Last month brought days of heavy rain and cold temperatures to the Central Coast, so on Thursday morning, surfers, tourists and locals turned out at Shell Beach for some sunshine.

Shell Key has pristine, powdery white Gulf Coast beaches and an abundance of shells that inspired its name. Originally called "North Bunces Key," the island emerged in the early 1960s from a ...

With a nickname like the Sunshine State, it can be hard to narrow down the best beaches for families across Florida. There is sugar-white sand on the Gulf of Mexico side, incredible waves to ride ...

It also means that Gulf beaches are better for going shell-hunting, as the shells that wash in aren’t broken up along steep cliffs below the water like those on the East coast, Visit Florida ...

There’s more to the Sunshine Coast than beaches. Here's how to get a taste of the region's best multi-million-dollar views on the cheap. Once mangroves and swampland, today Minyama Island is one ...