The 10 best dive sites in the Caribbean include wreckage, marine life and underwater wonder

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The Caribbean has long attracted adventurers to its clear waters and technicolor underwater world, and today, it remains one of the most popular scuba diving destinations on the planet. From wreck dives to plummeting walls, there’s a dive for just about everyone in this sun-kissed region.

The top 10 winners in the 10Best Readers’ Choice Best Caribbean Dive Site category are as follows. Scroll through the gallery above to see photos and find out more about each one. 

1. Butler Bay Wrecks – St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
2. Wreck of the RMS Rhone – British Virgin Islands
3. Turks Island Passage – Salt Cay, Turks and Caicos
4. Bianca C – Grenada
5. Klein Bonaire – Bonaire
6. The Andros Wall – Bahamas
7. Superior Producer – Curaçao
8. Molinere Underwater Sculpture Park – Grenada
9. Sisters Rocks – Carriacou
10. M.V. Maverick – Tobago

Caribbean expert Melanie Reffes and diving expert Kristin Valette-Wirth of PADI Travel partnered with 10Best editors to pick the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. 

10Best is a part of the USA TODAY Network — providing an authentically local point of view on destinations around the world — in addition to travel and lifestyle advice.