Margaret Laycock spent 15 hours turning 500 seashells into two bridal bouquets for her daughter, Katie Laycock ...

In many ways, my family’s trip to Sanibel last month wasn’t so different from the previous dozen. In other ways, it wasn’t ...

From the Southwest Florida airport in Fort Myers, a one-hour drive via the causeway over Pine Island Sound and through the length of Sanibel Island brought us to the sprawling South Seas Island ...

The seas shell museum in Sanibel, Florida, offers visitors beautiful static displays, education, live exhibits, and creative ...

"We also saw along a good portion the length of the beach, where beach was scoured, sort of with these short parallel depressions up into the dunes,” said Holly Milbrandt.

Slowly, but surely, Sanibel is putting the pieces back together. In this case, the pieces are the island's globally popular beaches, which have been damaged in various ways by hurricanes.

Situated on the west end of the island ... shelling, gorgeous sunsets and expansive sands that let visitors find their own spots with ease. Several also enjoyed riding their bikes to the beach ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Take a short walk off the beach to roam the historic Chapel by the Sea and its cemetery. Here, visitors often leave seashells ... Sanibel and its quirky little sister island ...