U.S. News took into account reader votes and factors like aesthetics, atmosphere and convenience to rank the best beaches in Florida ... sits off the coast of Sarasota on the Gulf of Mexico.

Know Before You Go: Venice Beach’s North Jetty Park was among the many places along Florida’s Gulf Coast devastated by a storm surge during Hurricanes Helene and Milton in September and ...

For an underrated coastal Florida community, head to this harborside town, which offers choice boutiques, great seafood, and ...

They've been documented in the Gulf of Mexico — soon to be known in the U.S. as the Gulf of America — as far back as the 1700s and along Florida's Gulf Coast since the 1840s, according to the ...