Florida towns and springs on Highway 41

Highway 41 and 27 are the same highway for awhile out of Williston.

Archer, Florida Historical Society Railroad Museum

There isn't much in Archer, Florida, especially right on Highway 41, so I turned off for a block to look at the Archer Historical Society Railroad Museum.  It must mention Bo Diddley, because this is his home town.



Newberry, Florida, by the Post Office




Approaching freight train




The train disappears!




Pretty spring flowers on the side of the highway.





High Springs

On the map it looks like you can drive to the High Springs Museum right here. But I don't see it. So instead, get something sweet at the Secret Garden Bakery inside the Wisteria Cottage.




Since we're in High Springs, there's another famous springs just off the road, which we'll visit: Ginnie Springs. StreetView doesn't get close enough to see them from a road, so we'll use a couple of panoramas. First, Route 340 / South State Highway 236 does go by Poe Springs Park, but you can't see anything through the trees.

Natural side of Poe Springs




And here's Ginnie Springs.




What Ginnie Springs looks like underwater. (Didn't expect that, did you? Neither did I.)  This is the big spring, the Devil's Ear.  This is one place that you can do one of the world's most dangerous sports -- cave diving.




Santa Fe River Bridge, just north of High Springs.




Next stop - LAKE CITY!