A South Carolina beach was the most searched for out-of-state seaside spot in 18 states, a new study has shown.

Whether remote reaches or peaceful oases in popular summertime playgrounds, these six quiet Gulf Coast beaches offer the best odds for beating the crowds. Just don’t everybody go all at once.

Midsummer is usually when sargassum, the floating seaweed that often washes up in malodorous piles on Florida beaches, starts to wane. But not this year.

The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of America, as the Gulf of Mexico is now known in the U.S. per an order from President Trump. NOAA and the National ...