He spends hours online researching “hot spots” and even spent our anniversary trip scanning the landscape for “promising terrain.” ...

There's often history just beneath your feet, waiting to be discovered. A long-forgotten button, an antique coin, or even a remnant from one of the wars that shaped our country. Trying to unearth ...

If you’re patient and have a sense of adventure, metal detecting can be an exciting way to make a little extra money on the ...

Some people can scour the seaside for hours looking for shells and other treasures of the sea. But much more than horseshoe crabs, jellyfish and oysters wash up on the shoreline. The ocean can provide ...

As an old outdoor hobby draws new followers, metal detectors are sweeping the country. By Alexandra Marvar People have been metal detecting since 1881, when Alexander Graham Bell invented a device to ...

We spent weeks testing the best metal detectors on the market. Here are our top six picks. Purchasing one of the best metal detectors is the first step to kicking off your exciting new hobby. These ...

Uncovering a precious artefact from the ground can bring metal detectorists tantalisingly close to a historical past. How can these finds contribute to our understanding of earlier times? Alex Hunt of ...

Thom Parham is on a mission to uncover parts of Florida’s buried past. The 64-year-old history teacher and conventional archeologist in Keystone Heights has his sights on finding Seminole War Fort No.

Editor's Note: January 29, 2026: We've checked to make sure that our recommendations are still available and competitively priced. We’re in the process of testing a new round of metal detectors to ...

Armed with metal detectors, curious explorers are finding historical objects every day. For example, Bob Podhrasky, COO, senior vice president, and director of engineering at metal detector ...