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Pictures: 5 wildest spring break spots

Pictures: 5 wildest spring break spots

Who doesn't need an excuse to break out the swimsuit and sunscreen and hit the beach? The five wildest spring break spots for 2010 are: Acapulco (Mexico), Cancun (Mexico), Daytona Beach (Florida), Key West/Miami (Florida) and South Padre Island (Texas)

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10 great spring break spots

10 great spring break spots

Spring break is coming up fast, and you'll be left at home (or worse, in the dorm!) if you don't make plans soon. If you're still looking for quick ideas, here are StudentUniverse.com's Top 10 Spring Break destinations for 2010 (based on flight and package data).

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Spring Break: Classic photos from Fort Lauderdale

Spring Break: Classic photos from Fort Lauderdale

Look back at Fort Lauderdale's days as a Spring Break destination with these classic pictures.

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Where the boys were:  Fort Lauderdale spring break over the years

Where the boys were: Fort Lauderdale spring break over the years

From the end of World War II until the mid 1980s, Fort Lauderdale was a legendary spring break destination. It started with the First Annual College Swim Forum in 1936 and became more popular after the 1960 film Where The Boys Are. In the mid-1980's city official pulled the welcome mat for students and focused tourism dollars on families.

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Photos: 2010 best beach runner-up Siesta Key and more Florida beaches

Photos: 2010 best beach runner-up Siesta Key and more Florida beaches

Siesta Beach near Sarasota was No. 2 on both the 2009 and 2010 editions of the annual Dr. Beach list of best beaches in the U.S. Check out photos of Siesta and other beach options around the Sunshine State. Read about it.


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Pictures: Amazing sand sculptures

Pictures: Amazing sand sculptures

These talented artists don't work with paints or canvases, they use beach sand...

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Windsurfing action

Windsurfing action

See images from Florida's East Coast.

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Surfing Action

Surfing Action

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Hey Spring Breakers, what's new at the theme parks?

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Dewayne Bevil on Attractions: Hey Spring Breakers, what's new at the theme parks?

Dear Spring Breakers of all stripes,

Spring break with beach cops means lots of liquor in the sand

When spring break hits the beach, the hip-hop beat throbs, young women line the sand, young men toss a football, dodging traffic.

Spring Break 2010 events around Florida

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Taking the kids on Spring Break

Taking the kids on Spring Break

Who says college kids have all the fun?

Spring break, underage drinking: Daytona Beach moves on

It was the annual spring mix in Daytona Beach for years: college students, the beach and booze. But Daytona is no longer where the boys, and girls, are -- and as a result, it's not where the state liquor agents go either.

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Big spring break group? Try renting a house

My cousin booked an amazing wedding at the adventure resort Costa Azul, in the tiny Mexican village of San Francisco about a half hour north of Puerto Vallarta.

MEXICO UNDER SIEGE

A side of Cancun not seen during spring break

The suspect cruised around in an SUV that had been reported stolen. He toted corrido music glorifying drug smugglers and hit men, and allegedly helped them operate in this beach resort.

6 things to do before your teen goes on spring break

6 things to do before your teen goes on spring break

No matter where teens are traveling for spring break this year, Family Circle magazine a list of things you must do before they depart.

Life on Central Florida's beaches at the Beach Beat blog

Life on Central Florida's beaches at the Beach Beat blog

Florida Beach Guide

Florida Beach Guide

5 closest beaches to Orlando

5 closest beaches to Orlando

1. Cocoa Beach, driving time: about 1 hour, 5 minutes. Read the guide.

Two Florida beaches make 2009 Dr. Beach Top 10 best beaches in the nation

Two Florida beaches make 2009 Dr. Beach Top 10 best beaches in the nation

Florida lost its best beach crown to Hawaii, but two of the Sunshine State's beaches made "Dr. Beach" Stephen P. Leatherman's 2009 list of top 10 beaches, which was released Friday.

Ranked No. 1 nationally in 2008, Florida's Caladesi Beach's beginning to draw raves and tourists

Caladesi beach is a secret getaway in Florida, an undiscovered gem.

They're No. 1: How the best beaches are chosen

In Florida, we caught up with Dr. Beach, better known in real life as Stephen Leatherman, director of the Laboratory of Coastal Research at Florida International University in Miami.

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Exotic vacation ideas and travel destinations

Exotic vacation ideas and travel destinations
Want to go someplace different this year? Get ideas for your next trip here. See pictures of exotic and different travels, vacations and destinations. Don't forget to check back often for new destinations!

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Poll: The Restless Traveler

Where are you heading on your next trip?

  • Someplace boring for business.
  • Taking the kids to a theme park.
  • Nowhere. Staycation here I come!
  • Road tripping to save on airfare.
  • An exotic locale to forget my troubles.