Want to find some blue sea glass? How about a fossil, or a cool rock? These are the best beaches in RI to start looking.

Popular spots include Sachuest Point for rocks and shells, Barrington Town Beach for sea glass, ... Everybody has their favorite places to beachcomb along the Ocean State’s 400-plus miles of coast.

One hundred thousand years ago, a human cousin walked a rock- ribbed beach along the Mediterranean Sea, her head lowered and her large eyes scanning the shoreline. Now and again she stopped, bent her ...