Scanning parks and beaches with one of these can be a unique and fascinating hobby.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 1, amateur metal detectorists Katarzyna Herdzik and Jacek Ukowski made a stunning discovery on a Polish beach. Their ...

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 ...

Metal detecting is getting popular fast in Santa Clarita Valley. Once seen as an old hobby, it’s now modern, exciting, and tech-friendly. More people are buying metal detectors and heading outside.

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 ...

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.

When actor Charlie Cooper offered to teach a friend metal detecting, he did not expect his pupil to find gold on his first ...