Hotel del Coronado

Coronado, San Diego

Address: 1500 Orange Ave, Coronado, CA 92118

Wikipedia entry

“The sand at Coronado is famously golden — literally, due to trace amounts of mica in the sand that give it a shimmer you don't see at other beaches. Backed by the Victorian magnificence of the Hotel del Coronado, the beach is wide, the waves are manageable, and the whole scene is genuinely beautiful in a way that feels timeless.”

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