Shell World

GIGANTIC store. Everything you possibly could want. Very easy to find gifts for everyone, and at reasonable prices. My son is still in love with the stuffed manatee I bought for him here. I’m not much of a knick-​knack kind of person, but if you are, you’ll find plenty to cart home here.

Shell World does a great job at making you think you need a dozen shells to take home. I mean… they are so cheap you’d be losing money if you didn’t buy them, amiright?
Much to the happiness of my husband, I skipped the shells and decided on a sweet mom/​baby manatee stone sculpture (to remember the time when we kayaked with them in KL!) and a rad wreath of driftwood. My nifty souvenirs totaled to $ 35. Not bad!
There is also plenty of shirts, housewares and… shells.

My wife and I stopped into Shell World while visiting the Upper Keys. I’m not a shopper, and I usually steer wide of souvenir stores, but I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of merchandise in Shell World. It’s not Neiman Marcus in Key Largo, but it’s far from E-​Z Eddie’s Junk-​2-​Go, which is standard for a lot of souvenir shops. We bought a couple nice shirts to acknowledge our week in The Keys. We might’ve bought a few more items, but modern air travel made that a no-​go.

Shells left, shells right, shells near and far! Decided to go out on a whim last night so we trekked it two hours South to Key Largo this morning. We’ve been in the area before but always with plans to go specific places. It’s too bad we hadn’t stopped here earlier, our living room and a couple of the bedrooms would have turned out quite different.
First off, it’s huge! You literally couldn’t miss it if you tried. The second my girlfriend saw it she started yelling «pull over, pull over!» She loves a beach more than just about anyone I know so Shell World practically blew her mind. As if the name doesn’t make it obvious… there’s shells from all over the globe scattered throughout this large structure. Polished, sanded, cut, drilled, painted, shaped, and everything in between. I’m shocked I was able to get her out. She has to get ornaments from anywhere we go so this was a big win, they had some great ones!
Nice, neat place with fair prices. I’m sure the SO will be yelling the same thing next time we pass by. Don’t miss it.

Was here in September 2015, love this store! Has wonderful items! From expensive to tacky!

Great Souvenirs and convenient location. Many items to choose from including beautiful corals.

This is the first time I visited Shell World and certainly NOT the last time. I had driven past it many times but never stopped. Oh my God, I loved, loved this store. It is definitely one of my favorite stores. It has everything you can think of. I spent about 45 minutes wondering throughout the store, but that was because my husband was with me, otherwise I could’ve easily stayed for another hour or so. In fact, I told my husband the next time, he can stay back at the house and I’ll go by myself. I ended up buying a few gifts and picked up some cute things for me as well. I would recommend this store to everyone!

Seriously I knew within 15 seconds of walking into the door that this was my new favorite store. It’s beach themed overload with thousands of knick-​knacks, clothes, paintings, etc. Now if only this shop had an online store or branches elsewhere I’d be a happy camper. Stop in!!!

Wide variety of products. Clothes she’ll items and general tourist gifts. Fun place stop clean restrooms.

This place is fantastic! If you need souvenirs or home décor it betts the job done. The staff is outstanding, very helpful and very knowledgeable regarding what they have in stock. As a local I’m very disappointed I’ve waited this long to come through. If you’re a first time visitor or a native that’s driven by 100 times it’s worth stopping in.
Edit: forgot to mention the cleanest bathroom I’ve ever seen in a public venue. It was truly remarkable.

Question: Their web site gives an address of 97 600 Overseas Highway — different from the one listed here. Are there two stores? This place looks amazing but don’t know where it is.

This Shellworld is my favorite of the two (the other one is at the 106MM-​ish). Fun, touristy, always interesting. Staff is helpful and knowledgeable. Get a newspaper before you go… lots of times they have coupons in the local paper.
Parking is good, and it is in the median, so after a quick stop you can easily continue on in your travels. Enjoy!

