Just 45 minutes north of Tampa, Weeki Wachee is best known for its mermaid show, but you came to cool off, and they don’t let you swim with the mermaids no matter how long you plead. This spring is ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy Florida's Adventure Coast Visitors Bureau Mermaid with manatees at Weeki Wachee Springs. Less than an hour’s drive from ...

Crystal-clear blue water. Abundant wildlife. Natural Florida beauty. Weeki Wachee Springs is one of the most magical experiences you can have in Florida. "The experience of kayaking on the Weeki ...

WEEKI WACHEE SPRINGS, Fla. — (WFLA) — Our delicate Floridan aquifer is a matrix of tunnels that flow silently under our feet every day. The Karst Underwater Research group –or KUR– works to explore ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — It was designated as a state park more than a decade ago, and now the iconic, mermaid-filled Florida springs have landed on the National Register of Historic Places. Weeki Wachee ...

Crystal-clear water, beautiful swimming holes, and perhaps even a manatee or two will be waiting just beyond your doorstep.

Mermaids have long captured the imaginations of humans, first appearing in Greek mythology more than 3,000 years ago. Though humans haven’t necessarily visited Weeki Wachee Springs for that long, ...

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida is hiring mermaids for its underwater theatre. Auditions are "rigorous and challenging," a state spokeswoman told Insider. Weeki Wachee mermaids are required ...