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Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum

Fodor's Review:

To help you identify your Sanibel Island beach finds, stop at the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, where a shell-finder display identifies specimens from local waters in sizes ranging from tiny to huge. Thirty-five vignettes and exhibits explore shells in the environment, art, and history, including a life-size display of native Calusa and how they used shells for tools and vessels. Handle shell specimens and play games in the colorful kids' lab. A 6-foot globe at the center of the museum rotunda highlights shells from around the world.

  • Cost: $7
  • Open: Daily 10-5
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