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Myrtle Beach Area Ghosts, Pirates and Historic Families Trolley Tour

Name: Myrtle Beach Area Ghosts, Pirates and Historic Families Trolley Tour
Brand: Myrtle Beach History Tours
SKU: 282985P4
Price: 40.00 USD
Rating: 4.5 (54 reviews)

Badge of ExcellenceMyrtle Beach, USA

Local Folklore and Family Fortunes Near Myrtle Beach Trolley Tour

2 hours
Mobile ticket
Offered in: English

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Overview

Uncover Myrtle Beach’s eerie past aboard a trolley bus on this history tour. Climb aboard the enclosed vehicle and travel south to Murrells Inlet, listening to local ghost and pirate stories along the way. Learn about the historic families who lived in the area and pass by several historic landmarks that are purported to be haunted before heading back to Myrtle Beach.

Stroll through Brookgreen Gardens on a brief stop
Cover more ground on a driving tour than on foot
A central meeting point makes for an easy start
Travel in climate-controlled comfort on the trolley

What's Included

Narrated, roundtrip ride to the quaint seafood village of Murrells Inlet and Pawleys Island
A brief introduction to the world renowned Brookgreen Gardens at The Gardener's Cottage
Visits the Pawleys Island Hammock Shops Village where they will enjoy a hammock-making demonstration
Photo opportunity of a natural panoramic view of Murrells Inlet

Meeting and Pickup

Meeting point

Grand 14
4002 Deville St, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, USA
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 Theatre.

Start time

10:00 AM

End point

This activity ends back at the meeting point.

What To Expect

Brookgreen Gardens

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

The Hammock Shops Village

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Murrells Inlet

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed

Most travelers can participate
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 32 travelers

Operated by Myrtle Beach History Tours

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.
Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.

Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.
This experience requires good weather. If it’s canceled due to poor weather, you’ll be offered a different date or a full refund.
This experience requires a minimum number of travelers. If it’s canceled because the minimum isn’t met, you’ll be offered a different date/experience or a full refund.

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Reviews

4.5

54 reviews

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Great tour

amina_b, Apr 2024

Great trip and narration ... the information was great and trolly was comfortable. Lovely stops. Makes you want to come back

Response from Host, Apr 2024

Thank you so much for this nice review. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Sorry it's taken me this long to respond, but I've been away. While gone, I was able to visit the Huntingtons' final resting place at Woodlawn Cemetery in The Bronx. Their mausoleum and the large cenotaph that Anna sculpted next to it are remarkable. I'm glad that you got to hear a little about them and their impact on our part of the world.

Good tour. Enjoyed the stories and the stops.

Tyler_P, Mar 2024

Enjoyed the tour and the stories. It was a rainy day and the trolley windows were all fogged up. Also it was difficult to hear the tour guide (not her fault there was a special needs child on the tour who moaned throughout the tour).

Response from Host, Mar 2024

We embrace all of the families who join us for these tours. The children in your party were great. It was fun to see them getting into the stories and meeting The Hammock Man, Marvin Grant, in Pawleys Island. The tour you were on was about the most challenging I have ever had and I appreciate that you held in there and made the most of it despite these most unusual of several circumstances. I requested that driver have the maintenance crew treat the windows with an anti-fog solution going forward. You were a really nice group and it was a pleasure having you be a part of this experience.

Not so much

Kathleen_G, Mar 2024

The person narrating was so full of stories. Hardly catching a breath. Talking so fast everything was running together and you really couldn’t get it in your brain long enough to understand what she was saying. She needs to pick a couple of stories. Maybe see if anybody has a question about the area.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

We do have a wealth of wonderful folklore and historical stories incorporated into this tour. I was happy to field the questions that our guests had during the three stops. We hope that the rest of your time in the Myrtle Beach area is pleasurable.

Listening to ghost...

sandra_m, Mar 2024

Listening to ghost stories and folklore. Beautiful scenery, kindness of the staff, suggested places to visit.

