Which major east coast city has the best beaches? Miami, Virginia Beach, Orlando, Boston, New York City or Baltimore? (place, metropolitan)

[Va83]

IMO beaches get better the further south you get starting at Virginia Beach.

[EddieOlSkool]

Since when are there beaches in Baltimore or Orlando??? OP have you even looked at a map???


What's next? Best oceanfront property on the East Coast? Philly or DC??

[btownboss4]

The Boston Harbor Islands are 100% one of the most underrated places in the country.

[KodeBlue]

Originally Posted by EddieOlSkool

Since when are there beaches in Baltimore or Orlando??? OP have you even looked at a map???


What's next? Best oceanfront property on the East Coast? Philly or DC??

Yeah, they definitely reached when they included Baltimore as a best beach contender. Lol

[That_One_Guy]

I'm surprised at all the people not from NYC mentioning The Rockaways. I always thought that was kind of a secret/wasn't very well-known.

This thread is making me more impatient for Summer

[cjairo191]

Orlando is 45 minutes from the beach. Its takes the same amount of time to get to the beach from Miami's western suburbs with their ridiculous traffic.

[cjairo191]

Originally Posted by Pine to Vine

And btw, who doesn't love the beaches of Baltimore and Orlando.

Maybe Lake Beaches. lol. But 45 minutes to the nearest beach. Not far......

[2e1m5a]

Originally Posted by That_One_Guy

I'm surprised at all the people not from NYC mentioning The Rockaways. I always thought that was kind of a secret/wasn't very well-known.

This thread is making me more impatient for Summer

I have a good friend that grew up there-119th-I love the close-knit vibe, reminds me of certain Philly hoods.
Those people can drink LOL. St. Paddys Day Parade is always a blast-and the New Years Plunge I'll build up the courage to jump in one year LOL.


"Hipsters" have invaded recently, but I agree it is still one of NYC's best secrets.

[11KAP]

Miami and the other beaches in Florida.

[Gantz]

Originally Posted by That_One_Guy

I'm surprised at all the people not from NYC mentioning The Rockaways. I always thought that was kind of a secret/wasn't very well-known.

This thread is making me more impatient for Summer

Not only that, but some people even mentioned Staten Island beaches, which are not very well known even among New Yorkers.


Fun fact: in terms of size, NYC has the longest miles of beaches out of any city in the US. More beaches than Miami Beach, Long Beach, Honolulu, SF, etc. It makes perfect sense once you realize that NYC is a city on islands, and most of the city is not on the continent, so it has a huge coastline.