The annual Dr. Beach report is out, ranking the 10 best beaches in the U.S. for 2026, from Hawaii to Florida to Cape Cod.

There’s something sacred about a perfect beach day—and we’re not talking about the sunscreen-slick chaos of an overcrowded resort strip. We mean the kind where you stumble onto impossibly soft sand, ...

The dome of San Gennaro in Praiano, Italy. The beauty of a beach town is multifaceted. On one hand, there are all of the natural elements—whether it’s the shimmering blue waters, the white-sand ...

A new report from The World’s 50 Best Beaches draws on votes from more than 1,000 travel professionals to rank the most beautiful beaches across the globe.

From an island off of North Carolina to a coastal village on Japan’s Izu Peninsula, these are the most beautiful beach towns in the world. Lydia Mansel is a writer with more than eight years of ...