One of the most unique national parks in the U.S., Dry Tortugas National Park is a remote group of seven islands (and lots of open water) about 70 miles west of Key West. The park is first and ...

Like many families, we have a dream to take our kids to as many National Parks as we can. On our recent trip to the Florida Keys, we couldn't resist a chance to visit one of the most remote parks, Dry ...

These remote isles are a park lover's paradise. The seven isles of Dry Tortugas National Park cluster together like gemstones in the shimmering Gulf of Mexico waters, about 70 miles west of Key West.

KEY WEST — Getting to the Dry Tortugas wasn’t easy, but it was worth the effort. It was the most isolated national park I ever have visited and the most remote in the continental U.S. The seven small ...

Every day, ferries come and go from the ferry terminal at Key West's historic seaport. For now, they're carrying passengers to Dry Tortugas National Park, 70 miles west, or from Fort Myers Beach and ...

Remote Dry Tortugas National Park is a seven-key archipelago in the Gulf of Mexico. Located closer to Cuba than to the mainland United States, the hundred-square-mile bird and marine sanctuary is home ...

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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 ...

After a 2 1/2-hour boat ride, it finally comes into focus: an enormous fort in the Gulf of Mexico that seems to rise up out of the water. Beneath it: a tiny island known as the Dry Tortugas. Kristen ...