Atlas Obscura on Slate is a blog about the world’s hidden wonders. Like us on Facebook and Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter. Shell Beach is one of only two beaches in the world composed entirely of ...

Jacob is your community news reporter covering the Santa Maria Valley. This week, officials with the City of Pismo Beach announced the closure of the coastal access stairway at Ebb Tide Park due to a ...

Plans are in the works to replace a crumbling staircase in Shell Beach. The Pier Avenue stairs have been closed since last October and residents are hoping to regain beach access as soon as possible. ...

One of California's most distinctive and mysterious bodies of rock is well exposed at Shell Beach, north of Bodega Bay in Sonoma County. Photos by Andrew Alden. A big swatch of the Coast Range is a ...

Columnist Michael Patrick Shiels visited St. Barts via the luxurious Crystal Serenity cruise ship. Shell Beach, composed of crushed shells, offers a beautiful but pricey experience, as evidenced by ...

An easy beach to visit while in Gustavia, Shell Beach is exactly that – a beach of shells. Visitors frequently stop here to look for shells to take home as souvenirs. Others come for the ambience.

It appeared mysteriously, without immediate notice, a hand-cut labyrinth pressed into the tall grasses between Shell Beach and Goat Rock. The spiral path was lined with stones to guide the traveler to ...