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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Thousands of tourists pour into the Myrtle Beach area each summer to bask in the warm weather and enjoy its miles of sandy beaches ...

Scientists have estimated that just one small stretch of beach on the Gulf of California contained at least 2 trillion shells ...

National Seashell Day may be over, but you can enjoy combing the beach for shells and shark teeth any day — every day, if you'd like. Just leave some behind for the other shell hunters. The Palm ...

A rare combination of sea and weather conditions washed up shellfish along area shorelines in recent days, leaving a thick band of sea life on the sand. On Crescent Beach, birds swooped in for easy ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Shell Beach is one of only two beaches in the world composed entirely of ...

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.

Here's what you need to know about visiting Anegada in the British Virgin Islands.

LIDO BEACH, Fla. - In the water and on land, people on Lido Beach are spending a lot of time looking down. A renourishment project has uncovered mounds of shells and pushed them onshore, stretching ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Theresa Wilkinson was digging into the sand in Flagler Beach north of the pier recently, sitting in a hole. She had several ...

Shells and other organic debris should be left on the beach, according to signs at Delaware Seashore State Park in Rehoboth Beach. That's a disappoint to the many people who frequent the park's ...