Dry Tortugas National Park

Seventy miles west of Key West is a group of islands called the Dry Tortugas. It consists of seven islands, one of which stands Fort Jefferson. This fort was constructed in the mid 1800's of brick and is America's largest coastal fort. It was originally constructed to protect the shipping lanes into the Gulf of Mexico but was never actually used as a fort. Rather it was used as a prison during the Civil War.

The fort is a beautiful place to visit. Most charter services provide lunch and snorkel equipment. Transportation to the Dry Tortugas by boat is an all day event on a comfortable catamaran that takes 2 1/2 hours to get to the Fort. After a guided tour, guests are welcome to snorkel the Fort's moat wall where there are beautiful coral formations and many different tropical fish to view. Other forms of transportation are by seaplane and will get you to and from the Fort.

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