It's hard to go to any beach without looking for a treasure or two in the sand. Florida's coastline is full of shells both rare and common. While seashell hunters can travel far and wide to scour good ...

Note to readers: The News-Press and Naples Daily News are presenting a series of stories, photos and videos this week about shells and shelling in Southwest Florida − from shell art to shelling ...

Shelling doesn’t really have a season – whether winter or summer, seashells still wash ashore. But if you ask anyone who enjoys shelling as a hobby, they’ll typically recommend the fall and winter ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) - For Priscilla Ellison of Blacksburg, going to Virginia Beach and walking along the sand to find seashells is child’s play. Try going to the Red Sea in Saudi Arabia, where one ...

SARASOTA — Stuffed in drawers and gleaming on glass shelves, Tom Castle flashes a twinkle in his eye when he sees and talks about his seashell collection. It’s a “collector’s itch,” as he calls it, ...

Some of the most popular travel collectibles are also the most common. Take, for example, the seashell. Did you know that collecting seashells – the mainstay of travel collecting – is centuries old?