Cooling off on a hot day at the beach doesn’t have to involve braving the surf. Whether it’s a man-made bath or a natural pool hewn into a cliff face, these beautiful spots by the coast offer the ...

Go to a rocky West Coast beach at low tide, and you’ll see a constellation of small, glassy pools of water, the residual ocean left behind when it was tugged away by the moon. These pools are an ...

Of all the remarkable things about tide pools, No. 1 on the list has to be this: Each visit offers an opportunity to observe something new. Will an octopus peek out from under a rock? Will warty sea ...

Explore an easy Maine coastal loop with tide pools, spruce woods, rocky ledges, ocean views, and big Acadia charm in one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Myrtle Beach, spending time at the beach usually means swimming in the ocean, laying in the sun or fishing. But if you know the ...

The first time I visited a tide pool near Los Angeles, I didn’t actually know that’s what I was looking at. “Why are all those people gathering over on those rocks?” I remember wondering. “What are ...

On a foggy May morning in Sue-meg State Park on the California coast, about 25 miles north of Eureka, the tide has dropped to its lowest point of the year and revealed a vast expanse of rocky tide ...