Continuing the beach theme -if you don't have a summer pass to the local private beach havens - here are a few public beaches tucked away that are worth the trip.

Compo Beach, Westport, CT Devereux Beach, Marbelhead, MA
Footbridge Beach, Ogunquit, ME Gooseberry Beach, Newport, RI Goosewing Beach, Little Compton, RI Indian Wells Beach, East Hampton, NY Jetties Beach, Nantucket, MA Lake Willoughby, Westmore, VT Napatree Point, Watch Hill, RI Rye Beach, NH Seabrook Beach, NH Tiana Beach, East Quogue, NY Wrightsville Beach, NC