The beaches with the best shells are brimming with natural treasures. It's time for a visit. A beach day? (S)hell yeah!

My favorite shelling destination? Sanibel Island in Southwest Florida. It’s not uncommon to find whole conch shells, sand dollars, and other pristine souvenirs from the ocean. Sanibel Island is very ...

As often as he can, Britt Maxwell likes to head out two hours before sunset to walk the beaches of Fort Myers and Sanibel. One day, the tide might leave ribbons of shells and seaweed on the beach ...

ON ISLAND MOVES TO NEW LOCATION On Island recently relocated to a brand new location in The Village Shops plaza on Sanibel.

Sanibel Island stands out in many ways, most notably due to its rare orientation, which is how, in large part, it came to be considered one of the best shelling beaches in the world. While most ...

The Sanibel Shell Show began Thursday at the Marriott Sanibel Harbour Resort, where shell enthusiasts have gathered for years to share their passion. An estimated 1,000 people are expected to ...

More than 300 individual shells collected by Katie and Margaret over the span of two decades were transformed into one large, multi-shell bouquet that will be used as decoration at Katie's wedding ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium in Sanibel, Florida, is recovering from Hurricane Ian. They’re trying to be better than before with more sea shells and a wider variety of displays ...

The 2025 lineup includes chamber-music group Frisson Ensemble (Jan. 28), the Grammy-nominated Imani Winds with the legendary Boston Brass (Feb. 12) and the National Symphony Orchestra (March 19).

Searching for shells on the beach in Sanibel is one of the top things to do in Fort Myers. First, I spotted a small conch shell, then a set of giant cockle shells, and then I found more and more! It ...

Greene and her family will soon mark a half-century’s ownership at Ocean Village, now a community of 1,200 homes. Today, on the same stretch of beach, she rarely finds the large, intact shells ...