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If you're looking for a beautiful beach destination, Sanibel Island fits the bill. The gorgeous sandy beaches are perfectly suited to standard beach activities like swimming and sunbathing, but they also offer incredible shell collecting opportunities, and visitors flock from near and far to find conches and cockles to bring home. Many of these shells can also be found for sale in the local boutique shops alongside locally-made jewelry and artwork, but if you'd like to see some truly impressive shells, you can visit the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum to see a collection of some of the largest shells in the world.

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