06/20/2025
🐚 Happy National Seashell Day! 🐚
If you could spend today on any of these shell-filled shores, where are you headed? ✨👇
🏝️ Sanibel Island, Florida – Known as the Seashell Capital of the World, you’ll find over 250 shell species scattered across its sandy shores.
🐢 Cumberland Island National Seashore, GA – A remote paradise with wild horses, loggerhead turtles, and quiet beaches perfect for spotting shells (and solitude).
🌊 Padre Island National Seashore, TX – The longest stretch of undeveloped barrier island in the world. Come for the shells, stay for the sea turtle hatchings.
💡 Cape Lookout Light Station, NC – A shell-hunter’s dream near the Crystal Coast, with lighthouse views and tons of natural, unspoiled shoreline.
🌴 Hilton Head Island, SC – Beyond golf and bikes, Hilton Head beaches are brimming with delicate coquinas and whelks if you go out at low tide.
🚀 Canaveral National Seashore, FL – Overlapping coastal beauty and rocket science, this stretch of protected shorelines has shells and space launches.
🧼 Remember: Shells aren’t just pretty souvenirs. They’re essential for beach ecosystems, providing homes and hiding spots for marine life. So admire them, snap a photo, and leave them where they belong. 💛
🌊 Which one are you adding to your shell-hunting bucket list?
