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This SC beach was named one of the top 10 most ‘Instagrammable’ US beaches

Instagram users in Myrtle Beach aren’t playing around.

The beach was named one of the top 10 most “Instagrammable” beaches according to hashtags on the app, a new report from the vacation rental search engine Holidu found.

Posts of the trademark SkyWheel, ocean views and white sandy beaches have been accompanied by the hashtag #myrtlebeach more than 2 million times.

Runners move northbound past the SkyWheel on Ocean Boulevard during the 22nd annual Myrtle Beach Marathon Saturday in Myrtle Beach.
Runners move northbound past the SkyWheel on Ocean Boulevard during the 22nd annual Myrtle Beach Marathon Saturday in Myrtle Beach. Josh Bell jbell@thesunnews.com

Myrtle Beach landed eighth in the country for its number of hashtags, Holidu found. More than 6,000 U.S. beaches were analyzed before the list was compiled.

“Known for having 60 miles of uninterrupted beach, you can’t beat the southern charm of this South Carolina beach,” the report wrote about Myrtle Beach. “It is truly a marvel and a remarkable spot this summer for your Instagram-worthy checklist.”

Surfers walk the beach past the Springmaid Pier that is currently being reconstructed after facing severe damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2017. Thursday. April 30, 2020
Surfers walk the beach past the Springmaid Pier that is currently being reconstructed after facing severe damage from Hurricane Matthew in 2017. Thursday. April 30, 2020 JASON LEE jlee@thesunnews.com

Myrtle Beach was the only South Carolina beach on the list, joining Virginia Beach as the only two beaches that weren’t in Florida or California.

Here’s the full list of the top 10 most Instagrammable beaches in the U.S.:

  1. South Beach, Florida
  2. Long Beach, California
  3. Venice Beach, California
  4. Palm Beach, Florida
  5. Newport Beach, California
  6. Huntington Beach, California
  7. Laguna Beach, California
  8. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
  9. Virginia Beach, Virginia
  10. Manhattan Beach, California

This story was originally published August 4, 2021 at 1:30 PM with the headline "This SC beach was named one of the top 10 most ‘Instagrammable’ US beaches."

Mary Norkol
The Sun News
Mary Norkol covers education and COVID-19 for The Sun News through Report for America, an initiative which bolsters local news coverage. She joined The Sun News in June 2020 after graduating from Loyola University Chicago, where she was editor-in-chief of the Loyola Phoenix. Norkol has won awards in podcasting, multimedia reporting, in-depth reporting and feature reporting from the South Carolina Press Association and the Illinois College Press Association. While in college, she reported breaking news for the Daily Herald and interned at the Chicago Sun-Times and CBS Chicago.
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