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Photos of Dr. Beach's Top Ten Picks - 2004 Photos of Dr. Beach's Top Ten Picks - 2004

Please note: this page is for Best Beaches 2004! Please click for Dr. Beach's Best Beaches 2008.

In the world of beaches, being picked for Dr. Leatherman's "America's Best Beaches List" is like getting an Oscar, with a flurry of publicity on talk shows and in the press. Check Dr. Beach's interesting web site for a list of the 50 criteria by which he "diagnoses" a shore.

Dr. Beach himself is an esteemed scientist who for 20 years has studied shore erosion and storm impacts. He's also a scientist who'll pose on the sand with stethoscope, medical bag, and conch shell. Gotta be a good guy.

beach vacation pick: Hanauma BayOn the next pages, you'll find Dr. Beach's picks for 2004, plus some tips about these top beach vacation spots.

--continue to # 1 Choice - - 2004


--See also, at TWKids
: Beach Vacation A to Z

*photos courtesy of Florida International University

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