This September, scuba divers from across the country will converge on Monterey, California, and compete for top prizes in one of the most unique underwater photography contests in the United States.

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.

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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.

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 ...

Designating Marine Protected Areas off California’s Pacific Coast

Mile-high tropical diving in the Rocky Mountains?

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

Navigate enchanted kelp forests in cool waters.