mission beach boardwalk: 4th best in nation

so says sherman's travel (who?). i've been on 7 of the 10 listed, and while i'm biased, i think the mission beach/pacific beach boardwalk is the best of those. the widening of the boardwalk has made a huge difference, there's plenty of vibrancy or peacefulness, depending on which you're looking for, and you're surrounded by a beautiful california setting (and people). the housing stock isn't the best, but that's improving. and try walking the boardwalk on many of the others in february, when this shot was taken. that's reason enough to put mb/pb at the top of the list.