These lovely beach getaways offer some of America's best waterfront experiences for couples from coast to coast, home to acclaimed beachfronts with pristine white sands and some of the nation's best ocean views. Couples can travel to lively East Coast resort towns like Asbury Park or Sunset Beach, get away from the city to New England coastal towns like Mystic or Montauk, or explore the rugged Pacific Ocean coastline of famed Southern California destinations like Coronado or Malibu.
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Asbury Park, New Jersey
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Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
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Block Island, Rhode Island
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Cannon Beach, Oregon
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Chatham, Massachusetts
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Coronado, California
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Isle of Palms, South Carolina
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Key West, Florida
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Long Beach, Washington
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Malibu, California
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Montauk, New York
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Muir Beach, California
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Mystic, Connecticut
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Newport, Rhode Island
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Ogunquit, Maine
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Paia, Maui
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Provincetown, Massachusetts
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Sanibel Island, Florida
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Saugatuck, Michigan
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Siesta Key, Florida
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South Beach, Florida
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Sunset Beach, North Carolina
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Traverse City, Michigan
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Tybee Island, Georgia
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Wailea Beach, Maui
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