One of the most predictable complaints of treasure hunters is, "I just can't find any good sites anymore. Where are all the good places to hunt?" Well, it is true that location is everything. Obviously, many of our parks are becoming hunted out, not to mention most of the school yards, too - two of the most popular sites for metal detectorists. But, there are still plenty of places to hunt and variety is the spice of life. If you want to liven up your hobby a little, then you are going to have to hunt for an assortment of treasures. There are many more valuable objects to be found in the ground than just coins. Selecting targets other than coins can be very rewarding. The funny thing about selecting and targeting finds other than coins, is you will always find coins at the same time. And, it is surprising the kinds of coins you will find. They are often out of the ordinary and rare. Besides coin shooting, beach hunting for jewelry is probably the second most popular form of metal detecting. Anyone who has hunted a beach knows the prospects for finding jewelry is far greater than say, finding jewelry at a public park. Now, I know not everyone lives on the coastal areas but there are fresh water beaches on lakes - even river beaches to consider. Anywhere people congregate on the water's edge, there is going to be jewelry and especially rings. It is a well known fact that water shrinks the fingers and rings do fall off. Mothers with children are constantly losing earrings and other pieces of jewelry as well simply because the kids clamber all over them. Hunting for Civil War artifacts is another popular form of metal detecting and can often exceed in value that of coins. Some Civil War artifacts like slave tags and certain belt buckles can run into the thousands of dollars. Some say hunting Civil War artifacts is easier than hunting coins and jewelry, simply because little if any discrimination is needed to find them. Nugget or gold hunting is another form of treasure hunting to be considered, especially for those who live in the mid to mid west areas of the country. Old, closed, mining claims are often the sites of surface gold that was overlooked. This type of hunting can reap the metal detectorists a bundle of satisfaction, lest the value in gold. Gold nugget hunting can be very profitable indeed. So, we have covered coin shooting, jewelry hunting, relic hunting, and gold nugget hunting. Is there any other? Yes! Have you considered hiring out your metal detecting skills? I know many TH'ers who advertise in local newspapers. They hunt for hire, for lost jewelry and other items lost by clients, even for law enforcement. This is another exciting form of TH'ing often overlooked. Can you visualize swinging your coil over that lost ten-thousand dollar diamond ring, or that bullet casing critical to convict a murderer in an unsolved case? There is also cache hunting to be considered, and there are TH'ers out there who do nothing but look for caches in walls, under fence posts, under old trees, and other places. Old-time baggage claim tags, archaic keys, antique toys, buttons, and more, are the results of hunting turn-of-the-century sites. There are many other forms of hunting, too, if one just uses their imagination. Talking about using imagination, this article is about locations, but only a few have been mentioned really. Naturally, with common sense, varying one's targets can lead to other hunting locations. Certainly while reading this article, mental images of hunting sites are appearing in your mind. It is time to get out of that rut and head for those other locations and look for those other targets. You might be surprised. Even if you're a coin shooter by choice, many new sites will open up if you just make a little variety the spice of life . . . That is, make variety the spice of your metal detecting hobby.