Cards

Description: A hammock hangs between dark trees as Pawleys Island's raised cottages glow beyond the marsh. Stars and moonlight settle over the quiet waterway below.

Description: Surfside Beach's stilted cottages rise over swirling dune grass under a starry sky. A wooden pier lined with streetlamps stretches toward the water as a distant tower catches the moonlight.

Description: A driftwood tree tangles in the foreground of a lit Jekyll Island village, a church spire rising beside the boardwalk. Warm gold windows glow beneath the swirling stars.

Description: A yellow beach umbrella shades swimmers on Surfside Beach's sand while children play near the water below a wooden pier. The quieter stretch of the Grand Strand south of Myrtle Beach's crowds.

Description: GEORGIA'S COASTAL JEWEL: a bleached driftwood tree frames a calm Jekyll Island sunset, the same bone-white wood that made Driftwood Beach one of the Golden Isles' most photographed stretches of sand.

Description: Pedro's Truck Stop and the El Toro Lounge glow under a swirling sky, the sombrero tower lit above it all. Palm trees and vintage cars line the road at this legendary I-95 stop.

Description: U.S. 301 & I-95, DILLON, SOUTH CAROLINA: Pedro and his giant sombrero tower right on the highway, vintage cars parked outside the Sombrero Restaurant. The most famous pit stop on the East Coast.

Description: A surveyor's tripod sits on the misty shoreline where evergreens have stood guard for centuries. OAK ISLAND NOVA SCOTIA: home of the money pit legend and 200 years of treasure hunters.

Description: Oak Island's coastal buildings and long pier light up under a swirling sky. The lighthouse stands watch over the beach as waves roll toward shore.

Description: Tybee Island's striped lighthouse and beach houses light up under a swirling sky. A wooden pier stretches toward the water as a second lighthouse glows in the distance.

Description: Boca Raton's pink resort towers and Intracoastal skyline swirl into blue and gold. Sailboats rock at the marina while palm silhouettes trace the waterway out toward the sea.

Description: The only lighthouse still standing guard over the Georgia coast, this black and white striped tower rises over dune grass and a red-roofed keeper's cottage. Savannah's closest beach.

Description: FLORIDA'S GOLD COAST frames the pink Mediterranean Revival resort Addison Mizner made famous, palms and hibiscus crowding a private pool. Old Florida glamour, still standing.

Description: FLORIDA'S GULF COAST: sailboats and striped umbrellas line Clearwater's pier against a bright turquoise sky. One of Florida's most-visited beaches, and it shows.

Description: Boynton Beach's water tower and open drawbridge swirl over a marina full of sailboats. Palm silhouettes and high-rises trace the Intracoastal down toward the Atlantic.

Description: Clearwater's pier stretches into gold and blue water under a crescent moon. Palm trees frame the high-rise skyline glowing along the shore.

Description: The Space Shuttle sits fueled on its launch pad beside NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building, swirling stars filling the sky above Cocoa Beach's pier. Streetlamps and palm trees line the sand where people walk out toward the water.

Description: The Bandshell amphitheater glows beside Daytona's pier as swirling stars fill the sky above the boardwalk hotels. Cars park on the sand and bicyclists roll past under the streetlights.

Description: FLORIDA'S SPACE COAST: smoke trails a launching rocket while a lone surfer rides the swell underneath it. NASA and world-class surfing, same horizon.

Description: WORLD'S MOST FAMOUS BEACH: a cherry-red 1957 Chevy convertible parked on the sand under the Anglers Club pier, turquoise waves rolling in behind it. The claim that made Daytona famous, decades before NASCAR.

Description: FLORIDA'S LUCKIEST FISHING VILLAGE: a sport-fishing boat glides across Destin's signature emerald water. The nickname this Panhandle harbor earned from decades of record catches.

Description: A large bridge arches over Destin's harbor inlet as yachts and boats fill the marina under a crescent moon. Blue brushwork carries the glow from waterfront hotels out across the water.

Description: FLORIDA'S GATEWAY TO THE GULF STREAM: a sportfishing boat idles through Boynton's drawbridge, palms lining both banks of the inlet. Deep-sea fishing country.

Description: Miami Beach's hotel skyline lights up under a swirling sky, palm trees dark against the glow. Figures move along the sand as the ocean rolls in under a crescent moon.

Description: Marco Island's beachfront high-rises and pier light up under a swirling sky. Sailboats and a small motorboat drift on turquoise water as the moon rises.

Description: FLORIDA'S TROPICAL PARADISE: resort towers and palm trees line the shore as a red speedboat cuts through turquoise water. The southernmost stop on Florida's Paradise Coast.

Description: AMERICA'S WINTER PLAYGROUND: curved Art Deco facades line Ocean Drive as palm trees and vintage swimwear fill the sand. The pitch that built South Beach into an icon.

Description: Naples's pier gazebo and high-rise condos light up under a swirling sky. Boats rest on turquoise water as palm trees stand dark against the glowing shoreline.

Description: Mount Vesuvius glows behind Naples's harbor as fishing boats and cypress trees swirl beneath a starry Mediterranean sky. Ochre buildings line the water where the bay meets the old city.

Description: Gold light swirls across St. Mark's Campanile, the Doge's Palace, and the domed Santa Maria della Salute along Venice's Grand Canal. Gondolas glide past under a crescent moon as the water reflects the stars.

Description: FLORIDA'S PARADISE COAST: a wooden pier runs into bright turquoise water between rows of palm trees. Known as much for the beach as for the shops on Fifth Avenue.

Description: Golden-sailed boats float across the Bay of Naples, Mount Vesuvius looming over the waterfront. NAPOLI: an Italian port city that's lived in the volcano's shadow for two thousand years.

Description: VENEZIA ITALY: a golden-prowed gondola sits in the foreground as St. Mark's Campanile and the Doge's Palace rise over the Grand Canal. The square that's anchored this floating city for a thousand years.

Description: Bethany Beach's Chief Little Owl totem pole rises beside the lit boardwalk bandstand, swirling stars filling the sky above. Lampposts trace the boardwalk where silhouettes stroll past flower beds along the shore.

Description: Chief Little Owl's carved eagle crown watches over four walkers on Bethany Beach's boardwalk, THE QUIET RESORT printed beneath a golden sky. Delaware's original alternative to the busier Ocean City boardwalk.

Description: The tallest brick lighthouse in America still guards the Graveyard of the Atlantic, its black and white spiral cutting a dusky Outer Banks sky. Dune grass sways below.