Opened on June 14, 2014, it is located at 21st Avenue North and U.S. 17 Bypass[1] as a part of Broadway at the Beach.

It features replicas of United States celebrities in film, television and music, as well as a NASCAR set and a section devoted to horror villains.

The building is a tribute to the U.S. film industry and includes the 35-foot-tall Great Ape of Myrtle Beach climbing the Empire State Building as a tribute to King Kong (1933 film)[2] The museum is part of the Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center.

Other attractions in the same facility include Hannah’s Maze of Mirrors and Outbreak – Dread the Undead[3] Wax figures and sets continue to change regularly.

[4] The Hollywood Wax Museum also has a gift shop, which offers celebrity souvenirs and memorabilia like award statues.