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 ...

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.

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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 ...

By Carl Juste As hundreds of migrants from Cuba have landed in the Florida Keys in recent days, many wound up in Dry Tortugas National Park — comprised of remote islands 70 miles west of Key West and ...

Emily Pennington is a columnist and longtime Outside contributor. For her 63 Parks column, she visited every U.S. national park. 63 Parks Traveler started with a simple goal: to visit every U.S.

Aerial view of Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park, Florida Mia2you Shutterstock For folks who love immersing themselves in the beauty and extravagance of nature, taking a trip to a ...

The National Park Service has reopened Dry Tortugas National Park (above) and Fort Jefferson. The National Park Service has reopened Dry Tortugas National Park and Fort Jefferson. The park service had ...

The site, discovered by marine archaeologists about 70 miles from Key West, Fla., once held a quarantine hospital and cemetery for those stationed at Fort Jefferson in the Dry Tortugas National Park.

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 ...