Skip Orlando and Miami and head to this lesser-visited region of Florida full of activities for the whole family, from ...

Now that summer is here, everyone is looking for the best beaches in the U.S. The person who has the answers: Dr. Stephen P. Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach. Every year, Leatherman ranks the ...

SIESTA KEY, Fla. — The sand on Siesta Beach on Florida’s Gulf Coast is as fine as powdered sugar, a pure, sparkling white and soft as a kitten’s fur — all because it’s comprised of 99 ...

Beachgoers looking for perfect sand this summer may want to visit St. George Island State Park in Florida, which has taken the top spot on the 2023 list of the best beaches in the United States.

A Northern White Sand mining operation near Steve Harmon’s home removes fine sand from below ground and trucks it to a nearby plant on Oct. 14, 2024, in Ottawa, Ill. (Brian Cassella/Chicago Tribune) ...

"Most of the white sand comes from a very unlikely source and that is parrot fishes, they feed on coral skeletons and when they excrete they excrete it as this nice, fine, white sand." ...