Dive Site Atlas
Where to park, how to get in, what the water is usually doing — written and photographed by the divers who have actually been there.
Molasses Reef
Florida Keys, United States
A classic Key Largo spur-and-groove reef inside the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, busy with grunts, tarpon and the occasional reef shark.
Christ of the Abyss
Florida Keys, United States
The bronze statue at Key Largo Dry Rocks, one of the most photographed dives in the world and an easy first ocean dive.
USS Spiegel Grove
Florida Keys, United States
A 155 m landing ship dock sunk as an artificial reef off Key Largo. Big structure, big pelagics, and enough depth to warrant careful gas planning.
Blue Heron Bridge
South Florida, United States
World-class muck diving under a bridge in Riviera Beach. Seahorses, octopus, batfish and frogfish in waist-deep water.
Breakers Reef
South Florida, United States
A Palm Beach drift dive along a healthy ledge with turtles, goliath grouper and passing eagle rays.
Devil's Den
North Central Florida, United States
A prehistoric spring inside a dry cave near Williston. Sunlight beams through the opening onto ancient rock and fossil beds.
Ginnie Springs
North Central Florida, United States
Crystal-clear spring on the Santa Fe River. The Ballroom cavern is open to all certified divers; the cave system beyond is grated and cave-only.
Crystal River — Kings Bay
Nature Coast, United States
Manatee country. Mostly a snorkel site under federal protection rules, with spring vents and shallow grass flats.
USS Oriskany
Florida Panhandle, United States
The Great Carrier Reef off Pensacola — a 275 m aircraft carrier and the largest vessel ever sunk as an artificial reef.
Blue Hole, Gozo
Gozo, Malta
A natural limestone pool linked to the open sea by an archway, leading out to the Azure reef wall.
Manta Point, Nusa Penida
Bali, Indonesia
A cleaning station on the south coast of Nusa Penida where reef manta rays queue over the bommies.
SS Thistlegorm
Red Sea, Egypt
A WWII cargo wreck in the Strait of Gubal, still loaded with motorcycles, trucks and rifles. Among the finest wreck dives anywhere.