Oceans are the most unexplored spaces on our planet. According to National Geographic, more than 80% of the ocean has never been mapped, explored, or even seen by humans. The deep waters are a treasure trove of unique-looking rocks, glass, shells and many more things. That’s why there’s a hobby for people who like searching for unusual items on the seashores – beachcombing.
This time, we’re inviting you to look at some strange and interesting things people have found at the beach. It’s also not the first time we’ve covered unexpected and bizarre finds of this kind. Which of these quirky finds from beachcombing enthusiasts do you think are the most fascinating? Let us know in the comments!
#1 Washed Up Whale Spine
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#2 Clam-Covered Mannequin Head That Washed Up On Shore
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#3 Message In A Bottle I Found Floating Off Of Solomons Island, MD
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#4 Driftwood Art Found At A Local Beach Near My House
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#5 You Never Know What You Will Find When You Pick Up A Shell At Honeymoon Beach, Florida. Little Dude Was Put Safely Back In The Water
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#6 I Found Glacier Water So Clear You Can Barely See It
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#7 A Washed Up Angler Fish
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#8 Someone Left A Door On The Beach
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#9 I Think I Just Found A Shell With An Ancient Language On It
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#10 Old Pirate Tower Hidden Somewhere On The Beach
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#11 January Sea Glass Haul. I May Have A Problem
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#12 My Brother Found These Lobster Tails At A Beach In Kauai
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#13 The Serrated Edges On This Shark Tooth I Found Today. Carolina Beach, NC
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#14 Found This Weird Rock On The Lyme Regis Beach, United Kingdom
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#15 Whale Spine Found Lying On The Beach In Iceland
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#16 After My Polar Plunge This Morning, We Found This Massive Mussel Onshore With 28 Freshwater Pearls Inside In Atwater Beach
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#17 This Sand Art Found At The Beach
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#18 It Was A Little Over 4 Years Ago That I Found This Small Marine Ecosystem Living On A Glass Ball
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#19 So I Found This On The Beach At A Low Tide. Feels Like I Should Be Doing Something
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#20 I Found An Ear-Shaped Wood Piece At Wreck Beach
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#21 Last Night At The Beach I Came Across To This Tower Of Rocks
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#22 Unopened Can Of Coke From Japan I Found At The Beach In Alaska
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#23 Conch Shell I Found At My Local Beach After The Storm. Carolina Beach, NC
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#24 Megalodon Teeth I Found Diving In 90 FSW Off The Coast Of North Carolina
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#25 Picasso Pebble
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#26 My Wife Found A Starfish On The Beach
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#27 Found A GoPro That’s Been In The Ocean For Roughly 2 Months, It Still Works
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#28 I Found A Palm Tree On The Beach
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#29 Found A Rock That Looks Like A Shark
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#30 A Green, Translucent Substance Found On The Beach. It Looks Like Glass But Has Gel Consistency, It’s The Stuff Commonly Used Nowadays In Diapers To Absorb Moisture
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#31 Beach Find, Possibly Perfume Bottle
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#32 The Shark Teeth Four Of Us Found After A Couple Hours At The Beach This Morning
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#33 A Frozen Horseshoe Crab At The Beach
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#34 Biggest Megalodon Fossil I Have Found. Found While Diving Off The Coast Of NC
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#35 This Geocache Is Indeed In A Crevice Among Some Large Rocks By The Atlantic Ocean In Reykjavík
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#36 Found This Gumboot Chiton At A Big Sur Beach, California
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#37 Found This Leopard Crab Shell
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#38 Found A Sea Turtle Skull While Kayaking In Florida (And Left It)
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#39 Found While Walking Along The Beach At A Low Tide
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#40 Beach Finds, Including Marbles
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#41 This Rock I Found Looks Like A Miniature Moon
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#42 I Found 4 Golf Balls In Varying States Of Decay Within 20 Feet Of Each Other At The Beach
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#43 I Found A Whale Skull While Walking Down A Beach
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#44 A Shocked Rock On The Beach In Whitby, UK
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#45 Eggs On The Beach
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#46 Poison Bottle I Found On The Beach
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#47 Large Rock On Short Sand Beach. Near Cannon Beach, OR
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#48 This Shark Tooth I Found On The Beach
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#49 A Stone I Found At The Beach
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#50 This Rock I Found At The Beach When I Was Seven Is Full Of Fossilized Shells
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#51 This Seashell I Found Looks Like A Human Heart
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#52 Found This Perfectly-Round Rock At The Beach
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#53 This Iguana Carcass I Found On A Beach In The Galápagos Islands
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#54 I Found This Picture Floating In The Ocean While Snorkeling
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#55 We Found A Thing
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#56 Found This Earlier Tonight At The Beach
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#57 Found An Egg Casing From A Whelk On The Jersey Shore Beach
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#58 Abandoned Boat Wrecked Near The West End Of Jones Beach, New York
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#59 Weirdly Cute Pufferfish On Australian Beach
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#60 A Glass Bottle Containing A Message
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#61 Found This Dental Plate From An Eagle Ray On The Beach Years Ago
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#62 Did We Find A Bomb On The Beach Today?
