The Perfect Beach for You

There's no such thing as the perfect beach -- just a perfect one for you to exercise your unique version of chilling out. What suits you?

If you like...

... people-watching
• Oahu beaches
• Magen's Bay, St. Thomas

... solitude
Captain's Bay, Anguilla
Palaya Bahoruco, Dominican Republic
Lover's Beach, Trinidad

... long stretches of white sand
Playa Ballenas, Cancun
Long Bay West, British Virgin Islands
Seven Mile Beach, Cayman Islands

... swimming with your kids
El Anclote, Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
Baby Beach, Aruba
Les Salines, Martinique

... beach-side dining and drinking
Friar's Bay, St. Kitts
Punta Chiqueros, Cozumel

... to bare it all
Anse du Gouverneur, St. Barths

... hanging ten
Playa Costa Azul, Baha Sur, Mexico
Hanalei Bay Beach Park, Kauai
Ho'okipa Beach, Maui