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title: "Beach: Places Worth Visiting"
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# Beach: Places Worth Visiting

> From calm swimming coves to surf breaks and long sandy stretches, the beaches here are sorted so you can match the spot to the day. Conditions swing with the season, so check water temperature, tides, and whether the beach is patrolled before you commit. Arriving early secures both parking and shade in the peak months.

- [Crane Beach](https://viatravelers.com/places/crane-beach/) — Crane Beach runs four miles of white sand 30 miles from Boston — and the dune system behind it is one of the best on the East Coast.
- [Carlisle Bay](https://viatravelers.com/places/carlisle-bay/) — Six shipwrecks sit between 12 and 55 feet of water here — close enough for snorkelers, deep enough for serious divers.
- [Bathsheba Beach](https://viatravelers.com/places/bathsheba-beach/) — Bathsheba's Soup Bowl breaks hard, the tidal pools are free, and this is the Barbados most visitors never see.
- [North Shore](https://viatravelers.com/places/north-shore-oahu/) — Pipeline in January is unlike anything else — waves the size of buildings, and you can watch from the sand for free.
- [Kamari Beach](https://viatravelers.com/places/kamari-beach-santorini/) — Kamari's black sand is the real Santorini — no caldera crowds, just tavernas, tamarisk shade, and Mesa Vouno looming above the waterline.
- [Myrtos Beach](https://viatravelers.com/places/myrtos-beach-kefalonia/) — Myrtos hits different from the road above — 300m limestone cliffs, white marble pebbles, and that cobalt-to-turquoise shift you have to see to believe.
- [Bazaruto Archipelago](https://viatravelers.com/places/bazaruto-archipelago/) — Bazaruto is one of the last places in the Indian Ocean where you can still spot dugongs in the wild. That alone sets it apart.