All depends upon the type of diving that you want to do. Basically every port of call has wrecks. The Gulf Coast is shallower/farther out, the Atlantic Coast is deeper/closer in - plus you have the Gulf Stream pulling in the deep blue waters. The farther south you go the clearer the water. The Florida panhandle and middle Florida have some nice springs and caves to dive. Panama City has some nice wrecks fairly close to shore and great nightlife. There are several spring fed rivers in the panhandle with crystal clear water to dive for fossils/indian artifacts. Venice Beach has fantastic shark teeth and other prehistoric fossils (personally my favorite dive - contact fossilbabe and she can help arrange a nice trip). Lost of nice dives in the Keys - but the nightlife outside of Key West is low key. I would suggest Bahia Honda/Looe Key area for great shollow reef diving. Recently did a great dive out of Lighthouse Point on some great wrecks. Lot’s of info, but we are very diverse in the types of diving opportunities available in Fla.