Glass bottom boat
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- For other uses, see Glass bottom boat (disambiguation).
A glass bottom boat is a boat with sections of glass (or other suitable transparent material) below the waterline allowing passengers to observe the underwater environment from within the boat.
Glass bottom boats are used almost exclusively for giving tours, as they are usually designed to allow the maximum number of tourists to view out the glass bottom and are not really suitable for other uses. Made popular in Florida at several natural springs-turned-tourist attractions (e.g. Silver Springs, Wakulla Springs, Rainbow Springs, and Weeki Wachee Springs.) Glass bottom boats were first used on Catalina Island off the Los Angeles, California coast.
Typical tours include shipwrecks, reefs and other underwater flora and fauna. Stingray City, Grand Cayman gives glass bottom boat tours. Glass bottom boats are also a popular tourist activity in Negril, Jamaica, and are often used to transport snorkelers to the offshore reefs.
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- Image of a glass bottom boat at Wakulla Springs, Florida (from the Florida Photographic Collection)
- Glass bottom boat at Rainbow Springs, Florida (from the Florida Photographic Collection)
- Image of tourists using glass bottom boat in Florida (from the Florida Photographic Collection)
- Glass Bottom Boat at Catalina Island (Seaview)
- Wakulla Springs State Park
- Rainbow Springs State Park
- Silver Springs tourist attraction
- Glass Bottom Adventures Glass bottom boat cruise, Gold Coast, Australia
- Glass bottom boat in Negril, Jamaica
