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Folly Beach has been called "the edge of America," located 12 miles south of Charleston's downtown along the coastline of the Atlantic Ocean on Folly Island. The city is accessible from downtown Charleston via car and is home to a population of more than 2,600 residents, known as one of the top surfing locations on the American East Coast. The eclectic city is home to a wide variety of surf shops, boutiques, restaurants, and bars along its main Center Street, along with natural areas such as the Lighthouse Inlet Heritage Preserve, which offers views of the 1876 Morris Island Lighthouse. Its Folly Beach Fishing Pier stretches over 1,000 feet into the Atlantic Ocean, the second-longest of its kind on the East Coast. Picnic areas and a pelican rookery are also offered at Folly Beach County Park.

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