Tuesday, January 27, 2015

4 Great US Beach getaways

Vacations always remind one to flee away to the beautiful destinations where one can relax as well as gifts a memorable day. Beaches are always in ones top list for holidays, especially when one wanted to relax fully. Beaches always give one fun filled holiday with a little delight in the sun and cool night life. Everyone loves to spend at least a day in the sizzling beaches and that is why Beach getaways became so famous among the tourists.


United States of America, with a capitalist mixed economy and infrastructure is well known for its abundant natural resources especially the sea. A few among the major beaches in the country which drive tourists are - 

Marconi Beach
Marconi Beach is situated in Wellfleet next to the famous Cape Cod National Seashore. The beach is named for Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi. It is one of the top 10 attractions in Cape Cod and is definitely brags some of the best beaches in the Cape.

The beach is popular among the tourists for its surfing and boogie boarding. It is one of the relatively few beaches that are on the ocean side of the Cape, which provides better surf than beaches on the bay side. It is also famous for Skimboarding.

Kure Beach
The beauty of Marconi Beach lies in the visually dazzling sand cliffs, which attracts crowds even during the summer months. The Beach boasts soft sandy beach, high tides for body surfing, and nice wading pools for the kids. The all time favorite for families, it is one of the best beaches in US for scenic painting.

Kure Beach: Popularly known as “small wonder of North Carolina” (NC), assure the tourists a safe, enjoyable and affordable visit. With so many entertainments and excitements the beach adds more color to ones vacation.

The NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher, near Wilmington, is one of three state-owned aquariums is a major attraction of the beach. It displays more 2,500 animals, including alligators, venomous snakes, sharks, stingrays, moray eels, seahorses, sea turtles and colorful reef creatures. It also provides daily live animal presentations, feedings, and dialogues with divers in a large ocean tank.

One can come face-to-face with a prehistoric shark at the NC Aquarium at Fort Fisher’s newest exhibit and view a life-sized Megalodon jaw, and can go out for an adventurous boating excursion.

Tourists can also indulge in coastal and outdoor dining at local restaurants; spend an evening under the starts at the free Film & Fireworks Series in nearby Carolina Beach with their whole family with never ending fun!


Wanted to fishing from the seawall along Biscayne Bay, bicycling, hiking and wildlife viewing..? 


Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park
The destination for you is Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park. Located in Key Biscayne, just minutes away from downtown Miami, it is one among the top 10 beautiful beach getaway in US. Its lovely mile long sandy beach would definitely give a pleasurable sight for your eyes with stunning views of the sky and ocean in the distance.

There are also lots of lush walking and biking trails, plenty of wildlife to observe and a historic lighthouse that you can climb and get great views of the area around! The beach that is blessed with over a mile of sandy Atlantic beachfront is a best place for snorkeling and swimming.

Besides the beach and tours of the lighthouse and keeper's quarters, the Park has other amenities like picnicking areas and youth camping. It also has a visitor center, a museum with interpretive exhibits and concessions.


La Jolla 
California is honestly home to some of the most astonishing beaches in the world, and La Jolla Beaches in San Diego are certainly some of the top 10 most beautiful beaches in the US hands down. One can’t ever miss a visit to La Jolla, if he /she are on a holiday to San Diego.


This well heeled people are known for their luxury homes, fine dining and upscale shopping. But its real assets are the beaches and these are freely available for the enrichment of all. La Jolla Beaches’ beauty lies in their variety of ocean front that ranges from rugged to sandy coast line. Three of the most popular beaches in La Jolla include Windansea (great for surfing), Boomers Beach (great for body surfing), and La Jolla Shores (great for open water swimming).


La Jolla Beaches

The coastline varies dramatically in La Jolla. At its northernmost limit, fortified by 300 foot sea cliffs, called Blacks. The mile long Shores with crescent of prime sand beach favored by active beachgoers of all interests. The Cove, with its Mediterranean backdrop, is among San Diego's most sheltered swimming spots, while the reefs southward around Windansea and Birdrock are among its most exposed. For many years, La Jolla has been the host of a rough water swim at La Jolla Cove.