A beach day is a rite of passage during the summer months. While it’s wonderful to lie out in the sun with a cold beverage and a new book, or cool off in the ocean, beaches come with some surprising ...

Escape Florida’s crowds with stunning “hidden gem” beaches: boat-only islands, sugar-white sand, epic shelling, and secret ...

Black sand beaches are beautiful and scenic, but they're often much hotter than white sand. This popular spot in Hawaii can also be dangerous for swimming.

North to south, Orange County is packed with unique beaches. Some are as wide as the eye can see and require serious calf endurance to trek in the sand (ahem, Huntington City Beach). Others farther ...

The City of Superior has reopened the Barker’s Island Swimming Beach after closing it when a blue-green algae bloom was observed during calm conditions on the morning of August 13. Although the beach ...

New Smyrna Beach residents can look forward to more sand on the beach in the coming months. The county is launching its South Berm Construction Project to rebuild the dune system along about 5 1/2 ...