This long, sandy beach in California is part of one of the prettiest national seashores in the United States and is very ...

If you’re hoping for plenty of beach time, though, you won’t be disappointed. Galveston Island (the barrier island where the city of Galveston is located) boasts 32 miles of sandy shoreline.

The stretch of sand, which came to existence in the 1970s and was known as Battery Park Beach, neared the tip of Manhattan with the Twin Towers looming in the background. Suellen Epstein ...