Location
Directions
Bird's Underwater
320 N.W. Highway 19
Crystal River, FL 34428
(GPS and Online Map Service users: Please confirm with these directions and maps.)
From Tampa International Airport:
(Tampa - St. Petersburg)
Take Highway 589 North. Highway 589 ends at Highway 98. Turn left onto Highway 98 North and drive approximately 6 miles to Highway 19. Turn right onto Highway 19 North. Proceed North for approximately 13 miles. Bird's Underwater is on the left side of the road, just past Charlie's Fish House. Look for our illuminated sign.
[Drive Time: Approximately 1.5 hours]
From Orlando:
Take Florida's Turnpike North to the end. It runs into Interstate 75. Go North on Interstate 75, but do not get out of the slow lane. You will be getting off at the next exit (Highway 44 West). Take Highway 44 West to Highway 19 North. Turn right onto Highway 19 North and go 1/2 mile. Bird's Underwater is on the left side of the road, just past Charlie's Fish House.
Look for our illuminated sign.
[Drive Time: Approximately 2 hours]
From Interstate 75:
If you are coming from Northern Florida take Interstate 75 South to Highway 121 (Last exit after Gainesville) into Williston. Stay on 121 until you dead end into Hwy 19, then continue south (left). We are 1/4 mile south of the Crystal River Mall on your right behind the Dockside Trading Company on the dock. We have an illuminated sign on the Hwy.
Jacksonville drivers please GPS or Google Map to HYW 19. There are several ways that you can cut across the state from the east to the SW coast. Shoot for HWY 121 or just south of Gainesville and follow the directions above through Willistion.
If you are coming from Southern Florida (Fort Myers, etc.), take Interstate 75 North to Highway 98 North (Brooksville exit). Go North on Highway 98 for approximately 25 miles to Highway 19. Turn right onto Highway 19 North. Proceed North on Highway 19 for approximately 13 miles to Crystal River. Bird's Underwater is on the left side of the road, just past Charlie's Fish House. Look for our illuminated sign.
From the North, down Highway 19:
If you are coming from the North (Tallahassee, etc.), go South on Highway 19 until you come to Crystal River. Bird's Underwater will be on your right hand side, less than 1/10th mile South of the Best Western Hotel and Cracker's Bar & Grill. Look for our illuminated sign. [Drive Time: Approximately 3.5 hours]