Long Beach Island, New JersyThis slender barrier island attracts families, fishermen, and watersports enthusiasts the original Ron Jon's Surf Shop is going strong here. LBI's 18 miles of breathtaking beaches span from the stately Barnegat Lighthouse on its northern tip, to fun features like a water park and amusement park at the southern end.

The beckoning beach extends for miles

A look back in time: This is how the Cape Henlopen Lighthouse appeared prior to 1926

and origins as home of the Miss America Pageant and Monopoly

Ocean Isle offers more than 100 gorgeous golf courses

plus the acclaimed Ingram Planetarium and Museum of Coastal Carolina

Don't let the casual attitude fool you: the beaches here are spectacular

Autumn Jazz Festival

000 visitors per day

Bald Head Island is located across Cape Fear River

They definitely appreciated the vast sand dunes of this tiny Outer Banks town

Minutes from the ocean and situated at the head of the Broadkill River

it has retained its quaint seafaring charm