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#63 Found A Purse That Appears To Have Been Buried For Over 30 Years On Sanibel Beach, Florida. 1988 Map And Two Ameriflora ’92 IDs
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#64 Patches Of Sand Floating On Top Of Water Near Shoreline, Each Patch Around 4-10 Cm In Diameter
It looks like seafoam, but the texture is sandy and not foamy. The patches break apart when I run my fingers through them or when they hit my leg when I wade through them but the sand still continues to float and swirl around the surface. Found on a beach in Tsawwassen, BC
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#65 Abandoned Door In The Midst Of Boulders At Red Beach, Santorini
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#66 I Found This Ring Washed Up On A Beach In Northern Scotland
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#67 14k Gold Ring Found At The Beach Today
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#68 Something From Bikini Bottom Washed Up On The Beach
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#69 Tank On A Beach In Culebra, Puerto Rico
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#70 Found A Coconut Washed Up On The Beach In New England
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#71 This Tommy Hilfiger Shoe I Found At The Beach
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#72 I Found These Shells Fused Together At The Beach
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#73 Found This Guy On A Beach
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#74 Shoe On The Beach
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#75 Found A Whale Bone On The Beach In San Diego
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#76 A Stack Of Toy Cars I’ve Found Washed Up On Beaches Over The Years
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#77 I Found A Teeny Tiny Shark Tooth In The Potomac River
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#78 This Rock Found On The Beach Looks Like Bread
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#79 Found This Bell With Engraved Dragon On It On The Coast Of Arabian Sea
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#80 Found This Under A Rock At A Beach
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#81 The Philippines Has Some Pretty Epic Beach Combing
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#82 Went To The Seaside And Found A Hippo In The Wild
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#83 This Guy Joined Me On My Beach Chair In Thailand
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#84 I Found A Washed Up Ship’s Figurehead On My Walk
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#85 Abandoned UFO Boat On A Nude Beach In Oregon
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#86 Abandoned Beach Shack In Oregon
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#87 Some Hearts From 3 Days At A Glass Beach
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#88 I Found This Perfectly-Cut Picture At The Beach
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#89 Sea Creature Found At A Crystal Beach, Texas
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#90 Beach Find, Possible Japanese Knife?
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#91 No Coins, But I Found A Neat 1940s Orange Crush Bottle Washed Up On The Beach
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#92 What I Found On The Beach
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#93 Found This Prom Picture On A Beach In Michigan
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#94 Message In A Bottle Found Washed Ashore On A Beach Near Me In Cornwall
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#95 Found This Stone On A Beach In Northern LP Michigan, It’s About 2 Inches Across And Is Strangely Light For Its Size. The Holes On Top Look Man-Made
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#96 My Family And I Were Walking On This Deserted Beach And We Found This
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#97 This Seaside Bus Stop Getting Devoured By Sand Dunes In South Africa
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#98 We Found A Whale Skull On A Beach
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#99 A Boat Washed Up During A Hurricane Where I Live. Myrtle Beach, SC
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#100 Found A Vacuum Cleaner At The Beach
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#101 Beach On The Morning After Hurricane Ian
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#102 Found This Battery That Collected Minerals And Debris At The Ends At The Beach
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#103 Found The Can Today On The Beach. Checked Online That This Design Is From 1959
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#104 Finding This Japanese Condiment Jar Washed Up On The Oregon Coast
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#105 I Found What Appears To Be A Human Jaw With Teeth At The Point In Emerald Isles
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#106 This Japanese Bottle Of Some Toilet Cleaning Stuff I Found Washed Up On Shore In San Andres, Colombia
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#107 Nokia 3310 Found Washed Up On The Beach
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#108 Found This Fossil At The Beach In Northern England
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#109 Found This Sign On The Beach In Nova Scotia
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#110 Mystery Ceramic Or Porcelain Piece Found On The Beach In Cancale, France
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#111 It’s A Rock Star
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#112 I Found This Fossil On A Beach In Portugal Near Lisbon
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#113 Monkey’s Fist. Usually Attached To A Rope For Weight To Help Throw A Line To A Boat
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#114 This Looks Like A Strange Gourd That Was Turned Into A Stone. It Was Found Near Creek In Southern Indiana
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#115 Here’s A Challenge For You. What Is This Car Mostly Buried And Deteriorated? Found On A Beach Outside Anchorage Alaska
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#116 A Creepy Polaroid On The Beach In Dublin
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#117 What Is This Object I Found On A Beach In Yorkshire? It Has Holes In And Feels Like A Mix Between Stone And Plastic
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#118 Don’t Leave Your Dentures On The Beach
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#119 An Old Sea Shack In Newfoundland
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#120 Wow, Check Out This Ring I Found This Morning At The Beach
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