What is the best beach city in the United States?

Cold water on one coast, bathwater on the other, and a whole country arguing about which sand is worth the drive.

1. 1
   Los Angeles

   Seventy-five miles of coastline, from Venice Beach to Malibu's surf breaks.
2. 2
   Miami

   South Beach's art-deco strip and warm Atlantic water all year.
3. 3
   Honolulu

   Waikiki's calm surf and Diamond Head rising behind the sand.
4. 4
   San Diego

   La Jolla coves, Coronado's wide sand and the most forgiving weather on the coast.
5. 5
   Santa Barbara

   Palm-lined city beaches under the Santa Ynez Mountains.
6. 6
   Charleston

   Historic streets a short drive from Folly Beach and Sullivan's Island.
7. 7
   Virginia Beach

   A three-mile boardwalk and the longest pleasure beach on the East Coast.
8. 8
   Myrtle Beach

   Sixty miles of Grand Strand sand built for family holidays.
9. 9
   Key West

   The end of the Overseas Highway, where the Gulf meets the Atlantic.
10. 10
    Malibu

    Twenty-one miles of Pacific Coast Highway and the surf at Zuma.
11. 11
    Santa Cruz

    A wooden boardwalk, cold water and the birthplace of mainland surf culture.
12. 12
    Newport Beach

    Balboa Peninsula, the Wedge and Orange County's harbour town.
13. 13
    Clearwater

    Powder-white Gulf sand and the calmest swimming water in Florida.

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