5 Fabulous American Beaches
The sun is out and many of us are thinking about starting a summer run of hitting the beach. The wonderful thing is, you don’t even have to leave the country to do that. Cancun is great, but we have some fabulous beaches right here in the US. Here are some of our picks.
Rodeo Beach, Marin County, CA
Fun fact: Rodeo Beach is made up of unusual red and green chert grains.
Image: Franco Folini/Flickr
Newport Beach, CA
Fun fact: People have been visiting Newport Beach for more than 100 years, since 1905.
Image: Aitor Aguirregabiria/Flickr
Daytona Beach, FL
Fun Fact: Daytona Beach has been a key spring break destination for decades.
Image: Like_the_Grand_Canyon/Flickr
Santa Monica Beach, CA
Fun Fact: Baywatch was filmed at Santa Monica beach.
Image: dvpfagan/Flickr
Long Beach, NY
Fun Fact: One of the publicity stunts used to launch Long Beach at the start of the 20th century was marching a herd of elephants along the boardwalk.
Image: moonman82/Flickr
Did we leave your favorite beach off this list? Feel free to tell us why you love it in the comments. Check back next week for some of Europe’s best beaches.
Tags: Attractions, beaches, best us beaches, summer vacation, us beaches
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