Myrtle Beach - Ripley's Aquarium
One of the most well-known attractions in Myrtle Beach outside of the golfing is Ripley's Aquarium. This is a huge facility that allows visitors to actually travel through the aquarium tank (it's designed so there is a walkway through the tank, with the sharks and other fish swimming around nearby behind the glass). There are a wide variety of fish here from numerous different habitats - tropical fish, sharks, octopus, sea dragons, and sea horses are among the many different species you can see here. This is an extremely interesting place to go for anyone who has even a passing interest in marine life, and if you've brought your kids on vacation, it's highly recommended as a way to keep them paying attention to something educational and fun at the same time.
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Ripley's Aquarium at Broadway at the Beach
The aquarium is always open, 24/7, 365 days a year, so you don't have to worry
much about planning vacation-wise - just go whenever you've got a spare day.
The current schedules: Sunday through Thursday it's open from 9am to 8pm,
Friday and Saturday it's 9am to 10pm. It costs $17 admission for anyone over
12, and it's cheaper for kids the younger they are. You'll need to check out
"Dangerous Reef" while you're there, which is the centerpiece - a 330 foot
moving glidepath that goes underneath and through one of the aquariums. This
is where you can see the sharks come right up to the glass, etc. - great for
the kids, but watch out if you've got kids who are easily frightened. It's
also very easy to schedule a special event here such as a birthday party,
wedding, etc., so if live relatively close to Myrtle Beach you might consider
it for something like that. You can check out their web page at:
http://www.ripleysaquarium.com/default.asp It's not especially
detailed, but is has some useful contact information and updates on some
special events and children's camps that they run there.
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