Tobermory, Ontario

If you’re diving in Ontario, be ready for frigid waters. But, Ontario boasts spectacular diving — including breathtaking shipwrecks. Read more about diving in Ontario and how exactly to dive the locale.

Giant propeller and a sunken ship

Southern California Rig Diving

Southern California rig diving is exquisite and reiterates that sometimes the best diving is found in the unlikeliest places. Learn more about this diving in California.

An ocean rig on a clear afternoon

Florida Panhandle: Down the Emerald Coast

Following the white sand beaches and emerald waters along the Florida Panhandle leads to a diverse set of wrecks and artifacts ranging from oversized sculptures to the largest purpose-sunk wreck in the U.S. This area of Florida is known as the Emerald Coast, and the visibility in this part of the Gulf of Mexico is superior to that along the Louisiana and Texas coastlines.

Artist Vince Tatum’s SWARA Skull was installed in the Underwater Museum of Art in 2018.

Alaska’s Prince William Sound

Why would you want to dive Alaska’s Prince William Sound? One major draw is the yearly migration of the region’s salmon sharks that feast on spawning pink salmon.

A diver is in the middle of a rush of moon jellyfish

Diving Wild in Browning Pass, British Columbia

Browning Pass in British Columbia is packed with wildlife and things for divers to see. If you can handle the cool waters, you’re in for a treat at Browning Pass.

Wolf eel chomps down on a hard-shelled crustacean

Ripoff Reef

When I dive in an unfamiliar area, I tell the dive operator I want to start at their best spot — the site with everything. If I get bored with that, maybe I’ll try other sites. If you came to my home turf on the Kona Coast of Hawaiʻi Island and asked me for the site that has everything, I would send you to Ripoff Reef.

Hawaiian spinner dolphins often use the Honōkohau boat channel as a resting and socializing area.

Salmon Sharks

Why would you want to dive Alaska’s Prince William Sound? One major draw is the yearly migration of the region’s salmon sharks that feast on spawning pink salmon.

A happy salmon sharks swims the waters of Alaska

Nanaimo

Vancouver Island boasts fantastic shipwrecks, stunning marine life and more. There are plenty of photo opportunities both underwater and above. Read more about traveling to Vancouver Island and how to dive it.

Diver hovers over a sponge-encrusted shipwreck

Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve, Michigan

Sanilac Shores Underwater Preserve is off the coast of Michigan and is a great dive site. Read more about this locale.

Drysuit diver takes a photo of a sponge-encrusted shipwreck