Tips for a Sanibel Island Stay

07 Escape the heat at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum

Sanibel is one of the best places in the world for picking up jewel-like whelks, chitons, and conches. Learn more about scavenging for shells at this whimsical, yet highly educational museum. Exhibits display super size conch shells, fossils, and a ton of information about the island's original inhabitants, the Calusa, who treated shells as decorative valuables.

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