Dry Tortugas National Park

The Dry Tortugas is made up of seven islands.
Almost 70 miles (113 km) west of Key West lies the remote Dry Tortugas National Park. This 100-square mile park is mostly open water with seven small islands. Accessible only by boat or seaplane, the park is known the world over as the home of magnificent Fort Jefferson, picturesque blue waters, superlative coral reefs and marine life, and the vast assortment of bird life that frequents the area.
Map showing location of park.
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National Park Service Archeologists Identify Original Burial Site of 19th-Century Soldier at Dry Tortugas
National Park Service archeologists have identified the original burial site of Private George Tupper, a 22-year-old U.S. Army soldier and the only known service member buried within the walls of Fort Jefferson on Garden Key.
A few of the stars at night with a view of Fort Jefferson.
Photo by NPS Photo / Brett Seymour
Macro photography of a Scorpion
Photo by NPS Photo / Brandon Cintron Gerena
A photo in front of Loggerhead Key from a boat
Photo by NPS Photo / Brandon Cintron Gerena
Two divers dive the Windjammer Wreck
Photo by NPS Photo
Several brown noddies rest on a stone seawall beside blue water, with a sailboat in the distance.
Photo by NPS Photo / Brandon Cintron Gerena
A view of Fort Jefferson from the moat all.
Photo by NPS Photo / Maria Belen Farias
An aerial view of the Dry Tortugas
Photo by NPS Photo / Brandon Cintron Gerena