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Williston, Florida

Blue Grotto

Discover diverse aquatic life and befriend resident turtles at this private diving grotto in north Florida.
We asked readers to share their most magical encounters with wild animals, such as Madeleine Oh's story of playing with a baby fox.
monkeys

9 Incredible Wild Animal Encounters From Our Readers

From playing tag with sea lions to holding hands with an orangutan.
Sarah Durn July 18, 2023
Itinerary

9 Places to Dive Into Fresh Texas Waters

Take a dip and cool off in the state’s natural springs, bays, and pools.
For decades, the nonprofit Diving With a Purpose has trained young Black men, women and teenagers in maritime archaeology methods.
ships

The Hunt for an Elusive Florida Shipwreck That Killed 41 Enslaved People

Searching for the slave ship Guerrero, the nonprofit Diving With a Purpose has also trained scores of young Black men and women to find and tell stories once lost to the waves.
Karuna Eberl February 27, 2023
Spiegel Grove in 2010
Key Largo, Florida

USS Spiegel Grove Shipwreck

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.
USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg
Key West, Florida

USNS General Hoyt S. Vandenberg

Six miles off the coast of Key West, a former military transport ship is now one of the largest artificial reefs in the world.
A panorama view of the island with Greek inspired ornaments.
Nasugbu, Philippines

Fortune Island

This Philippine island is dotted with (fake) Grecian ruins.
caves

The Race to Document Prehistoric Art in a Coastal Cave in France

Scores of ancient paintings and other works will soon succumb to the sea—but a passionate team is determined to preserve this 'bubble of memory.'
Elizabeth Hewitt September 22, 2022
During World War II, members of the secretive Office of Strategic Services Maritime Unit trained and tested cutting-edge equipment on a quiet California island.
islands

Remembering the World War II Frogmen Who Trained in Secret off the California Coast

Recruits learned the arts of infiltration, sabotage, and survival at a hidden base on Santa Catalina Island.
Andrew Dubbins June 30, 2022
Pearl meat is the ear-shaped adductor muscle in a pearl oyster.
seafood

How Pearl Meat Became Australia's Newest Luxury Ingredient

Once humble divers' fare, the meat of the pearl oyster now commands up to $200 per kilo.
Lizzie Pook June 24, 2022
List

The Wonders of Florida in 24 Museums

The Sunshine State quietly boasts a world of unexpected museums.
A diver swims along the side of the plane wreck
Capernwray, England

Capernwray Dive Centre

Planes, helicopters, and a shipwreck are underwater in this former limestone quarry.
In the challenging atmosphere of an underwater cave system, rescue operations are more complex—and far more risky.
caves

The Surprise Rescue-Within-a-Rescue in a Flooded Thai Cave

In 2018, before divers could reach a famously stranded junior football team, they first had to save other lives.
Rick Stanton with Karen Dealy January 5, 2022
underwater

Podcast: Million Dollar Point

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 7, 2021
Oil painting by Eugen Ransonnet-Villez based off his submersible sketches, housed at the Natural History Museum Vienna.
art

The Astonishing Underwater Landscapes Sketched Inside a Diving Bell

Eugen von Ransonnet-Villez descended into the ocean, pencil in hand.
The Public Domain Review December 28, 2020
Drače, Croatia

Edivo Vina Winery

Dive for drinks at Croatia's first and only underwater winery.
El Buzo
Bucerías, Mexico

'El Buzo' ('The Diver')

A sculpture dedicated to the trade that gave the town its name.
Silfra
Thingvellir, Iceland

Silfra

This natural Icelandic fissure allows divers to swim right between two volatile tectonic plates.