CHICAGO – If you’re in need of some beach therapy, you don’t have to go far for some top notch fun in the sun.
Travel and Leisure has named Chicago’s Oak Street Beach among its 25 Best Beaches in the U.S.
Researchers looked at a variety of factors to determine what is the perfect beach, including sand, waves, the boardwalk, public transportation, parking, activities, and even shaded trees.
Oak Street beach impressed researchers with Chicago’s beautiful skyline as its backdrop, plus the fact that you can rent lounge chairs, umbrellas and cabanas from local vendors on site.
The popular beach was also lauded for the bikers, joggers, walkers and rollerbladers who use the paved path surrounding it.
Here is Travel and Leisure’s complete list of 25 Best Beaches in the U.S.:
Poipu Beach, Kauai, HawaiiOcean City, MarylandCoronado Beach, San Diego, CaliforniaPope Beach, Lake Tahoe, NevadaClearwater Beach, Clearwater, FloridaHarris Beach, OregonGlass Beach, Port Townsend, WashingtonOak Street Beach, Chicago, IllinoisCarlsmith Beach, Hilo, HawaiiWrightsville Beach, North CarolinaGrand Haven State Park, MichiganSanta Monica Beach, CaliforniaMedano Creek, Great Sand Dunes National Park, ColoradoNorth Beach, Tybee Island, GeorgiaGood Harbor Beach, Cloucester, MassachusettsRockaway Beach, Queens, New YorkCrystal Lake State Park, Barton, VermontGulf Shores Public Beach, AlabamaPark Point Beach, Duluth, MinnesotaAsbury Park Beach, New JerseyCarmel Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea, CaliforniaColigny Beach Park, Hilton Head, South CarolinaAlki Beach, Seattle, WashingtonOcean Beach Park, New London, ConnecticutConey Island Beach, Brooklyn, New York
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