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Oosterend, Netherlands

Drenkelingenhuisje (“Drowning House”)

A storm shelter built for survivors of shipwrecks.

Fernandina Beach, Florida

American Beach Nana Sand Dune

The largest sand dune in Florida sits inside the state's first Black-owned beach.

Otter Rock, Oregon

Devils Punchbowl

This coastal rock formation resembles a churning cauldron at high tide.

A Gastro Obscura Guide to Family-Friendly Dining in San Diego

Juicy burgers, handmade tortillas, slurp-worthy ramen, farmers market magic and more.

Sponsored by San Diego Tourism

Ulysses Lodge

Hike up to this abandoned hotel for one of the best panoramic views of the island of Gozo.

Barcelona, Spain

Xiringuito Escribà

Feast on cuttlefish ink-stained paella by the beach.

Victorian dress-up at Dickens on The Strand.

10 Fascinating Festivals in Galveston, Texas

Good times go far beyond beach season on this unusual island

Sponsored by Visit Galveston

Keswick, England

Hundred Year Stone

This unusual sculpture is sometimes partially, sometimes fully, submerged.

Pensacola, Florida

Johnson Beach

A pristine beach on the Gulf of Mexico with deep ties to Pensacola’s Black community.

Atlantic Beach, South Carolina

Atlantic Beach Historical Marker

This town at the north edge of Myrtle Beach holds a wealth of Black history.

Jacksonville, Florida

Boneyard Beach

This hauntingly beautiful stretch of Florida coastline is covered in sun-bleached trees.

A bronze plaque embedded into a rock alongside other rocks with the sea behind it

Coral Gables, Florida

Tenerife Reflecting Point

A plaque honors Miami's sister city in the Canary Islands, inviting one to reflect on their place in the world.

In Asbury Park, New Jersey, summer visitors are known as "bennies." On the southern Jersey shore, the same visitors are "shoobies."

Are You a Shoobie or a Benny?

When summer visitors arrive, so do the colorful and sometimes perplexing local nicknames.

Laura Kiniry May 26, 2023

In the Caribbean's Lesser Antilles archipelago, this aerial shot from April 2015 shows sargassum seaweed creeping toward a beach on Grande-Terre, which is part of the island of Guadeloupe, one of France's overseas <em>départements</em>.

10 Photos of Seaweed Blobs That Will Blow Your Mind

As a supersized sargassum bloom heads toward Florida and the Caribbean, we take a closer look at past big blobs.

Sarah Durn April 5, 2023

Balade, New Caledonia

Monument de Balade

An overgrown monument remembers 60 years of French control in New Caledonia.

Washington's 'Washaway Beach' Experiment Is Reshaping Ideas About Coastal Erosion

In 2016, a concerned local dropped $400 worth of rock on a vanishing beach to see what would happen. Now engineers are watching, too.

Sarah Trent February 13, 2023

Dalby, Isle of Man

Niarbyl Bay

The name Niarbyl means “the tail” and refers to the rocky formations that push out into the Irish Sea.

Pineapple Dump Pier

A local pineapple cannery once dumped pineapple trimmings off of this pier, with sometimes smelly results.