A beach day? (S)hell yeah! Everyone has their own idea of the perfect travel souvenir—some pocket postcards, others stock up at duty-free stores. And then there are the shell seekers. If you fall into ...

Walking along the seashore in search of shells and other curios is a favorite pastime for beachgoers of all ages. When those whimsical walkers pocket the nautical treasures they find on the beach, ...

Thousands of tourists pour into the Myrtle Beach area each summer to bask in the warm weather and enjoy its miles of sandy beaches. However, when the temperatures drop and the crowds leave, the area ...

Theresa Wilkinson was digging into the sand in Flagler Beach north of the pier recently, sitting in a hole. She had several buckets, a shovel, a sieve and a claw-like tool with her. Her dog, Coco, ...

An easy beach to visit while in Gustavia, Shell Beach is exactly that – a beach of shells. Visitors frequently stop here to look for shells to take home as souvenirs. Others come for the ambience.

Ask people who have strolled the Gulf Coast beaches of Florida and they'll tell you "shelling" is a serious pastime, with thousands of beachgoers sifting daily though miles of shells left behind by ...

They’re usually up with the sun, long before the crowds flock to the Wilmington area beaches for a day of sunning and wading in the ocean. Those early risers — the shell seekers — will tell you when ...

Have you ever held a handful of scallop shells and wondered why they are colored differently? Or where the holes in a clam shell came from? And what is a mermaid's purse, exactly? Here's a fun guide ...

JUNO BEACH — Samantha Deeter found one of the world's rarest shells on the Juno Beach seashore, and she didn't even know it. Deeter, a pharmacy operations manager from North Palm Beach, was seashell ...

Named the best shelling spot in North America by Travel + Leisure magazine, Sanibel Island—located near Fort Myers on the Gulf of Mexico—is a true haven for seashell-spotting enthusiasts. “It turns ...