From coast to coast, these are the best beach towns in the U.S.

The best beach towns in the U.S. are the ones where an easygoing vibe meets beautiful coastal views.

Come summertime, the longing for sea breezes and salt water rushing over your toes is powerful stuff.

Point Lobos State Park

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These charming beach towns are the best the American shoreline has to offer.

Cars aren’t allowed, but guests don’t have to walk everywhere.

Golf carts are a popular way to get around in addition to bikes and kayaks.

Walkway and lighthouse, Bald Head Island

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St. Augustine, Florida

Not every beach vacation coincides with an Old World atmosphere.

In centuries-old St. Augustine, culture and coastal nature go hand in hand.

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Saint Augustine, Florida From Above

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Augustine Pirate & Treasure Museum, the local alligator zoo, andSt.

Augustine Distillery, open daily for tours and artisanal tastings.

After a day of activities, relax and unwind in one ofSt.

Block Island,Point Judith,RI.

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Augustine’s best hotels.

Today, the same remoteness that once drew buccaneers lures tens of thousands of yearly visitors.

Edisto, South Carolina

Edisto Islandis perfect for a back-to-basics beach vacation.

Cape-cod sea view from the Pilgrim Monument Massachusetts United States

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Have one meal atWhaley’s, a former gas station serving fried oysters and crab cakes since the ’40s.

The enchanting, off-the-grid-feeling island has an east-west orientation that makes it a natural repository for seashells.

Lovers of the sport have 18 miles of beach and chartered deep-sea excursions at the ready.

Wide angle of a long dock at a marina in Ocracoke, North Carolina

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The miles-long beach offers a peaceful backdrop for swimming, walking, kayaking, and bird-watching.

Forward-thinking regulations have kept overdevelopment and chain commerce in check, helping the town preserve its under-the-radar vibe.

Ogunquit’s wide,white-sand beachesare far from the typical rocky Maine shoreline.

Front Street with Ferry at terminal in Friday Harbor, WA

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The gorgeous San Clemente coast is a mecca for swimmers, longboarders, campers, and hikers.

Continue till Easton’s Beach, a family-friendly stretch of sand known as First Beach to locals.

(Hit the lobster roll stand and the lemonade truck if refreshments are in order.)

Houses along a beach on Edisto Island in South Carolina, USA.

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Newport’s thriving music scene is anchored by the famousNewport JazzandNewport Folkfestivals.

Sanibel Island Florida

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Sun rises above Crashing waves on Padre Island National Shoreline Beach near Port Aransas Texas

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The famous Haystack Rock with an incredible cloudscape building up on the horizon. The mist of the waves spraying up in front while all kinds of birds are flying around the nature reserve. Lots of people down at the Beach enjoying this wonderful summer day.

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Beach houses in Capitola, California

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Vintage bus, people walking and cars in the street of Ogunquit, a pretty village on the east coa

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People walking the streets of Cape May, NJ with quaint little beach town shops

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View of houses and the Pacific Ocean from a cliff in San Clemente, California

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Bowen’s Wharf in Newport, Rhode Island at dawn

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Aerial view of condo community next to the beach and sea in south california

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