A Maine beach is one of the 10 best beaches in the U.S.


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The seaside, no stranger to the checklist, made the highest 10 this 12 months.

Ogunquit Seashore in Maine was named one of many prime 25 seashores within the U.S. by customers of Tripadvisor.com. Tripadvisor.com
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For these dreaming of a seaside getaway on this snowy winter day: A sandy spot in Maine simply ranked among the many prime 10 seashores within the U.S. by Tripadvisor customers.

Needham-based Tripadvisor launched a listing of the 25 finest seashores within the U.S. as a part of its annual Vacationers’ Selection Awards on Tuesday, and Ogunquit Seashore in Maine ranked No. 9. It was the one New England seaside on the checklist.

Ogunquit Seashore moved up from its No. 23 rating on final 12 months’s checklist, based on a Tripadvisor consultant.

“This seaside is impeccably clear, and has a clean, sandy ground,” a Tripadvisor consumer wrote. “At low tide the seaside might be the widest seaside ever. At excessive tide you may stroll out a whole lot of ft and nonetheless be solely waist excessive.”

The No. 1 seaside within the U.S. is Ka’anapali Seashore in Maui, Hawaii. Hawaii has eight seashores on the highest 25 checklist and three within the prime 10.

The profitable seashores have been decided based mostly on the standard and amount of critiques and rankings from Tripadvisor customers over a 12-month interval from Jan. 1, 2022 by Dec. 31, 2022.

Final month, Tripadvisor named Ogunquit one in every of 15 trending locations within the U.S. in 2023, calling it “a favourite trip vacation spot” the place friends can eat seafood, go to artwork galleries, and stroll alongside the Marginal Manner.

Try the checklist of 25 finest seashores within the U.S.