Popsugar Living Diving Virtual Scuba Dives You Can Take Right Now 9 Marine Sanctuaries You Can Virtually Scuba-Dive in Right Now, No Wetsuit Required 15 April 2020 by Hedy Phillips Image Source: Getty / Tammiris Teles / EyeEm If you've always wanted to go scuba-diving around the world, now's your chance to (figuratively) dive in! You don't need to be scuba certified to check out any of these beautiful diving locations. In fact, all you need is your computer or phone and you can explore the depths of some of the coolest dive spots you've ever seen. You can swim around a shipwreck, flutter among a school of fish, and even hang out with sea lions, all with these virtual dives from the National Marine Sanctuaries. Find videos and photos of the dive spots that you can view with 360-degree capabilities on your computer, and if you have virtual reality goggles you can connect to your phone, you'll get an even more immersive experience. Read through to start your dive — no wetsuit required! Related: 12 US National Parks You Can Virtually Hike in Right Now 1 Flower Garden Banks View this post on Instagram A post shared by Keri Lawrence (@keriann330) on Aug 19, 2018 at 2:07pm PDT See what you can find in the Gulf of Mexico off the coast of Texas when you go underwater at Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary. Go on a virtual dive of Flower Garden Banks. 1 / 9 2 Gray's Reef View this post on Instagram A post shared by LSUScience (@lsuscience) on Aug 9, 2018 at 5:35am PDT Swim with a school of fish in Gray's Reef, which is off the coast of Georgia. Go on a virtual dive of Gray's Reef. 2 / 9 3 Olympic Coast View this post on Instagram A post shared by US National Marine Sanctuaries (@noaasanctuaries) on Mar 23, 2020 at 5:05pm PDT Hang out among the sea lions and anemone off the coast of Washington. Go on a virtual dive of Olympic Coast. 3 / 9 4 Stellwagen Bank View this post on Instagram A post shared by US National Marine Sanctuaries (@noaasanctuaries) on Feb 13, 2020 at 8:25am PST If you've ever wanted to explore an underwater shipwreck, you can do just that at Stellwagen Bank. Go on a virtual dive of Stellwagen Bank. 4 / 9 5 Thunder Bay View this post on Instagram A post shared by Pure Michigan (@puremichigan) on Apr 17, 2016 at 11:13am PDT The depths of Lake Huron are home to several pieces of preserved shipwrecks, all waiting for you to explore. Go on a virtual dive of Thunder Bay. 5 / 9 6 Channel Islands View this post on Instagram A post shared by Channel Islands National Park (@channelislandsnps) on Jan 24, 2020 at 9:43am PST Swim with the sea lions in this immersive video from the Channel Islands off the coast of French Normandy. Go on a virtual dive of Channel Islands. 6 / 9 7 Monterey Bay View this post on Instagram A post shared by US National Marine Sanctuaries (@noaasanctuaries) on Mar 21, 2020 at 5:05pm PDT Immerse yourself in the chilly waters of Monterey Bay when you go on this dive. Go on a virtual dive of Monterey Bay. 7 / 9 8 American Samoa View this post on Instagram A post shared by US National Marine Sanctuaries (@noaasanctuaries) on Aug 14, 2018 at 9:20am PDT Check out all the coral in Tafeu Cove, which is just one of the places you can dive into in American Samoa. Go on a virtual dive of American Samoa. 8 / 9 9 Florida Keys View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Florida Keys & Key West (@thefloridakeys) on Feb 3, 2019 at 7:05am PST Go underwater in the Florida Keys and you can check out the Aquarius Reef Base. Go on a virtual dive of the Florida Keys. 9 / 9 DivingStaying HomeTravel