Nearly 4 million people visited Florida's national parks and preserves in 2025, a slight increase from 2024. Why it matters: ...

Travelers visiting Dry Tortugas National Park can visit Fort Jefferson and its lighthouse. Visitors have to take a ferry or seaplane from Key West to the national park. Mike Theiss, Nat Geo Image ...

I was excited to visit Dry Tortugas National Park, a remote Florida oasis near Key West. I spent nearly $500 on a seaplane instead of a more affordable ferry ride — and I'm so glad I did. I loved ...

Freshwater springs, colourful coral reefs and ribboning rivers with water so clear you might spot a turtle or two – Florida’s great outdoors extends far beyond its beaches ...

LAKELAND, Fla. — During the first year of Publix’s effort, the company donated $675,000 to further support coral reef restoration efforts at Biscayne National Park and Dry Tortugas National Park ...

Dry Tortugas National Park is located in the United States 70 miles past Key West at the southern tip of Florida. It is ...

Dry Tortugas, a park situated 70 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, is more than a whopping 99% underwater. As an underwater area, maintenance and safety are actually more complicated than ...

Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida is a calling card for those who wish to swim, snorkel, and scuba dive the beneath turquoise saltwater covering a little over 99 percent of the park. But that’s ...