Shell World is a fantasy straight out of Spongebob Squarepants. Every imaginable knick-​knack involving a shell or the sea is here. On our drive down to Key West, I saw the bright paint and shell mobiles and I knew we had to stop here on our way back to Fort Lauderdale. We did and it was magical! You can easily spent 30 minutes to hour in here perusing. The gifts aren’t all chintzy either. There is some really nice home décor and apparel in the south end of the building whereas the cat made out of seashells that I bought was on the north end. Definitely worth a stop!

Unilocal INSIDER TIP FROM DOREEN (AKA AZN PERSUASION): More than just a shell store, this place sells ALL sorts of gifts.
*****
I bought a cute sea shell ring for $ 7. The store has candles, clothes, food, gag gifts, jewelry, hats, souvenirs, and almost every type of shell you can imagine. Fun to browse and shop!

Belinda Carlisle’s «Heaven is a Place on Earth» comes to mind when you walk through the door at Shell World. If you can’t find your procrastinator self a few trinkets to bring home, you’re a goddamned idiot. Shell World has thousands of souvenirs ranging from beer koozies to fridge magnets, key lime candies and rum cakes, clothing, jewelry, books and an all-​you-​can-​pick-​from buffet of shells ranging in price from $ 0.50 to $ 50+.

Key Largo hardy seems like a tourist destination for a native Miamian. I have always viewed it as a nice weekend trip to enjoy some boating and relaxation. However the recent college national championship in Miami booked all hotels in the area and my company was forced to relocate a meeting to the Key Largo Hilton.
Since I had a lot of free time during my 4 day meeting I decided to go look for some souvenirs for the wife and kid. I had passed by Shell world probably 100 times back and forth from the keys but WOW was I impressed when I finally stopped by.
First of all this place is HUGE. There are 2 stories filled to the brim with anything you could possibly think of. They have t-​shirts, shells, clothing, home décor, paintings, kites, and any type of souvenir you can possibly think of. Awesome place to come if you are looking for beach-​y Keys type décor.
The best part is that prices are actually very reasonable for a tourist shop. I was able to buy a dress for my wife for $ 20, and a stuffed turtle for $ 10. This is definitely not your average tourist trap.
I find this Shell World (MM 99) to have a better selection than the other location further north (MM106). This store is bigger and has more high end merchandise.
I’ll be definitely be stopping by here every time I head down US1 as this place is great.

Great shop with a great selection. The place is huge and you can find something for everyone there. They have everything from key chains and shot glasses to clothes and shells and even just non touristy beach home décor. I stopped here on my way out of the Keys and still hadn’t found anything to bring my boyfriend back. I bought him 3 things here, among other gifts, so I was pleased.

Shell World describes it well. Pretty cool place, but I wonder about the sustainability of their shell collection practices, and I’m no tree-​hugging hippie, either. Nonetheless, worth the stop to/​from the middle/​lower Keys.

For a tourist stop this is probably a store that prices their merchandise pretty fairly. Nothing here is priced bad at all. The apparel is of good quality and funny. I definitely like the «Old guys rule T-​shirts» and the themes that T-​Shirt company uses. I’m not that old, but I was close to buying one that cracked me up. The small trinkets are inexpensive and the stickers, that I place on my guitar case, were ridiculously priced low. I appreciated that a lot. I think the value of the stickers I placed on my guitar case has drastically superseded the cost of my guitar case tenfold. It’s good to find ninety-​nine cent stickers once awhile. Shell World also has (duh) shells. I don’t know the value of shells, but if you guys see one in the waters, pick it up and bring it home. Shells, I guess, cost a small fortune.

Basically, any establishment that has the word «World» appended to the end of its name is bound to be super exciting. Shell World? An entire world filled with shell paraphernalia? Count me in!
This place is just what you would expect it to be. Enormous, filled with tourists (myself included), and souvenirs and trinkets filling this place to the brim. I acquired some tropical fish-​shaped magnets, a shell necklace, and some sweet postcards, among other things.
Definite tourist shop, I love!