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

In this episode of Depths of History, we explore a Civil War battle site that lasted only 90 minutes, uncovering both Union and Confederate relics through metal detecting. The video features the ...

For most of us, the fantasy of finding buried treasure faded away along with other childhood passions, like my youthful ambition to set a Guinness World Record for building the world’s largest pillow ...

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 ...