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Divers come for the pristine reefs and 120-foot underwater visibility. Families come because it’s a safe, activities-packed vacation spot. In a place where there's something for everyone, the Cayman Islands do not disappoint.

Dive sites offer everything from shipwrecks to colorful marine life. The smaller nearby islands of Little Cayman and Cayman Brac, also delight divers and snorkelers with pristine reefs and dramatic drop-offs.

Take the kids to Stingray City. Then there's the Iguana Exhibit, the Butterfly Farm, and the World's Only Green Sea Turtle Farm, which has the island's largest swimming pool called Breaker's Lagoon, with two waterfalls.

Grand Cayman's exceptional Seven Mile Beach features roped-off swimming areas, and casuarina shade trees, windsurfing, kayaking, water-skiing, parasailing, snorkeling, complemented by a string of hotels, restaurants, and shops.