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Feature Articles

  • Tropical Escapes
    Oahu, Costa Rica and St. Kitts
  • Diving & Snorkeling: Hawaii
  • Killer Abs
    outside
    Divers do the damnedest things in pursuit of Northern California abalone—like poaching, drowning, and getting gobbled up by great white sharks
  • Holoholo Hawaii
    outside
    You'll hit more surf than pavement on this 250-mile pleasure drive around the Big Island
  • Domestic Abyss
    outside
    Why jet to exotic reefs when home waters boast spectacularly diverse diving?

Trip Ideas


Practical Advice

  • Sharks: Myths and Realities
    Every summer, the ominous display of a dorsal fin sends crowds scurrying for the shore—and newspaper headlines exploding with warnings. Find out why that’s the wrong way to act.
  • Deep Focus
    Learn the basics of underwater photography and you expand the experience of scuba diving and snorkeling. Our ten tips will help keep things crystal clear.
  • The Pool Is Open
    Think of yourself as an intrepid, globe-trotting traveler that’s been everywhere—and then some? Unless you’re certified to scuba dive, you ain’t seen nothin’ yet.
  • A Diving Primer


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Attractions

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Carmel Beach
Ocean Avenue
Carmel, California
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Leo Carrillo State Beach
35000 W Pacific Coast Highway
Malibu, California 90265 Map
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Hilton San Diego Resort
1775 East Mission Bay Drive
San Diego, CA 92109 Map
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Lone Oak Lodge
2221 N. Fremont Street
Monterey, CA Map
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Seaport Village Inn
119 Maiden Lane
Avalon, CA Map
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