Location: North America

Wreck Beach

British Colombia
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
What's Cool: Browsing hand-made crafts on Vendors' Row
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Named for a hulking, wrecked vessel that once sat on the sand, Wreck Beach is the shore of choice for Vancouver students. Just several hundred steps below the University of British Columbia, the three-mile-long beach is a wildlife and nesting area for both bald eagles and bald bodies. Other sections of the beach assume a more carnival-like atmosphere. One stretch on the beach known as Vendors' Row is a one-stop shop for souvenirs, refreshments and the ever-important sunscreen.


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