very knowledgeable tour guide.
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Lindakerr8
Aug 20, 2024
History and music great tour - Really enjoyed the your….got tons of information on the music and history of Mrs beach. Tour was 2 hrs, perfect amount, bud was clean, guide was super knowledgeable and we even got a free book. Price easy dry reasonable as it was 2 for 2 plus military discount. Well worth it
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