Whether you're looking for a peaceful seaside escape or a beach with amenities like shops and water sports equipment rentals, the Gulf Coast ... It offers many beaches, including Vanderbilt ...

But many of the greatest beach towns in America are on the Gulf Coast: eight of the top 10, in fact ... beach season (the average number of days beaches are open for swimming).

A snowstorm of historic proportions walloped the Gulf Coast this week, delivering travel-snarling snow from Texas to the Carolinas and breaking records that have stood for more than a century. At ...