Quick Summary:
- The world is a wondrous place just waiting to be explored, and there’s hardly a more in-demand destination than a great beach.
- From the Caribbean to Australia to Iceland, the number of exceptional beach destinations is unbelievable.
- Travelers can visit a wildly popular iconic beach like Puerto Rico's Flamenco Beach, or Seven Mile Beach on Grand Cayman.
- Vacationers will find beaches with hot springs, and others with a mysterious maze of granite boulders.
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Fitzroy Island
Baia do Sancho Beach Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
Bondi Beach, Australia
Flamenco Beach, Puerto Rico
Clearwater Beach
Dreamland Beach, Bali
Glass Beach, USA
Grace Bay, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
Hot Water Beach, New Zealand
Maho Beach Cruz Bay, St. John
Nacpan Beach El Nido, Philippines
Ngapali Beach, Myanmar
Palm Beach, Aruba
Playa de Ses Illetes Formentera, Spain
Santa Teresa, Costa Rica
Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
Squeaky Beach, Australia
The Baths Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
Reynisfjara Black Sand Beach, Vik, Iceland
Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
Karon Beach, Thailand
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