5 Best Beach Towns in America

5 Best Beach Towns in America
The coastline near Lahaina, Hawaii. Francois Seuret/Shutterstock
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We’ve arrived at the precise moment when the winter starts to feel a little long, when we’ve had a bit too much of all the snow and cold—and when sunshine and sand dominate our thoughts.

But with many beach destinations still closed (or at least, uncertain) right now, international island-hopping may be out of the question, at least for the moment. Fortunately, from sea to shining sea, you’ll find plenty of warm and worthwhile beach towns, right here in the United States.

Tim Johnson
Tim Johnson
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Toronto-based writer Tim Johnson is always traveling in search of the next great story. Having visited 140 countries across all seven continents, he’s tracked lions on foot in Botswana, dug for dinosaur bones in Mongolia, and walked among a half-million penguins on South Georgia Island. He contributes to some of North America’s largest publications, including CNN Travel, Bloomberg, and The Globe and Mail.
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