Family Vacation Critic, TripAdvisor's family travel site, has announced the winners of its annual Best Beaches for Families list, naming the top family-friendly beaches of the year, along with fun, insider tips for each destination. Pictured here, Cape May, New Jersey.

Craig Terry/Cape May County Tourism

Lincoln City Beach, Lincoln City, Oregon. Insider Tip: "Search the sand for glass floats - they're part of a program called Finders Keepers, in which 'Float Fairies' disperse beautiful ornaments on the beach for vacationers to find and take home."

Lincoln City Visitor & Convention Bureau

Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Virginia . Insider Tip: "Don't leave Virginia Beach without a photo in front of King Neptune, a 34-foot-tall statue of the mythological sea god. Families can also enjoy free concerts and live entertainment across the boardwalk in the summer. "

Virginia Beach CVB

Ogunquit Beach, Ogunquit, Maine. Insider Tip: "Use the Ogunquit Trolley to get to the beach and around town - fare is just $2.00 per adult and $1.50 per child (ages 10 and under)."

Audrey Gottlieb

Manatee County Beach , Holmes Beach, Florida. Insider Tip: "Reserve a Nesting Beach Tour at the Anna Maria Island Turtle Watch to join federally permitted volunteers as they analyze nests and hatched (and unhatched) shells during turtle nesting season."

Bradenton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau

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