Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Sept. 1, 2025. Click here for that audio. Dave Lee Valle is a 'glasser,' or sea glass collector. He combs beaches for real sea glass, which is decades ...

NPR goes on a coast-to-coast hunt for treasure hiding in plain sight. Learn about sea glass and how to find it. If you get out to the beach this summer, and say you've already caught up on all the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Heading to one of Florida's beaches for spring break? In between lounging in the sun and playing in the waves, you might want to ...

Sea glass is essentially nature's polished gemstone, born from discarded glass that has been transformed by the persistent forces of the ocean. Imagine a broken bottle or piece of tableware tossed ...

Sea glass is weathered glass smoothed by the ocean's currents, often found on beaches. Good places to find sea glass include rocky beaches, areas near inlets or historical sites, and near jetties.

Sea glass enthusiasts, the Jersey Shore's got you covered. With many old hotels around the Shore, glass-making factories, historic shipwrecks and New York City a few miles north, the Jersey Shore has ...