Southern Living ranked the top 50 beach towns in the south for 2025 and Sanibel was the top-ranked location in Florida.

Prime shelling time, as a general rule, falls in the hour before low tide and the hour after, as this is when the beach tends ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium will offer guided beach walks on March 12 and 19 at 9 a.m. at the ...

I’ve been coming to Sanibel for decades ... Resort brings festive atmosphere back to still-recovering Fort Myers Beach, Florida A recent survey by Lee County’s Tourist Development Council ...

Soak up the beauty of Sanibel Island, Florida, America’s shelling ... Grab a basket, and hit the shell-dotted sands. Bowman's Beach is world-famous for its bounty, but locals go to the quieter ...

Navigate backward to interact with the calendar and select a date. Press the question mark key to get the keyboard shortcuts for changing dates. Sanibel Island $25 $500+ 0 mi 5+ mi ...

Southern Living's annual list of Best Beach Towns in the south and this Southwest Florida community, known as 'paradise' made the rankings.

The Big Bounce America Tour features a 24,000-square-foot 'World’s Largest Bounce House' and more. Shell collectors and artists come from around the world to compete in the prestigious Sanibel ...

The best time to visit Sanibel Island is ... this is when you'll find idyllic beach weather. The late fall is a good time to secure a room deal and do a little shelling in the chilly Gulf water.