Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum

Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum Review

More than 25 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 and new exhibits on cowrie shells and the biggest shells in the world. Visit the shell-identifier wheel, which categorizes specimens from local waters in sizes ranging from tiny to huge. Handle shell specimens and play games in the colorful kids' lab. A six-foot globe at the center of the museum rotunda highlights shells from around the world.