Response from Host, Mar 2024

Thank you for being a part of this.

Pirates & Ghosts

Philip_J, Oct 2023

Our guide talked for 2 full hours telling all kinds of very interesting stories. She had a fascinating history herself & obviously loves her work. We saw a lot of new areas that most Myrtle Beach visitors wouldn’t see.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

It is a pleasure to hear that you enjoyed our folklore and history. There are many great things to see just south of Myrtle Beach. Thank you for being aboard.

Lovely (Short) Trolley Tour

Lisa_W, Oct 2023

We loved all the tales of local lore, mystery and history, told by a very knowledgeable hostess Katherine. We wish each stop was a bit longer and that the trolley could actually take a quick pass through Brookgreen Gardens. It seems like Katherine had to speak SO FAST to get all her stories in.

Response from Host, Oct 2023

I am so glad that you enjoyed our folklore. There's a lot to share. I can't stress enough that our stops are brief because we only have the trolley for two hours and half that time is getting to and getting back from the Murrells Inlet / Pawleys Island area. But not a moment is wasted as there is a constant flow of stories while we're moving. Brookgreen Gardens already graciously allows us to come to the Gardener's Cottage. We would have to buy tickets to enter. However, it is a wonderful place to visit!

A recording of the stories would have been more interesting.

Starr_R, Sep 2023

It was the most boring trip I have ever taken. The tour operator was not interactive with the tourists at all. She was a narcissist in every sense of the word. You could tell she enjoyed talking non stop and focused on herself and talked so fast you couldn't understand half of her stories. Not being able to stop at any place of interest and the one stop we were allowed off the trolley didn't last 15 minutes. The poor shop keepers didn't have time to sell their products. So Sad...

Response from Host, Sep 2023

I am so sorry that you didn't have the same enjoyable experience as most of the other guests including the three who left the previous five-star reviews that were on the trolley with you. But personally attacking me is not appropriate. I do hope the rest of your experiences in Myrtle Beach were to your liking. For anyone else reading this considering taking this tour, let me reiterate that this is a two-hour narrated tour with two hours of commentary made of up of our local folklore and history that I love to share. There are three brief stops that are not designed for you to go shopping as there is not enough time in the two-hour span. You are encouraged to come back to the area to visit the sites I tell you about along the way.

So glad we took this tour

Kathy_R, Sep 2023

This was awesome! The narrator was so knowledgeable, interactive, and made history and myths come to life.

Response from Host, Sep 2023

I'm thrilled that you enjoyed it. I love these stories. Thank you for taking this tour.

True local lore

Christina_D, Aug 2023

The guide was excellent. A true local with off the beaten path knowledge. Wish we could have done all the tours the offered!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

It was such a pleasure to have you aboard. I love telling these great stories that I grew up with. Please join us for the other three tours when you return.

Fact filled trolley tour!

Nicole_S, Jul 2023

The guide was very knowledgeable of facts from around the area. Although the stops were quick you got a sense of what the stop was all about. We had a very nice time which was what we were looking for.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

I am delighted that you enjoyed it! Thanks!

A bad experience

Shari_F, Jul 2023

The most memorable part was I was told the wrong time and then I couldn't get a refund or a time when we were here to redo it. So we just threw money out the window...

Response from Host, Jul 2023

This is FALSE! You did NOT SHOW UP for the tour. I OFFERED TO HONOR YOUR TICKETS IN THE FUTURE. I called you to see if you were on the way to make sure that we didn't leave without you, and you thought the tour was at 6 PM. There is no way that I or the ticket platform would have given you that time. When you called me later, you could not send me anything that led you to believe that the tour was at the wrong time. I don't know why you thought my morning tour was in the evening. Our policy is to give full refunds up to the day before the tour. On the day of, we go above and beyond and still let you use your tickets in the future. It was the last tour of the week, so we could have put you on a tour the next time you were in Myrtle Beach. You conveyed that everything that you booked while in Myrtle Beach was messed up. I am so sorry that your time here was not enjoyable, but to submit this damaging review is unfair.

