Florida’s Siesta Key Has the Finest Seashore within the U.S., In keeping with Tripadvisor

• Tripadvisor’s 2025 Vacationers’ Selection Awards Better of the Finest Seashores ranked international seashores all over the world.
• Siesta Seashore in Siesta Key, Florida, is No. 1 within the U.S. and No. 4 globally.
• Siesta Seashore is situated on an 8-mile barrier island well-known for its sugar-soft sand, calm Gulf waters, and frequent dolphin sightings.

We’ve formally reached that point of yr when the winter climate begins to pull and spring break nonetheless feels a bit too far-off. In case you’re a type of vacationers at the moment dreaming of a seaside trip—full with heat temperatures, white sand, and clear blue water—you’ll have an interest within the newest information from Tripadvisor. 

The journey analysis platform just lately introduced the winners of its 2025 Vacationers’ Selection Awards Better of the Finest Seashores. In keeping with the press launch, the rankings are primarily based on a “complete evaluation of worldwide seaside opinions”—aka actual vacationers (such as you) who left actual opinions on their frequented seaside locations all over the world. 

Whereas Elafonissi Seashore in Crete, Greece, took the No. 1 spot within the international rankings, a Florida favourite wasn’t too far behind. Siesta Seashore in Siesta Key earned the fourth total spot globally, beating out all different seashores within the U.S.

Up from its second-place place within the 2024 awards, the seaside—a brief drive from Sarasota—boasts greater than a handful of causes to go to. Tripadvisor said that Siesta Seashore is especially good for “clear waters, powder sand, seashells, [and] beachfront stays,” and reviewers additionally credit score the “huge quantity of house” on Siesta Seashore for making it such an unbelievable trip spot. 

“The seaside is quiet (a lot seaside that everybody seems like they every have a non-public oasis), and the water is … heat but refreshing. For my morning walks it’s so flat, straightforward, and cozy to stroll on,” one reviewer wrote. One other shared how the “quartz-crystal white powdery sand between [their] toes and the nice and cozy gulf waters” retains them returning to Siesta Key yr after yr, and one other traveler stated that is the “greatest place” to look at the sundown.

If that description made you wish to ebook a visit ASAP, begin flights for mid to late spring. The TripAdvisor report revealed that one of the best occasions to go to Siesta Key are between April and Could—or later within the yr in September and October. In case you keep away from July and August, you’ll get to expertise this award-winning seaside when “the climate is nice, crowds are smaller, and temperatures are extra average in comparison with the height summer time months.” 

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