Name the absolute best beach towns/cities in America to both visit and live in?

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pottersclay70

starting west of me
Dauphin Island and Orange Beach, Alabama

Pensacola/Gulf Breeze/Pensacola Beach, Florida (my town)
Navarre Beach, Florida
Fort Walton, Florida
Destin, Florida
Sandestin, Florida
Seaside, Florida (The Truman Show - Jim Carrey was filmed there)
Seagrove and Grayton, Florida

These are all located on the Gulf of Mexico in the Florida Panhandle. I think Destin has the most beautiful water.
I'm a little biased to Pensacola though.

Christina

San Diego, California for sure! I've lived here my whole life and there's nothing like it. I've traveled the world and still can't wait to get home to the beautiful sunsets, gorgeous beaches and nice clean air. It's very safe here, I never feel uncomfortable walking down the street at night, even in downtown. There's lots of little beach towns along the coast. It's a very fun city and very family oriented. There's also a younger crowd. Very good schools and even better colleges. I plan on raising my family here and living here for the rest of my life.

Jebbie

Point Pleasant, New Jersey. Generally safe, clean beach, lots of nice stores for window shopping on Arnold Avenue. As with all shore communities, better to visit in the off-season.... or, slightly off-season.

Del Piero 10

Newport Beach CA. Less posey than the N.LA beaches.

Kate

Mystic, CT; Cape Cod, MA; Wilmington, NC

njspanteach

Try Wildwood, NJ! It has the biggest beaches in the state, all free. The boardwalk is fun and it has a nice downtown shopping area.

West Islip, NY (Long Island)

Lovebugg

Hawaii, California, Florida.. etc. hotels will list off places if u may be able to find a website as such.

Tina W

St Augustine, FL. This town is the oldest continually populated settlement in the US, therefore there are many of things to see and do. There is also Castillo de San Marco, which is a fort from the days of the Spainards. There is a strip called St George Street that is for walking only and lined with shops with lots of things to do. It also is home to Flagler College, which was built by Henry Flagler long ago as the "Flagler Hotel" and is beautiful even today. They offer tours to show the whole campus and you can get a small insite as to what a grand hotel it was. St Augustine is a beach city on the north east coast of FL. Also, less than 20 miles south there is Fort Matanzas (another fort for sightseeing) and Marineland. About 20 miles north is Jacksonville, FL. where you have a big city and everything you need, such as airports, naval base, and all the shopping your heart could desire. Even with all the attractions the town, while it has grown quite a deal, still has the feeling of a small community. Take it from me, I grew up there! It's great.

gopher646

Carmel, California.

Shipp

What you just said sounds like Mission Viejo, California....down to the very last sentence...but the beach is a small drive away, not RIGHT NEXT to the city.

luna

Chatham, MA on Cape Cod

Love Doctor

Pensacola, FL is a nice place to live. The cost of living there is very reasonable too.

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