Best Beaches Around the World

Harper's Bazaar released a list of the 40 best beaches in the world on June 11, 2020.

1. Railay Beach, Thailand
2. Whitehaven Beach, Australia
3. Ruby Beach, Washington
4. Monterosso Al Mare, Italy
5. Tunnels Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
6. Durdle Door, England
7. Anse Source d'Argent, Seychelles
8. Tulum, Mexico
9. Cannon Beach, Oregon
10. Cala Goloritzè, Sardinia
11. Walvis Bay, Namibia
12. Ngapali Beach, Myanmar
13. Baker Beach, San Francisco
14. Bells Beach, Australia
15. The Baths, British Virgin Islands
16. Clifton Beach, South Africa
17. Tangalle Beach, Sri Lanka
18. Praia Dona Ana, Portugal
19. Trunk Bay, St. John USVI
20. Rhossili Bay, Wales
21. Polihale Beach, Kauai, Hawaii
22. Usedom Island, Germany
23. Maya Bay Beach, Thailand
24. Lanikai Beach, Oahu, Hawaii
25. South Beach, Miami
26. Kaputas Beach, Turkey
27. Grace Bay, Turks and Caicos
28. Champagne Beach, Vanuatu
29. Anakena Beach, Easter Island
30. La Playa Escondida, Mexico
31. Playa Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica
32. Black Sand Beach, Iceland
33. Zlatni Rat Beach, Croatia
34. One Foot Island Beach, Cook Islands
35. Baia do Sancho, Brazil
36. El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
37. Maho Beach, St. John
38. Koekohe Beach, New Zealand
39. Cabo San Juan de la Guia Beach, Colombia
40. Navagio Beach, Greece

Tripadvisor's list of the 25 best beaches in the world created in 2020.

1. Baia do Sancho, Fernando de Noronha, Brazil
2. Grace Bay Beach, Providenciales, Turks and Caicos
3. Playa Paraiso, Cayo Largo, Cuba
4. Spiaggia dei Conigli, Lampedusa, Islands of Sicily
5. Prainhas do Pontal do Atalaia, Arraial do Cabo, Brazil
6. Seven Mile Beach, Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman
7. Eagle Beach, Palm - Eagle Beach, Aruba
8. Flamenco Beach, Culebra, Puerto Rico
9. Varadero Beach, Varadero, Cuba
10. Kleftiko Beach, Milos, Cyclades
11. Siesta Beach, Siesta Key, Florida
12. Radhanagar Beach, Havelock Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands
13. Luskentyre, Isle of Harris, Lewis and Harris, Outer Hebrides
14. Playa de Ses Illetes, Formentera, Balearic Islands
15. La Concha Beach, San Sebastian - Donostia, Spain
16. Saint Pete Beach, St. Pete Beach, Florida
17. Playa Norte, Isla Mujeres
18. Maho Bay Beach, Cruz Bay, St. John
19. Bavaro Beach, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
20. Woolacombe Beach, Woolacombe, United Kingdom
21. Elafonissi Beach, Elafonissi, Greece
22. Whitehaven Beach, Whitsunday Island, Whitsunday Islands
23. Cala Mariolu, Baunei, Italy
24. Balos Lagoon, Kissamos, Greece
25. Black Sand Beach, Vik, Iceland

Condé Nast Traveler's list of the 25 best island beaches in the world on December 31st, 2020

1. Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda
2. Unawatuna, Sri Lanka
3. Siasconset Beach, Nantucket, Massachusetts
4. The Baths, Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Island
5. Sunset Beach, Oahu
6. Matira Beach, Bora Bora, French Polynesia
7. Honokalani Beach, Wai'anapanapa State Park, Maui
8. Palm Beach, Aruba
9. Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands
10. Banana Beach, Koh Hey (Coral) Island, Phuket, Thailand
11. Trunk Bay, St. John, USVI
12. Fundu Lagoon, Pemba Island, Zanzibar
13. Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
14. Seagrass Bay, Laucala Island, Fiji
15. Blue Beach (La Chiva), Vieques, Puerto Rico
16. Seger Beach, Lombok, Indonesia
17. El Nido, Palawan, Philippines
18. Kiawah Island, South Carolina
19. Marco Island, Florida
20. Maundays Bay, Anguilla
21. Parrot Cay, Turks and Caicos
22. Reethi Rah, North Malé Atoll, Maldives
23. North Island, Seychelles
24. White Beach, Boracay, Philippines
25. Gouverneur, St. Barts