The Sunshine State dominated Tripadvisor's Best of the Best Beaches lists again for 2025. Here's which Florida beach was ranked 4th in the world.

A Florida beach boasts “soft sand” — and visitors can’t get enough of it. So much so, the coastal destination was named the best beach in the U.S. Siesta Beach ranks No. 1 on a list of the nation’s favorite places for enjoying the sand and surf, according to results published Tuesday, Feb. 18.

If you’re dreaming of a beach getaway, Florida may just be the perfect spot. Trip Advisor recently ranked Siesta Key as No. 4 on its left of the “world’s best beaches.” The top three beaches on the list were in Greece, Thailand and Arauba.

With over 800 miles of coastline, there are a lot of places to have a relaxing beach day in Florida, and it appears there’s one beach in the Sunshine State that’s the best in the United States.

Tripadvisor has released its annual list of the world's best beaches. Elafonissi Beach on Crete, Greece, is ranked as the best beach in the world. Siesta Beach on Florida’s Siesta Key is the top U.S.

Researchers at Tides Chart, a tide forecasting platform, analyzed more than 500 beaches, looking at the number of shark attacks, hurricanes, rip currents, high surf and other dangerous conditions.