The World's Worst Beaches

The World' Worst Beaches

"Locals refer to this short stretch of Florida-Alabama Gulf coastline as the "Redneck Riviera," probably because the only people who hang out on its beaches (read: sand dunes and wild sea oats) are locals "vacationing" from Florida and Alabama. Recently, the deserted area has been paved over with condos like the twenty-four-story Turquoise Place, where units start at $1.25 million. But don't buy in yet: The small town suffers regular hurricane damage, and there isn't much beach volleyball on the two-mile stretch of sand, either — one resident told the New York Times last year, "You can go out there and walk for miles and never see another living soul." Makes for nice, long walks, though ..."