Great tour guide with so...

Rosemarie_C, Jul 2023

Great tour guide with so many interesting facts and stories. Well organized and planned. Highly recommend.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

You have mentioned all of the words that warm my heart the most. Thank you so much for being a part of that tour. It is so much fun to do. I'm thrilled that you enjoyed it.

She was very informative...

IvetteJ_C, Jun 2023

She was very informative and had tons of stories to share. Very interesting to learn about the ghost stories and pirate background of Myrtle Beach.

Response from Host, Jul 2023

I am so glad that you enjoyed the stories that have been passed down for generations. It was a pleasure to have you aboard.

Ghosts and The Color Blue

NancyLee_G, Jun 2023

The moderator was filled with knowledge and personal experience. She was delightful and entertaining! I am going home and paint my porch roof blue … just to be safe!

Response from Host, Jun 2023

Absolutely! You can never be too careful. I am so glad that you enjoyed our local folklore and took to heart the things you can do to protect yourself from the spirits that might not be so friendly and the ghosts that can be particularly helpful. It is a joy to share these stories with my guests.

We really enjoyed Pawleys...

Holly_F, Jun 2023

We really enjoyed Pawleys Island. It would have been nice to spend more time there. Brookgreen Gardens was also nice. I would have enjoyed seeing more than the one house.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

I am so glad that you enjoyed your introduction to Pawleys Island and Brookgreen Gardens. They are wonderful destinations. I CAN'T STRESS ENOUGH that this is a TWO-HOUR TOUR with THREE BRIEF STOPS and that, while I tell you about my favorite places that you may want to visit in the future, THIS TOUR IS NOT THE TIME TO DO THAT. Please go back down there when you can and spend the few days that it would require to enjoy everything. You'll have a great time. For anyone else reading this review, this tour is an oportune way to get an overview of fabulous places to see within a half-hour drive south of Myrtle Beach. If your objective is to spend time at these attractions, this is not the tour for you. It is a storytelling-centric compiliation of our best local folklore and history that serves as a fun introduction to the area. (No, there are no ghost sightings on this tour, just great stories).

lots of history

Donna_O, Jun 2023

If you enjoy ghost and pirate stories, this tour is for you. Our tour guide shared lots of interesting information and stories from as far back as 200 years ago.

Response from Host, Jun 2023

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks.

Great Tour

Barbara_G, May 2023

What a wonderful tour. Very informative, we saw so many things we would never have found by ourselves. The tour guide was top notch, really knew her stuff. The driver was excellent. Highly recommnend

Response from Host, May 2023

I am so glad that you enjoyed it. I have always loved that part of the world and am thrilled to share it with my guests. Thanks!

Learned a lot! So...

Manon_H, Mar 2023

Learned a lot! So interesting! The tour guide was highly knowledgeable. Beautiful day to boot. Drop off was perfect we grabbed lunch from the local restaurants. Highly recommend

Response from Host, Mar 2023

I am so glad that you had a good time! I must say that you and your fellow passengers were a delight to have aboard. These local folklore and history stories are such a part of our lives. It is truly a pleasure to share them with those who appreciate them.

Shows you places you might have missed!

Elizabeth_M, Feb 2023

The stories that were told during the tour were probably my favorite. History that is passed down from generation to generation, that is not written in a book.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

I am so happy that you feel that way. You can't find all of the information that I share in any one source. I have read not only all of the local history books that I have collected, but also the ones that my parents' did during the mid-20th century. The details that I've been able to glean from those books have sometimes been lost by the time the tales reach the books on sale today. I'm thrilled to bring back our more comprehensive local folklore to share with my guests. Thank you for being on the tour.

Too much for offering

Cathymetzinger, Dec 2022

This was ok not sure what to expect. Great historian but rather boring, not much to see in two hours. Not worth the price.

Response from Host, Dec 2022

I hope the rest of your visit is enjoyable. Happy New Year.