Families love beach vacations of all sorts, and every Memorial Day they get a fresh list of top sandy shores, courtesy of "Dr. Beach" aka Dr. Stephen Leatherman.
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. Check Dr. Beach's interesting web site for a list of the 50 criteria by which he "diagnoses" a beach.
- See Dr. Beach's Top Picks, plus tips for families.
- head to Beach Vacations, for many popular beach resorts
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* photo of Dr. Beach on Ocracoke Beach, NC (#1 winner for 2007) courtesy of North Carolina Tourism.


