2 Best Sights in USA

Four habitats across 6,000 acres make up this underwater park and ecological reserve. When the water is clear, this is a diver's paradise with reefs, kelp beds, sand flats, and a submarine canyon reaching depths up to 600 feet. Plunge to see guitarfish rays, perch, sea bass, anchovies, squid, and hammerhead sharks. Snorkelers, kayakers, and stand-up paddleboarders are likely to spot sea lions, seals, and leopard sharks. The Seven La Jolla Sea Caves, 75-million-year-old sandstone caves, are at the park's edge.

Although you can explore the park on your own, the best way to view it is with a professional guide.

Art galleries abound along the coast, but the most unique one has to be this sculpture garden/artificial reef, located 58 feet beneath the waves about 1 mile off the coast of Grayton Beach State Park. The seven original pieces—a deer, pineapple, octopus, skull, and some other abstract shapes—have grown to a collection of 47 works. Area operators offer private charters as well as regularly scheduled trips to the site, but you must have diving certification to dive here. Note, though, that the UMA website has fascinating descriptions and videos of the works, which are attracting sea life, a win-win for the environment and divers.