00:00When you think of Myrtle Beach you probably think of boardwalks, beaches,
00:03frozen cocktails, live music. There's so many more off the beaten path cultural
00:07things you can do outside of the boardwalk area. So in
00:10this video today we're going to explore exactly what those things are and how you
00:12can enjoy Myrtle Beach to the fullest next time you visit.
00:221930s Archer Huntington bought the land that is now Huntington State Park as well
00:25as Brookgreen Gardens. When his wife got ill they decided to
00:29move down here to be by the beach and have this house constructed. It's now a
00:32landmark and you can go inside and visit. So let's go check it out.
00:37But first a little background on the Huntingtons.
00:40Archer Huntington was the heir to a railroad fortune. He was married to Anna
00:43Hyatt Huntington, a famous sculptor who was wealthy in her own right.
00:50When you walk around a place this big and see what's kind of left of these old
00:54buildings it's really remarkable. It really does kind of have a
00:58castle-y feel and it's beautiful as well as slightly eerie to be fully honest.
01:05All this natural light in here was from Mrs. Huntington's studio. She had an outdoor
01:09and an indoor studio.
01:13Often Anna Hyatt Huntington would get animals from the Brookgreen Zoo
01:16as live models for her sculptures. They would briefly stay in these pens and
01:20hold all sorts of animals but most notably it often housed bears.
01:29The outside of the house kind of looks like a fort because well it sort of is. At the time
01:34pirates were known to pillage these coastlines so the Huntingtons made their house a fortress to
01:39prevent said pillagings.
01:45I'm at Brookgreen Gardens, the oldest sculpture park in America.
01:59It was opened by the Huntingtons in the 1930s along with the castle we were just at.
02:05You can see a lot of Anna Hyatt Huntington's artwork all over the grounds.
02:11It was opened originally for Anna Hyatt Huntington's art to be presented to the people
02:15of Myrtle Beach and quickly became a spot that was commissioning arts from all over the world.
02:20It is now the largest collection of American figurative sculpture in the entire world.
02:24The garden is over 308 years large and there's over 4,000 works of art here and over 400 artists
02:31have contributed to it. Although a large part of the collection was collected by the Huntingtons
02:36in 1930s, the collections are still growing and there's new events and activities happening here all the time.
02:56There's actually a whole lot of trails all over this area. People hike, bike, and what we're
03:03going to do today, horse ride around those different trails. So today we're going to pay a visit to Myrtle
03:08Beach Horseback riding. We're going to do a trail ride and see what that's all about. Horseback riding
03:14Myrtle Beach is a family-run operator that hosts trail rides for all skill levels. Show up, get a
03:19quick tutorial on the basics, and hit the trails. Each guided trail ride is about an hour and a half
03:24and
03:24lets you take in the wooded trails 30 minutes from the beach.
03:34The Art Museum of Myrtle Beach has been a staple in the art community here in Myrtle Beach since
03:39the 90s and now houses the largest collection of art in this county and the county next to it.
03:44We could get more into the fascinating history of the museum, but why don't we let the experts talk to
03:48you about it? This is the Franklin G. Burroughs Simian B. Chapin Art Museum, also known as the Art
03:55Museum of Myrtle Beach. Meet Pat Goodwin, Executive Director of the museum. She's worked here for 24 of
04:00the 29 years the museum has been open. She's the person who has literally wrote the book on this place.
04:06We have about 12 exhibits that we offer every year. There are probably over 100 pieces in the permanent
04:13collection. So the house has played a big part in the history of Myrtle Beach because it was really
04:22you know the first major home that anyone built in this area. There was nothing in Myrtle Beach in 1924.
04:30This house was going to be torn down but it was saved by a group of artists who wanted to
04:37have a home
04:38for their art collections. So in 1975 around then it was moved eight miles south to this spot and it
04:50was
04:51then worked on for oh my gosh I think 13 years before it was able to open in June of
04:581997. So 29 years very, very soon.
05:16Now we're heading to North Myrtle Beach to go to Spa 33. It's a spa that the locals love as
05:23well as
05:23tourists. It's one of the high-end spas here in Myrtle Beach and it is known for doing infrared
05:30facials as well as full body massages. So let's go check them out. I booked myself for a treatment.
05:36Let's see how it goes. Got an amazing massage and a facial access to the relaxation room and
05:42got to wear one of the softest spa robes I've ever worn which by the way you can buy on
05:45your way out.
05:46If you're looking for a relaxing experience after exploring Myrtle Beach this is definitely a great
05:51spot to do just that.
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