(NEXSTAR) — When you visit a national park, you likely want to see its natural attractions. Old Faithful at Yellowstone, El Capitan and Half Dome at Yosemite, Delicate Arch at Arches.

At one Florida national park, however, it’ll take more than a hike or a bus ride to see some of its beloved features. You’ll have better luck with a boat, or maybe some scuba gear, especially considering the park is 95 percent underwater.

North of Key Largo but south of Miami, along Florida’s eastern coastline, you’ll find Biscayne Bay. There, within view of Miami, is the serene Biscayne National Park.

Spanning nearly 173,000 acres, Biscayne National Monument was formally established in October 1968 after President Lyndon B. Johnson signed a Congressional bill led by Representative Dante Fascell (D-Fla.). Johnson was among a handful of presidents, including Warren Harding, Herbert Hoover, and Richard Nixon, who had spent time at the famed Cocolobo Club retreat within what is now Biscayne.

Since then, Biscayne has been expanded and renamed as a national park.

The park is touted as having “four distinct ecosystems” that melt into each other, creating “ecotones.” The park teems with hundreds of species of fish, birds, plants, and insects you won’t find anywhere else in the U.S. Several threatened and endangered species also call Biscayne home, including beach jacquemontia, sea turtles, and the wood stork.

You may even be lucky........

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