Uncharted

The best surf spots anywhere

Almost nothing embodies freedom, fun and utter cool like surfing. The sport may have started in Hawaii and the South Pacific in the 1800s, but it was brought to the mainland U.S. after Jack London heard about it and sang its praises in a 1907 magazine article. In the 1960s, surfing went mainstream with some help from bands the Beach Boys and it can now be found worldwide. Wherever there is a reef, a break or a wave, there is almost certainly someone on a board. —Paula Froelich