Lists, lists, lists...
They generate controversy and publicity for those making them. Maybe this one in Travel and Leisure magazine will encourage some tourists to head to Santa Cruz.
Santa Cruz is Number 12 in the U.S. for great surfing spots behind Encinitas, CA, New Smyrna Beach, FL, Haleiwa, Hawaii, Bundoran Ireland, Montanita, Ecuador and Tofino, Canada, among others.
Here's what they say:
"There’s a retro vibe to this surf city some 70 miles south of San Francisco. It’s the kind of place that inspires you to eat cotton candy on the boardwalk and throw your hands up on the roller coaster (rides are $1 on Monday and Tuesday nights). The 106-year-old seaside amusement park is the West Coast’s answer to New York’s Coney Island. Surfers make a beeline for Steamer’s Lane, which locals claim is the country’s best surf spot. At Olitas on the wharf, $6 will get you a taco and a margarita on Tuesdays; walk, bike, run, or skate it off along scenic West Cliff Drive."
See the full list of coolest surf towns here.
What do you think of the list? Should Santa Cruz be higher or lower? Should Half Moon Bay be on the list instead?
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