Nutrient-rich waters from deep underwater canyons give California’s Carmel Bay some of the best diving in the country. Here are the best spots to explore underwater.

Cruising the Conch Republic - Spend a weekend exploring the USS Vandenberg and the shallow reefs of lively Key West

In Michigan, Lake Huron’s Thumb Area Bottomland Preserve beckons wreck seekers

With 840 miles of spectacular Pacific coastline, California offers abundant places for divers to get wet, from easily accessible shore-diving spots to offshore pinnacles and islands. And as underwater photographers will tell you, many of these sites offer gorgeous kelp forests brimming with marine life. We can’t possibly write about them all, but here are five amazing places in California to dive in kelp.

During a liveaboard trip to the Galapagos, David Espinosa filmed hammerhead sharks, a dolphin, and a tiger shark. And that was just one day.

On Catalina, divers enjoy one of the best underwater parks in California

Our globe-trotting field reporter spent a day diving with the Scuba Diver Girls

SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa just returned from a live-aboard trip to the Galapagos. Here's his Day 4 blog post with yet another awesome video, including an amazing whale shark encounter

SCUBA DIVING Editor David Espinosa goes on the dive trip of a lifetime. He's back on dry land with some great footage and all the exciting details