Orlando's great and all, but one can only take so much of Disney and massive tourist hordes. That's why we put together a few of our favorite beach towns that deserve a weekend road trip. If you give these beach towns and their natural preserves, museums, historic sites and, of course, great beaches a chance, you can thank us later.
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