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10 Best Destinations for Shore Diving

There’s no boat, divemaster, nor schedule to keep. These 10 destinations are among the best places in the world for shore diving, where walk-ins are welcome.

2011 Top 100 Gold List

One of our most coveted awards: Find out which operators, resorts and liveaboards made our Top 100 Gold List!

Life Under Foot: Diving Under Piers and Bridges

At these seven sites, taking a walk off a pier might be the best move you’ll ever make. Some of the best diving on the planet is literally under your feet.

Video: Critter Hunt - Vegetarian Monster

While finning around a sand and algae bottom not far from where the Rocio del Mar swings at anchor in the Gulf of California, we come face to face with a monster living in a hole. We’ve seen the silver-dollar-size burrows before in ...

Video: Yosemites of the Sea

Designating Marine Protected Areas off California’s Pacific Coast

Downtown Aquarium, Denver

Mile-high tropical diving in the Rocky Mountains?

San Diego, Calif.

Mission Bay has your weekend covered with intriguing, anemone-encrusted artificial reefs.

Santa Catalina Island, Calif.

Navigate enchanted kelp forests in cool waters.

Monterey Bay, Calif.

Cool critters, quality deep dives and lush kelp beds.