Tour of Myrtle Beach Air Control Tower followed by lunch at Joe's Diner. The tour willl last approximately 1 hour.
Directions: From the North, On Highway 17 South, go to the intersection at Hwy 707 buy instead of going through the intersection, take the first hard left turn that will put you back going 180 degrees toward the way you came from. You will now be going North toward Myrtle Beach. Go for 1/2 mile and look for the Joe's Diner sign by the airport on your right. You will turn right on to Shetland Lane for 7 tenths of a mile to the "T" intersection. Turn left on this road which is Emory Road. The road sign is missing. Go 1 tenth of a mile on Emory Road and turn right onto Tower Street. There is a gate and a large sign identifying it as the route to the FAA Tower. Go one tenth of a mile on Tower Street until you get to another gate. You can park there on the side of the street and wait until we are granted access to go all the way up to the tower. You will meet Gene Youtsey at this point as he is the one who will call the tower for our entire group to enter FAA property.
From the South: Going North on Hwy 17, go past the Hwy/17/Hwy 707 intersection and look for the Joe's Diner sigh by the airport on your right. It is about 1/2 mile. You will turn right on to Shetland Lane for 7 tenths of a mile to the "T" intersection. Turn left on this road which is Emory Road. The road sign is missing. Go 1 tenth of a mile on Emory Road and turn right onto Tower Street. There is a gate and a large sign identifying it as the route to the FAA Tower. Go one tenth of a mile on Tower Street until you get to another gate. You can park there on the side of the street and wait until we are granted access to go all the way up to the tower. You will meet Gene Youtsey at this point as he is the one who will call the tower for our entire group to enter FAA property.
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