Top 10 Beaches in America

The best beach in America is at Ocracoke, N.C., according to this year's list of the Top 10 Beaches in America. Dr. Stephen Leatherman, director of Florida International University's Laboratory for Coastal Research, has picked the best beaches since 1991, retiring each year's winner to give another beach a chance to have its day in the sun. This year, Ocracoke made it to the top. The 2007 list, which was released Friday, goes like this: