whats your favorite beach town in US?

[EJSDJ]

and why do you like it?

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Encinitas, CA. Located in North County San Diego. Small beach town with lots of great culture and restaurants. You can easily take the train to other cities to explore or drive the PCH to explore other areas. Moonlight beach is gorgeous and a great place for families.

[Alyssa]

San Diego - La Jolla or Del Mar....Ocean Beach is also fun

[Whitecaps]

Grand Haven, Michigan.
Because it's close, beautiful, quaint, affordable, beaches are clean, water is lovely and salt-free, the pier and boardwalk are picturesque, people are nice, shops are cute, and it's summer in a nutshell to me.

[Champagne Supernova]

Another vote for the OB or any beach around the San Diego area.

I used to love Myrtle Beach, SC but I heard it went downhill.

[mdgirl]

Honolulu :-)

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Princeville in Kauai

[erbear]

Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. Still easy to get to, small-towny, not super expensive but nice restaurants and bars and the beach is lovely.

[sicilygirl]

This thread makes me excited for our trip up the California coast this summer. Notice no one has mentioned any Texas beach towns. There's a reason for that. Our beaches are... not great. I do love Galveston, but that's more for the town, not the beach itself, which is often pretty terrible.

[lizlemon19]

I liked Carlsbad and Del Mar, CA

Rockport, Ma

Green Harbor, Ma

Carolina Beach, NC

Ogonquit, ME

[Wanderista]

I can enjoy most beaches but I really liked visiting Santa Monica/the SoCal beaches. I liked the relaxed atmosphere and I think they are gorgeous. Great surf, obviously. I just bodysurfed but it was so fun there. Great restaurants and artisans around. Plenty to do but not "too" tacky for my taste.

Bethany Beach/Rehobeth, DE - I also think these are gorgeous and not overly spoiled. I prefer Delaware's beaches over Ocean City's. OC is a little too tacky for my taste.

I also love the beaches up in New England. I've mostly been to NH and Maine. I really like Rye Beach in NH and then going to Portsmouth, NH for dining, strolling around, etc.

I still have a lot more beaches to check out.

[riverpestie]

To visit: La Jolla.
The people were so nice, active, fun and the bars were great!

I lived in Galveston for over 13 years, do I am partial to it. It isn't for everyone, but it was perfect for me.
I plan on buying a beach house there when it is time to retire.
I love the history and the fact I don't need a car to get around!