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Beachcomber's Guide to Santa Cruz

For a getaway with enough fun activities to fill a year, consider Santa Cruz County, located on California’s Central Coast.

Author Jennifer Lonoff Schiff shares her list of the top 10 Sanibel sea shells.

With the help of our Beachcombing readers we’ve compiled a list of the best beachcombing books for reference and inspiration.

The colonial town of Port Royal, Jamaica, a haven for pirates, reprobates, and thieves, disappeared into the sea in a matter of seconds in 1692.

Are Frozen Charlotte dolls beautiful, strange, or just flat out creepy?

Show us—or tell us about—your beach love and you could win a huge Beach Love prize pack!

Found at the rare end of the sea glass spectrum, you might mistake some lighter pieces of gray glass for clear glass.

Just like the original pieces of glass that were thrown in the waves long ago, sea glass comes in every color of the rainbow.

Authentic and intentionally made purple glass has been produced for hundreds of years.

The hope of many a sea glass collector that the perfectly aged specimen of colorful glass they found has a centuries-old tale to tell.

Sea foam glass is a collector favorite, though it is relatively common.

Check out this show with jewelers, artists, collectors, experts, and the sea glass fans who visit this famous beach town.

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