| 01 | Siesta Key, Florida | 70.0 |
| 02 | Kiawah Island, SC | 45.3 |
| 03 | Hilton Head Island, South Carolina | 42.7 |
| 04 | Poipu Beach Park, Kauai, Hawaii | 42.6 |
| 05 | Cape Cod, Massachusetts | 41.2 |
| 06 | Coronado Beach, California | 40.6 |
| 07 | Clearwater Beach, Florida | 31.5 |
| 08 | Outer Banks, North Carolina | 30.0 |
| 09 | Grace Bay Beach (Providenciales, Turks and Caicos) | 29.0 |
| 10 | Playa de Muro (Mallorca, Spain) | 29.0 |
| 11 | Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama | 27.8 |
| 12 | Ocean City, Maryland | 24.1 |
| 13 | Elafonissi Beach (Crete, Greece) | 22.3 |
| 14 | Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman | 22.3 |
| 15 | Waikiki | 21.5 |
| 16 | Mission Bay, San Diego | 20.5 |
| 17 | Sanibel Island, Florida | 18.7 |
| 18 | fodors.com | 17.8 |
| 19 | Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts (Menemsha Beach) | 17.7 |
| 20 | Vieques, Puerto Rico | 16.9 |
| 21 | Phuket, Thailand | 16.3 |