Twangy guitar riffs and soulful vocals echoing from the Beach Wagon could make even a city boy shed a tear or two. At this popular country music club, an abundance of live country jams stirs up a mighty storm of two-stepping and line dancing that even a Yankee can’t resist. The usual down- to-earth crowd of no-frills locals and a few golfers packs the dimly lit club nightly to listen to what are arguably the best local country bands on the Myrtle Beach scene. Most notably, two house bands -- Silver and Cheyenne -- rock the Beach Wagon frontier with true country rhythms. Free line dance lessons from 7-9pm orient the unacquainted with tricky two- steps.

Between sets, you can find a slew of patrons pulling back the daily drink specials, milling around the bar and hanging out in the well-stocked game room with pool tables and sundry arcade games. And, if all that dancing gets your appetite revved up, the Beach Wagon offers a menu of light finger foods like pizza bites, chicken wings, corn dogs and nachos. -- C. S. Oh