Scenic stop · Florida
Clearwater Beach
South Beach Pavilion, Clearwater Beach, FL 33767· $$· Dawn–dusk
Steve’s take
Consistently ranked the #1 beach in America, and for once the rankings are right. The sand is white, the water is warm and calm enough for little kids, and the sunset drum circle at Pier 60 is a free show every evening. About ninety minutes from Orlando, forty minutes from Tampa. If your road trip can spare a beach day on the Gulf side — and it should — Clearwater is the one. The Griswold family has a rule: no Florida trip is complete without at least one real beach day.
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