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These U.S. beach towns are even better in the fall
27.09.2023 - 10:17 / nationalgeographic.com
Summer may be over, but beach season doesn’t have to be. In fact, with fewer crowds and cooler temperatures, fall is the best time to explore coastal towns where cultural sites, natural wonders, and tons of history tell memorable stories to take back home. Here are seven seaside escapes that are even better offseason.
Cape May, one of the oldest seaside resorts in the United States, doesn’t shut down like other Jersey Shore towns once summer ends. Come fall, visitors have plenty of elbow room to walk or bike along the promenade, explore the two miles of glittering shoreline, and stop for a sticky bun at the family-owned Madison’s Bakery or a double IPA from Cape May Brewery.
A National Historic District, Cape May has more than 600 well-preserved, colorful Victorian homes (think intricately designed woodwork, pitched roofs, and wraparound front porches) built after an 1878 fire destroyed 35 acres of the town.
Nearby, nature lovers can get a bird’s-eye view of the shore by climbing the 199 steps to the top of the historic Cape May Lighthouse, built in 1859. If time allows, explore the skeletal remains of the S.S. Atlantus at Sunset Beach and search for “Cape May Diamonds,” pure quartz crystals first discovered by the Kechemeche who inhabited this peninsula in the 17th century.
(To help preserve lighthouses, sleep in one.)
Anchoring what’s known as the Seven Mile Miracle of world-class surf breaks on Oʻahu’s North Shore, Haleʻiwa is no ordinary beach town. Behind the colorful plantation-style structures selling fish tacos and shave ice is a history that dates to the 12th century. Back then Native Hawaiians lived in this land of fertile valleys, natural springs, and access to the ocean.
Queen Liliʻuokalani, the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, vacationed here during the summer. In fact, she worshipped at a Protestant church built in 1890 that still stands today. The Haleʻiwa Hotel, which had 14 suites with hot-and-cold running water (a luxury), opened in 1899 and was considered Oʻahu’s first hotel. (It closed in 1943 and was torn down.)
Native Hawaiians discovered the epic surf along this coastline, which now lures surfers—and hordes of spectators—in the winter when massive, storm-fueled waves roll in. Fall months are quieter and slower, even by Hawaiʻi standards, with fewer people lazing on nearby beaches and wandering in the dozens of boutiques, surf shops, art galleries, and restaurants.
(Here’s how tourists can help Maui recover from wildfires.)
This three-mile stretch five miles north of Boston was established in 1895 by the Massachusetts legislature, making Revere Beach Reservation the first public beach in the U.S. The crescent-shaped shore hugging Massachusetts Bay attracted
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