In Oceanside, a new wooden toy box initiative by the Girl Scouts and Surfrider San Diego aims to curb plastic pollution on ...

The sand at Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Florida, is so fine that when you walk on it, it squeaks. The faint, high-pitched noise is the sound of the tiny mineral particles rubbing against each other, ...

On May 25, Stephen Leatherman, aka Dr. Beach, named Siesta the best beach in America. Most people know Leatherman from his yearly rankings and media appearances, including on The Oprah Winfrey Show.

This three-level beachfront home with a private rooftop pool is part of the rebuild and reimagination of Miami Beach’s iconic Shore Club hotel. “It’s the first single-family home built in the sand in ...

Dragons. Mermaids. Sandcastles. And a whole lot more. Whatever sand sculptors can imagine, they can bring to life from the soft, white sands of Fort Myers Beach. It’s a jaw-dropping spectacle that ...

Forget the ocean. In Ibusuki, a beachside city on Kyushu Island in Japan’s subtropical south, it’s all about the sand. Not the dark color of the sandy granules or even the length or width of the ...

If you're an avid beach-goer, you likely have a favorite place to park your beach chair and catch some rays. And even if you only make a few day trips each summer, we bet you throw your beach towel or ...

From volcanic sands on Hawaii's Big Island to a glacial lagoon in Iceland, here's where to experience the extraordinary. Punaluʻu Beach on the southeastern Kaʻū coast of Hawaii’s Big Island is a ...