Xanadu Beach


Dominated by the decaying Xanadu Resort, where eccentric millionaire Howard Hughes spent the last years of his life holed up, Xanadu Beach is far enough from Port Lucaya to keep the crowds thin, but close enough for an easy afternoon trip.


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