Florida's coastline is home to more than white sandy beaches and cool breezes. It is also the place to discover some of the ...

You might think every last inch of Florida's 1,350 miles of coastline is well-established and built up for tourists, retirees, and anyone wanting to call the beach their home. That's mostly true, but ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's always a good time to hunt for shells in Southwest Florida. But with snowbird and tourist season now at its peak, we thought ...

PANAMAM CITY BEACH − A popular destination in Bay County known for its natural beauty is garnering national attention. In a July 5 post, Trips to Discover, a vacation destination website, named Shell ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum and Aquarium on Sanibel has a collection of more than 600,000 shells. The elusive junonia is included.

Some parts of Florida still feel completely untouched, and Cayo Costa State Park might be the best example of all. Hidden off ...

A longtime local shares the best places to enjoy powdery white sands, water sports, and beach bars—without the high price ...

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 ...

A shell expert from the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum compiled a list of rare shells found on Florida beaches. The popular and rare Junonia shell was intentionally left off the list to ...