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Publication Date: November 2, 2010 | Series: Full-color Travel Guide
Find the Perfect beach in the U.S., Caribbean, and Mexico
Get ready to check another beach off your must-see list! This collection of the best sun-lover’s spots in North America will transport you from the white-sand beaches of Grand Turk to Maine’s rugged coast to the dramatic cliffs of Acapulco.

Whether your dream beach is an off-the-beaten-path escape, an exotic and luxurious private island, a low-key surfer hangout, or a classic stay-all-day family favorite, you’ll find it here.

Dive Right In!
• Recommendations for your perfect beach vacation—for romance and relaxation, active adventures, exciting nightlife, fabulous shopping, and more
• Illustrated features covering unique experiences in each region: exploring Kaua`i’s N-apali Coast, indulging at Riviera Maya’s spas, sport fishing in Florida, Carnival in Trinidad, chartering a yacht in the Caribbean, and other memorable trip highlights
• Insider advice from Fodor’s local writers
• More than 300 color photos to inspire your trip

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  • Paperback: 328 pages
  • Publisher: Fodor's (November 2, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1400005051
  • ISBN-13: 978-1400005055
  • Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.6 x 8 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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535 Beaches. That's a lot of beaches! Or so it would seem. But don't be surprised if your local favorites didn't make the list.

The book starts with some planning tips. Some budget tips, histories of locations, traveling tips include when to visit.

Then the book is divided into sections:
The best beaches in the...
West Coast
Hawai'i
East coast
Gulf coast
Bahamas
North Caribbean
Eastern Caribbean
Southern Caribbean
Mexico

So you can see that in 20 pages per section, it's hardly comprehensive for awesome beaches, say, along the western US coast. But the Caribbean is well covered.
I was able to look up a few beaches for day trips from our WA state location, but wondered if there weren't more or better beaches available in our area.

On the other hand, if I decide to plan a vacation with my husband, and just want a fabulous place to go and enjoy the beach, this book will shine in its ability to help me plan and choose a great location.

The book is chock full of photos. Some are simply artistic, candid shots of people and beach themes (like rows of shells). But there are also a lot of interesting views of the featured beaches including views from above.

Maps.
Comparison charts of features.
Places to visit near the beach including historic sites.

Really easy to thumb through and enjoy as a reference...or just breeze through reading bits and pieces to fantasize of leaving your desk job and getting away from it all.
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Like any book doing a "survey course" style of review, this Fodor's travel guide has lots of hits and misses. Since we've been lucky enough to visit a number of the beaches included in the book, I was able to gauge fairly well the comprehensiveness and accuracy of the listings. The Hawai'i compilation is probably the best and most complete, though, like all the other beach descriptions, each Hawaiian listing is brief, at times to the point of uselessness. The author leaves out a major beach park on the Kona side of The Big Island that is famous to both visitors and locals alike for its memorable restoration of an ancient religious site. We live in a beach-surrounded community on the Massachusetts North Shore, and frequently visit other North Shore beaches. Not a single beach in Massachusetts that is not on Cape Cod, Nantucket, or Martha's Vineyard is included, and the Cape Cod beach listings are woefully slim. I got the book in large part because we are visiting the Caribbean soon, and was disappointed in that section as well. Few listings and minimal descriptions. We know Puerto Rico pretty well, and those listings, again, are slim and slimmer. For Bahamas beaches, the description of the beaches on Great Guana Cay, where we've visited, primarily mentions the Sunday pig roast at a local bar, and describes the sand as "courser" than other places. What a coarse mistake!

However, the book does shine in one important area: Its many special sections on such topics as how to snorkel and scuba dive, how to rent a boat, and so forth. In the Eastern section of the book, there is a long, colorful description of the history of whaling, with excellent history and picture, including places to visit to learn more, including the Nantucket Whaling Museum. The section on "under the sea" in the Florida Keys was exceptional and full of great information.The long piece on the reggae tradition in Jamaica was fascinating. And the equally long piece on chartering boats was invaluable.

So, I will keep the book as a quick reference for beaches and locations to more fully explore, but more importantly as a source of solid additional travel information.
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful
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Fodor's 535 Best Beaches, 1st Edition: in the U.S., Caribbean, and Mexico is a large pocket sized book, (8x5 inches) that (just as the title says!) covers beach vacation areas in the U.S.A. (mostly Hawaii, Florida, Gulf coast), Caribbean, and Mexico.

The book starts out with a beach overview/planner, then a regional section. It has scads of beautiful color photographs, making one want to ditch the dreary winter grey skies by tossing a swim-suit and a bottle of tanning oil into a suitcase and jumping on the next plane out. Mind you, with 325 pages and 300 photos, not many of them are the full page gorgeous beach photos we like to dream over.

The info on each area/beach is a little skimpy, you do not want to use this book as your actual vacation guide. Rather, use this when you know you want a beach vacation to pick the beach/area, then pick up a more in depth guidebook for that area.

You might consider this more of a dream book than a travel guide. But, it's nice for that purpose, and I enjoy leaving through the pages and day-dreaming about the sun, sand and surf.
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I love beaches
I love beaches and have been to several great spots all over the world. Like many reviewers, I have a passion for beaches. Read more
Published 3 days ago by Menthol Rum
Nice overview
This book provides a nice overview of many nice beaches in the US, Caribbean and Mexico. However, the coverage for any individual beach is not incredibly extensive. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Gadget Girl
Good for a geneal idea
Fodor's 535 Best Beaches is a good guide if you're looking for general info on a particular beach. With 535 beaches to review, the info is very limited and brief. Read more
Published 5 months ago by D. Hentze
Not deep enough for beach bums but good enough to wade in
535 beaches... That's a lot of beaches!

Aside from obvious and fun jokes, this book manages to encompass almost all of the best beaches in North America into something... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Alec
Great Pictures... sparse information
A great overview of the beaches listed, but not too much depth. I think this is a great title if your looking for an area to explore but not really if you want to know about a... Read more
Published 10 months ago by The Story Siren
Nice photos, weak on description/information
On the plus side, this book has lots of illustrations, which is useful when you're trying to figure out which beaches to visit. Read more
Published 11 months ago by GLBT
Perfect Dream Book
I bought this book for my boyfriend who is currently overseas serving time in the military. We both love the beach and want to travel when he gets back. Read more
Published 15 months ago by xoxmelissa
Pretty, but Shallow
Fodor's 535 Best Best Beaches in the U.S. Caribbean, and Mexico is enjoyable to browse with lots of pretty pictures. In that respect, it is a mini coffee table book of sorts. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Bookworm Plus
Dreamy...
Our family is in search of the perfect beach getaway this summer and this book was so handy. The pictures are beautiful and dreamy. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Fabulous
A Love Letter to Beaches!
This book is the absolute perfect starting point to begin dreaming your next vacation! I love that there is a generous mix of beaches that are in the US and the Caribbean and... Read more
Published 15 months ago by I Love Online Shopping!!
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