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 ...

Note to readers: This is Part 2 in a five-part series. The News-Press and Naples Daily News recently met with Jose H. Leal at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel. Leal is ...

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 Shell ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel reported that it has opened two new exhibitions for the 2026 ...

The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium, located on Sanibel, just celebrated its 30th anniversary by opening extensive, brand-new exhibits of thousands of shells from Southwest Florida ...

The visitors sway to the strains of an instrumental version of the Grateful Dead’s “Ripple” as they point to images decidedly less mellow: gape-mouthed fish washing ashore in rusty waves of red tide. ...

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 ...

A typical day for an aquarist includes checking systems, life support, animal health, filter maintenance, food prep, and feeding. The most challenging species to care for is the Giant Pacific Octopus ...