The Best Things to Do Outside Near The Pink Palm Hotel, by the Record

1. World's 50 Beaches #36 · North America's 50 Best Beaches

Giant granite boulders the size of houses tumbled onto Virgin Gorda's shore long ago, and nobody moved them, which turned out to be a good call. The result is a beach you navigate like a puzzle, ducking through sea-carved grottoes and tide pools before emerging into calm, clear water. It ranks among North America's 50 Best Beaches, and you'll understand why the moment you lose your group in the rock labyrinth and have a cove entirely to yourself.

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2. World's 50 Beaches #8 · North America's 50 Best Beaches

1. World's 50 Beaches #16 · North America's 50 Best Beaches

1. World's 50 Beaches #44 · North America's 50 Best Beaches

A crescent bay on Culebra that keeps its water calm enough to swim without drama, thanks to the curve of the shoreline doing most of the work. The stretch of white sand is wide enough that crowds thin out naturally. A graffiti-covered military tank rusts at one end, which does more for the atmosphere than any beach bar ever could. Getting here takes a ferry or a small plane, which is half the point. It ranks among North America's 50 Best Beaches.

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