Memorial arch on the beach where enslaved people were forced onto ships.
Sea stack on the Paphos coast where the goddess of love is said to have risen from the foam.
Swim with the wild pigs of Big Major Cay.
Three miles of naturally pink sand and a pastel village of golf carts and loyalist cottages, just off Eleuthera.
Turquoise coves like Ksamil and Gjipe below the Llogara Pass — Mediterranean beaches at a fraction of the price.
One of the few waterfalls on Earth that pours straight into the ocean.
The palm-shaped artificial island, seen best from The View at the Palm observation deck or a monorail ride down the trunk.
Caribbean archipelago of coral cays.
The world's longest natural sea beach.
Central Europe's largest lake.
Sun-soaked island of lavender and nightlife.
Sail through a narrow gap into the flooded caldera of an active volcano, past a ruined whaling station and beaches warm enough to dig a hot bath.
Bangka boat trips between limestone lagoons, hidden beaches and the Big and Small Lagoon of Bacuit Bay.
The Philippines’ surf capital, home of the Cloud 9 break, plus tidal pools, island hopping and coconut-palm roads.
Four kilometres of powder-white sand on White Beach, kite-surfing on Bulabog and the best sunsets in the Philippines.
Golden cliffs and beaches in the south.
Sea cave on the Algarve coast with a round skylight in its domed roof — reached by boat, kayak or paddleboard.
Golden beaches and turquoise coves linked by New Zealand’s easiest Great Walk — kayak in, hike out.
Baltic island of rauk sea stacks and the Hanseatic walled town of Visby.
Whitewashed island of windmills and nightlife.
Limestone-cliff beach reachable only by longtail boat, and the best rock-climbing spot in Southeast Asia.
Maya ruins on a cliff above a turquoise Caribbean beach — the only ancient city built right on the sea.
Sandy spit at Denmark’s northern tip where the Skagerrak and Kattegat collide.
Caribbean coves and jungle trails where the Sierra Nevada meets the sea.
The largest sand island on Earth — rainforest, dingoes and the freshwater Lake McKenzie.
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