What is the first underwater park in the United States?

Key Largo's John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park is one of a kind, offering an amazing glimpse into the underwater world. Renowned for being the country's first undersea park, John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park encompasses an impressive 70 nautical square miles.



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If you are a good swimmer, you can snorkel at John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park! We have rental gear available: prices are $3 a piece for mask or snorkel (you keep the snorkel) or $4 for fins.

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Most visitors to Pennekamp State Park head out on the tour boats to snorkel the real reefs, and, truly, there's no snorkeling off the beach that compares with that. But it's worth your time to snorkel at Cannon Beach. The park has placed remnants of an early Spanish shipwreck about 100 feet off the beach.

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Been Here? Want to Visit? On August 25, 1965, a nine-foot-tall bronze statue of Christ was lowered into 25 feet of water off the coast of Key Largo, Florida. Known as the Christ of the Abyss, this submerged statue in John Pennekamp State Park was actually the third of its kind cast from the original Italian mold.

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Dive Bahrain, the world's largest underwater theme park spanning an area of 100,000 square metres – complete with a sunken Boeing 747 – is now open to diving enthusiasts.

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Fehmarnbelt Tunnel: The longest underwater rail and road tunnel in the world will connect Germany and Denmark. An 18-kilometer underwater tunnel will soon connect Germany and Denmark.

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Snorkeling is fun because almost anyone can do it right from the beachfront or take a boat and snorkel in the middle of the ocean. Be adventurous and snorkel with some friends or join a snorkel tour!

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It's advised that novice snorkelers stay close to the shore in the inner reef; only advanced snorkelers should venture to the outer reef. There aren't bathroom facilities at Tunnels Beach, but there are some at the nearby Ha'ena Beach Park, which is a little more than a half-mile southwest.

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Located in the lagoon at Key Largo Undersea Park, Jules' Undersea Lodge is the world's only underwater hotel where scuba diving is the only way to get to your room.

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Pavlopetri, Greece Archeologists estimate that Pavlopetri is around 5000 years old. Believed to be the oldest underwater city, Pavopetri was discovered in 1967, which seemed like ancient ruins.

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