The Myrtle Beach boardwalk came in third on National Geographic's top 10 list of the nation's boardwalks, the latest in a string of top rankings for the city and the new walkway. The list credits the boardwalk with rehabilitating Myrtle Beach's downtown. Boardwalks across the country stacked up as follows:
1. Atlantic City Boardwalk, N.J.
2. Coney Island Boardwalk, Brooklyn, N.Y.
3. Myrtle Beach
4. Ocean City Boardwalk, Md.
5. Ocean Front Walk, Venice Beach, Calif.
6. Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, Del.
7. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, Calif.
8. Sandwich Boardwalk, Mass.
9. Virginia Beach Boardwalk, Va.
10. Wildwoods Boardwalk, N.J.
The boardwalk also found the national spotlight last month when NBC's "Today" show featured the walkway in a segment on Travel + Leisure magazine's boardwalks. Add that to Myrtle Beach's ranking in USA Today's Top 5 Affordable Destinations in May, which also prominently featured the boardwalk. The $6 million boardwalk, which opened in May, stretches 1.2 miles.
