M Puzzle: Dream Getaway

by Jennifer Cunningham

The answers to the place descriptions are:

A beautiful birdwatching spot on Cape Ann, as featured in a local birding journal in October 2001Andrew's Point
A gathering space in Swansea, Wales that provides a focal point for the city, featuring live music and entertainment on summer days.Castle Square
A prime snorkeling spot in the fjords of ArabiaTelegraph Island
A quiet Indianapolis neighborhood bordered by Edgewood Road on the south, Gray Road and Sherman Drive on the east, Keystone on the west, and I-465 on the north.Carson Square
A small seaport community in the Bronx surrounded by the Long Island Sound and Eastchester Bay.City Island
Archeological site at Cullompton, Devon, UK believed to be remnants of a Roman military campSt. Andrew's Hill
Boutique retail district in the heart of downtown in Nevada's capital cityTelegraph Square
Charlestown park bordered by a famous English restaurantCity Square
Community north of the holiday town of Port Macquarie on the beautiful mid-north coast of New South WalesTelegraph Point
Florida panhandle coastal area that gave its name to an endangered species of mouseSt. Andrew's Beach
Ghost town also known as Melones on the Mother Lode belt in Calaveras CountyCarson Hill
Harney County, Oregon, summit 43118-E6Carson Point
Historic park and symbolic gathering place in a planned city founded in 1913City Hill
North Carolina estuary site named after an environmental activistCarson Island
Pristine Alaskan territory in the Stikine River, 15 miles Northeast of Wrangell.Andrew Island
Quaint seaside resort in the heart of Hua Hin, ThailandCity Beach
Remote Tasmanian seashore at 40: 25' S 144: 52' ETelegraph Beach
Rocky basin in New Zealand popular for climbing and boulderingCastle Hill
Scenic New Jersey site, named for a glorious Victorian mansion, that now houses a technological universityCastle Point
Seaside location in Falmouth, Cornwall where visitors can climb up on a foot path to Pendennis PointCastle Beach

The places start with Andrew/Carson/Castle/City/Telegraph and end with Beach/Hill/Island/Point/Square:

(St.) AndrewBeach#10
(St.) Andrew('s)Hill#6
AndrewIsland#16
Andrew('s)Point#1
CarsonHill#12
(Rachel) CarsonIsland#15
CarsonPoint#13
CarsonSquare#4
CastleBeach#11
CastleHill#19
CastlePoint#20
CastleSquare#2
CityBeach#17
CityHill#14
CityIsland#5
CitySquare#8
TelegraphBeach#18
TelegraphIsland#3
TelegraphPoint#9
TelegraphSquare#7

The five places not on the list are Telegraph Hill, Andrew Square, Carson Beach, City Point, and Castle Island. These can all be found in SOUTH BOSTON.

Training:

The training for this puzzle is VIRGINIA COUNTY. South Boston is in the Virginia county of HALIFAX.