Best U.S. Beaches, Travel tips
Florida International University’s own professor Dr. Stephen Leatherman is perhaps better known as Dr. Beach. Every year, Dr. Beach puts out a source of popular travel tips, a list of the Best U.S. Beaches based on 50 different factors including safety, sand quality and environmental management. Two of Florida’s beaches made it to the 2009 Best U.S. Beaches list.
The list features travel tips regarding beach destinations. His recently released 2009 Best U.S. Beaches list follows:
1. Hanalei Bay, Kauai, Hawaii
2. Siesta Beach, Sarasota, Florida
3. Coopers Beach, Southampton, New York
4. Coronado Beach, San Diego, California
5. Hamoa Beach, Maui, Hawaii
6. Main Beach, East Hampton, New York
7. Cape Hatteras, Outer Banks, North Carolina
8. Cape Florida State Park, Key Biscayne, Florida
9. Coast Guard Beach, Cape Cod, Massachusetts
10. Beachwalker Park, Kiawah Island, South Carolina