Sanibel Island is all about shells, so spend a day browsing the beach for nautical treasures and visiting the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, which has touch pools and a “Great Hall ...

You can only reach this hidden Florida beach by ferry, but once you see the shells, wildlife, and empty shoreline, every ...

Sara Brault has taken her shell collecting hobby to the next level, including starting an Instagram page to showcase her amazing finds at the beach.

Gasparilla Island State Park near Boca Grande, Florida offers pristine white beaches, fossil shark teeth hunting, historic ...

This week (Mach 5-7) the Sanibel Shell Show & Festival makes its triumphant return to the Sanibel Community House for the first time since 2022. Hurricane Ian disrupted the popular and well-attended ...

Searching for a junonia shell is like searching for a needle in a haystack. You need a lot of patience and a lot of luck.

ST. GEORGE ISLAND, Fla. — “It’s a beachy thing to do,” a beachcomber tells me. She picks up a seashell - a big one with a hole in the middle - and hangs it on a sand fence. Dozens of seashells dangle ...

Note to readers: A reader connected with us recently to share his thrilling story about finding his first Junonia shell. His timing couldn't be better as the News-Press and Naples Daily News are ...

These family-friendly Southwest Florida resorts offer beach access, pools, kids clubs and easy access to Gulf Coast ...