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 ...

The seaplane kissed the water as we landed at Dry Tortugas National Park, one of our country’s most inaccessible national parks. It had been a smooth 35-minute flight on Key West Seaplane Charters ...

A few years ago when Betty and I would spend a week in Key West, Florida, we were told that we should take a trip to the Dry Tortugas. The small island, lying approximately 67 nautical miles due west ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...