Ever since I was little, my family has been taking me to Myrtle Beach on vacations and family visits. Being a kid vacationing on the beautiful Grand Strand, with beaches on beaches and more than a dozen ice cream places, was probably the best thing ever. There was always something to do and somewhere to go. All my friends went to New Jersey's own Wildwood and Seaside and the many other beaches in my homegrown area, and I was never the least bit jealous of anyone who went to Florida to go to Disney World or Sea World. Myrtle Beach was popular at the time, but it was also unique. Also stretching over a part of North Carolina that I called home for a semester, the Grand Strand opposed so many opportunities for children and adults like. But sadly, my Myrtle Beach back then was a lot different than the one I've kind of grown accustomed to now. So many things have changed.

1. The NASCAR Speedpark Cafe

Although the carts and what not are still there along with their awesome arcade, the attraction's eatery was one that was unique. My grandfather and I would make that out spot, and I have no many memories there. It was replaces just a couple years ago or so with The Hollywood Wax Museum.

2. The Freestyle Music Park

To be reallllllly fair, this place never got a chance.The music park was an alternative to another amusement park called the Pavilion that was shut down just a year or so earlier. I went the summer before it closed, and I really enjoyed it and was pretty disappointed that it shut down. They had a Crazy Train themed ride if I remember correctly, and it was awesome.

3. The Water

The Myrtle Beach area is home to a ton of beaches, now which are being given a no swim advisory due to poor water quality. Over the years this was frequently happening but it did not turn into a much bigger ordeal than recently, where the advisory was lengthened. It's a real shame, Myrtle Beach won't be the same. That is why people come here, for the beach.

4. The Pavilion

Okay, this is the one I am most disappointed about. I came here so many times in one summer I can't even tell you my total visits. This place had the greatest rides, the best food and a great, fun atmosphere was what really tied together families. At The Pavilion you never saw a child cry, or a family fight. There was an certain effect it had on the atmosphere that purely made itthe most enjoyable place on earth. I spent to many memories here that I am still sad to see it go.

There are probably so many unknown wonders of Myrtle Beach I have not experienced, but the one thing I can tell you is that there is nothing quite like nostalgia. Myrtle Beach brought so many memories for me and my family, and we will forever be infinitely saddened to see it deteriorate.