7 Best Places to Scuba Dive in the U.S.

One of California's richest marine environments, Point Lobos State Marine Conservation Area, is located within Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary.

MONTEREY BAY, CALIFORNIA

The location boasts angel, sheepshead, leopard, and garibaldi sharks swimming amid the kelp, two miles offshore.

SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, CALIFORNIA

The Channel Islands National Park is made up of the islands of Santa Rosa, Santa Cruz, Anacapa, Santa Barbara, and San Miguel. Here, warm water from the south and cold, nutrient-rich currents from the north combine.

CHANNEL ISLANDS, CALIFORNIA

From Miami to Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach, this region boasts one of the longest continuous reef systems in the West Atlantic, spanning 23 miles.

SOUTHEAST FLORIDA

Edna Lewis and Scott Peacock, two of the most renowned chefs in the South, used turnips and russet potatoes to create a thicker consistency for this dairy-free and light root vegetable soup.

FLORIDA KEYS

Reefs and well-known wrecks, many of which are a part of the Shipwreck Trail, can be found in the Florida Keys.

MOREHEAD, NORTH CAROLINA

For intermediate divers who enjoy diving with sharks and wrecks, Morehead, North Carolina, has enough to offer.

BONNE TERRE, MISSOURI