The World’s Best Beaches
ByMeg Weaver
April 11, 2011
2 min readAdding fuel to our spring fever, TripAdvisor just announced the winners of its inaugural 2011 Travelers’ Choice Beach Awards. Based on travelers’ TripAdvisor reviews, the best beach in the world is, drum roll please… Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos. The awards recognize the top beaches in the world and in the U.S. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, makes both lists, coming in at number six in the world and placing number one on the U.S. top 25.
Check out more of the TripAdvisor highlights:
Top Five World Beaches:
1. Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
2. Boracay, Philippines
3. Palm/Eagle Beach, Aruba
4. Negril, Jamaica
5. Tulum, Mexico
Top Five U.S. Beaches:
1. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
2. Cape May, NJ
3. Panama City Beach, FL
4. Miami Beach, FL
5. Sanibel Island, FL
Did your favorite stretch of sand make the cut? Plus, see which beaches made our Top 10.
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