Sanibel Island stands out in many ways ... and West Indies Fighting Conch. Prime shelling time, as a general rule, falls in the hour before low tide and the hour after, as this is when the ...

We got seated without a wait at our favorite Sanibel restaurant, Doc Ford’s Rum Bar and Grille, one of about two dozen restaurants on the island that have reopened. * And we found easy parking ...

According to a survey conducted by Mixbook, the No. 1 rated photo book company in the U.S., Sanibel is second to none when it ...

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

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 ...

Leal at the Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum & Aquarium on Sanibel. Leal is the Science Director & Curator at the popular Southwest Florida attraction which has a collection of shells that ...

Situated on the west end of the island, Bowman's is well known for having beautiful, abundant shells. Recent travelers ... Like all city of Sanibel beaches, there is a $5 hourly parking fee ...

For the second time in less than a month, Sanibel Island, still recovering from a ... stretching out with shells scattered like little gifts from the Gulf. People drive for hours just to comb ...