(CNN) — Summer is unofficially here, and many Americans are ready to get back to flying, driving cross-country and soaking up the sun after the pandemic hammered travel plans for basically all of 2020.
If you’re looking to make your travel debut at the best beach in America, the Island of Hawai’i is where you need to go, according to Dr. Stephen Leatherman, also known as Dr. Beach.
That’s where you’ll find Hapuna Beach State Park, which tops his list of best US beaches for 2021.
Leatherman is professor and director of the Laboratory for Coastal Research at Florida International University….