Siesta Key Beach named No. 1 Best Beach in the U.S. by TripAdvisor and No. 5 in the world.

Overall, Florida landed seven of the top 10, and 10 of the top 25 in this year’s awards which honored 343 beaches across the world based on ratings on the travel site gathered over the last 12 months.

Known for its sugar-white, nearly pure quartz crystal sand that doesn’t really get hot on your feet, Siesta Key Beach is a massive stretch that is part of a county park with ample parking and facilities. Siesta Beach ranked No. 5 in the site’s world rankings, the only U.S. beach in the top 25.  The No. 1 beach in the world is Baia do Sancho in Fernando de Noronha, Brazil.

As far as 2017 goes, here is TripAdvisor’s rankings for the U.S. top 25:

1. Siesta Beach on Siesta Key near Sarasota, Florida

2. Ka’anapali Beach Lahaina, Hawaii

3. St. Pete Beach, Florida

4. Clearwater Beach Clearwater, Florida

5. Beach at Panama City Panama City Beach, Florida

6. Hollywood Beach, Hollywood, Florida

7. Pensacola Beach, Pensacola Beach, Florida

8. St. Augustine Beach Saint Augustine Beach, Florida

9. Hanauma Bay Nature Preserve Honolulu, Hawaii

10. Ocean City Beach Ocean City, Maryland

11. Fort Lauderdale Beach, Fort Lauderdale, Florida

12. South Beach Miami Beach, Florida

13. Wai’anapanapa State Park Hana, Hawaii

14. Ogunquit Beach Ogunquit, Maine

15. Wailea Beach, Wailea, Hawaii

16. Lanikai Beach, Kailua, Hawaii

17. Henderson Beach State Park, Destin, Florida

18. Driftwood Beach, Jekyll Island, Georgia

19. Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia

20. Santa Monica Beach, Santa Monica, California

21. La Jolla Shores Park, La Jolla, California

22. Hapuna Beach, Waimea, Hawaii

23. Race Point Beach, Provincetown, Massachusetts

24. Carlsbad State Beach, Carlsbad, California

25. Poipu Beach Park, Poipu, Hawaii

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