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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F2288qbscottb
Apr 23, 2025
Great Tour! - Great tour of the city. Very informative and learned a lot of new things about Myrtle Beach in the process. Highly recommend taking the tour to get a better idea of the city, it's impact in music and movie history, and see some of the beautiful areas along the route.
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Charmaine_u
Mar 26, 2025
Historic trolly tour - Mostly focus's on movie history. The green book tie in was very interesting. We got to see where Myrtle beach is renovating the old historic district. It'll be amazing when it's done
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Donna_k
Mar 13, 2025
Extremely knowledgeable... - Extremely knowledgeable guide. Driver was excellent. Temperature on trolley was perfect.. Very accommodating. Amount of information imparted was phenomenal. Overall an excellent outing.
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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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Melissa
May 16, 2025
Cancelled twice each Tuesday - I was looking foreword to going on this tour, but it was cancelled twice each Tuesday. There was not enough people interested.
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Amy_g
Mar 26, 2025
A lot of information... - A lot of information without a lot of pizzazz. It was interesting to learn about the revitalization plans and the train station. Charlie’s Place and the stories about the cabanas along the beach was the best part.
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From $45
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).