Tripadvisor’s 2024 Traveler’s Choice Awards revealed the top 25 beaches in America. Coming in at the number 21 spot is Maine’s Ogunquit Beach!
The annual Traveler’s Choice Awards are determined based on the quantity and quality of Tripadvisor traveler’s reviews in addition to an editorial vetting process over a 12-month period. The awards recognize destinations that’ve earned consistently positive reviews, according to Tripadvisor.
Ogunquit Beach sits nearby Walnut Hill and Moody Park along the Maine coast. It’s just a 1-hour and 20-minute drive from Boston, making it the perfect destination to add to your summer bucket list! Make a day trip of it or look to local hotels from Maine-based Uncommon Hospitality for local housing to enjoy the beach for a bit longer.
Ogunquit among top 25 beaches in America
Users applauded the beach for its cleanliness, spacious landscape, clear waters, and lively scene in the beach town, Ogunquit. Ogunquit is the only beach from New England to make the list, according to the report, the top 25 beaches in America, according to TripAdvisor are:
- Ka’anapali Beach in Lahaina, Hawaii
- Siesta Beach in Siesta Key, Florida
- Poipu Beach Park, Hawaii
- Hollywood Beach, Florida
- La Jolla Cove in La Jolla, California
- Cannon Beach in Cannon Beach, Oregon
- Santa Monica State Beach, California
- Driftwood Beach in Jekyll Island, Georgia
- Coligny Beach, South Carolina
- Ocean City Beach, Maryland
- Waikiki Beach, Hawaii
- Clearwater, Florida
- Panama City Beach, Florida
- Napili Beach, Hawaii
- Fort Lauderdale Bech, Florida
- Ho’okipa Beach Park in Paia, Hawaii
- St. Augustine Beach, Florida
- Henderson Beach State Park in Destin, Florida
- Hanalei Beach in Hanalei, Hawaii
- Tunnels Beach, Hawaii
- Ogunquit Beach in Ogunquit, Maine
- Bahia Honda State Park, Florida
- Wai’anapanapa State Park, Hawaii
- Hapuna Beach State Recreation Area, Hawaii
- Sombrero Beach, Florida
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