Bridges, piers and oil platforms are prime real estate for attracting marine life, from tiny critters to oceangoing giants. Here are some of the world's best.

Watch as divers near Souza Rock on the coast of Central California have a close call with Humpback Whales in this startling video.

Okeanos Aggressor takes you on extraordinary dives where the wild things roam. See hammerhead, whale sharks, frogfish and more in this trip report from Cocos Island.

Scuba divers flock to Shaw's Cove, Veteran's Memorial Park and Old Marineland to find a world of kelp, canyons and marine life like harbor seals.

Check out award-winning photography from BlueSphere Foundation featured artist — and Scuba Diving Magazine's 2011 Sea Hero of the Year — Shawn Heinrichs, working in Tonga.

Territory Manager Linda Sue Dingel has an encounter with squid while night diving at Veteran's Park, California. See her video of the experience.

When is the right age for your kids to learn to dive? A scuba mom — who has dived with her kids in Cuba, Cozumel and more — has tips for diving with kids.

From California's kelp forests and the walls of the Northwest to Florida's clear springs, the Midwest's shipwreck graveyards and Texas' Flower Gardens, we give you the best of our home region.

Check out some of our favorite purpose-sunk wrecks — they're just as good, and maybe even better, than the real thing.