Manatee Capital of the World, The vantage point in Crystal River, Florida from a small walking bridge to view manatees. Neighbors would congregate here to talk about manatees and often recognize the same manatee coming through from these propeller scars like you see here on the tail. 95% of adult manatees have been hit by a boat once in their life and 25% have been hit at least 10 times. Crystal River is a coastal city in western Florida. Kings Bay, which is fed by springs, is home to the Crystal River National Wildlife Refuge, sheltering manatees yearround.