EdVenture Myrtle Beach

EdVenture Myrtle Beach is the hands-on children's museum that families reach for when beach weather turns or when kids need a change of pace from the sun and sand. Part of the EdVenture organization that operates the flagship children's museum in Columbia, SC, the Myrtle Beach location brings interactive learning exhibits to a beach vacation context.

The museum's philosophy is learning through doing. Exhibits are built around active engagement rather than reading panels and looking at displays. The child-sized town where kids role-play as firefighters, grocery clerks, and other community roles is consistently the most popular area — preschool and early elementary kids can spend 45 minutes there alone cycling through different roles with other visiting children.

Science and exploration exhibits give kids hands-on access to concepts that would otherwise be abstract. Building and engineering challenges, sensory play, and creative arts spaces round out the experience. For children ages 2-10, the variety holds attention through a full visit.

The museum is fully indoor and climate-controlled, making it a genuine rainy day solution during Myrtle Beach vacations. At $60-80 admission for a family of four, it's one of the more cost-effective indoor activities in the area given the hours of engagement it delivers.

Notes for planning: Sunday hours don't start until noon, so plan accordingly. School groups do visit on weekdays, so arriving early gets you ahead of any organized crowds. Older tweens and teenagers tend to find children's museums underwhelming — this one is genuinely best suited for the 2-10 age window.