A graveyard of bathyspheres and diving bells paints a weirdly accurate account of ocean exploration's rickety history.

Interact with jury-selected works of art at this Gulf Coast underwater museum.

Though nicknamed the “Russian Freighter,” this ship was actually sunk off the coast of Pensacola by the U.S. government in a top-secret operation.

The 44,000-ton aircraft carrier was purposely sunk to create an artificial reef teeming with life.

In memory of the 110 victims of ValuJet Flight 592 that crashed in the Everglades.

Six miles off the coast of Key West, a former military transport ship is now one of the largest artificial reefs in the world.

A historic landmark and museum filled with curious objects representing the history of Key West.

Florida's oldest bar was once a morgue, complete with a hanging tree and gravestones.

Leave it to Key West to drop a real-live drag queen instead of a ball to mark the arrival of the New Year.

Visitors are welcome to enter this lush Key West sanctuary to entertain its plethora of rescued parrots.

This small Key West museum is packed with dozens of artifacts that illustrate the life of the iconic playwright.

Bat house that has only ever housed bat for one night; they all flew away and never came back.

The largest freshwater lake in the Florida Keys.

For divers and music lovers, the Florida Keys' Underwater Music Festival provides the best of both worlds.

Island ghost town detailing Flagler's folly in building the Overseas Railroad.

This lush Florida island is home to the ruins of a crooked ship breaker's tiny empire.

A unique collection of diving equipment spanning antiquity to the present day.

The famous boat that once ferried Bogart and Hepburn still floats in Key Largo after being abandoned for years.

Stay in a room with a view... of the bottom of the ocean.

The world's only underwater laboratory where "aquanauts" study oceanic life.

After a long career, a disastrous sinking, and a half-successful salvage, this Naval vessel-turned-artificial reef ended up exactly where she was supposed to—with a little help from nature.

An underwater statue of Christ blesses the depths off Key Largo.

The sign that drew attention to a young boy's cucumber stand is now the name of his fruit superstore.

A mysterious castle built as a monument to lost love.