Whether you prefer beach blanket blowouts, postcard-worthy sunsets, lasting strolls in the sand or rubbing elbows with the locals, we've got you covered. Grab your sunscreen and stretch out on one these supreme strands in the
Ultimate Lively Beaches (Where the people-watching is primo)- Orient Beach, St Martin: Beach-barhop till you drop- Playa del Carmen, Mexico: Cosmopolitan and funky - Baie St. Jean, St. Barts: Fashionably great- Isla Verde, San Juan, Puerto Rico: Fun and games galore- Cabarete, Dominican Republic: Hip sports hot spot
Ultimate Screen Savers (Now inspiring daydreams in an office near you)- Mopion, The Grenadines: Classic deserted islet- Gold Rock Beach, Grand Bahama: Endless shallows - Bottom Bay, Barbados: Cliffs, cove, palms- Trunk Bay, St. John: Virgin Island quintessence - Sandy Spit, BVI: One acre of heaven on Earth
Ultimate Locals' Beaches (If you lived there, you'd beach here)- Brandon Beach, Barbados: Sunday-afternoon volleyball scene- Ffrye's Bay, Antigua: See and be seen- Rum Point, Grand Cayman: Family-friendly, north-side favorite- Crash Boat Beach, Puerto Rico: Every Saturday's a fiesta - Doctor's Cave, Montego Bay, Jamaica: Long, liquid lunch on Sunday
Ultimate Walk-Forever Beaches (Kick off your flip-flops and ramble)- Anegada, BVI: Sixteen miles of near-solitude- Rendezvous Bay, Anguilla: A 2-mile-long curve with St. Martin vistas- Barbuda: Nothin' but beach- Poponi, Eleuthera, Bahamas: Shaded seclusion on the Atlantic coast- Grace Bay Beach, Provo, Turks and Caicos: A dozen miles of fresh powder
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