WEEKI WACHEE (CBSMiami/AP) -- Florida's city of Weeki Wachee was officially founded in 1966 in order to put its famous live mermaid attraction onto maps and road signs, but now the city has been ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — With the stroke of a pen, the city of Weeki Wachee is no more. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed CS/HB 1215 into law to abolish the municipality and transfer its assets ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — Crystal-clear blue water. Abundant wildlife. Natural Florida beauty. Weeki Wachee Springs is one of the most magical experiences you can have in Tampa Bay. "The experience of ...

WEEKI WACHEE — A Florida city known for its mermaid shows now sleeps with the fishes. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation on Tuesday dissolving the city of Weeki Wachee. The city located ...

SPRINGHILL, Fla. (AP) — A Florida state park is looking for new mermaids. Or at least humans who can pretend to be mermaids. The Tampa Bay Times reports Weeki Wachee Springs State Park will hold ...

It’s Old Florida at its kitschy best – and yes, of course, you can purchase your own mermaid tail at the gift shop before you leave. “Fish Tails,” one of two daily shows, recaps some of the history of ...

The kitschy Florida mermaid city of Weeki Wachee is no more, after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Tuesday effectively dissolving the tiny town more than 50 years after its creation. Weeki Wachee was ...

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

In the town of mermaids, you can grow fins. "We have a great, fresh, first magnitude spring that folks can swim in,” explains John Athanason with Weeki Wachee State Park. You may know Weeki Wachee for ...

A 'mermaid' prepares to dive in the tube room to start the underwater show "Little Mermaid" at Weeki Watchee Springs State Park in Weeki Watchee, Florida. The 538-acre (235-hectare) park features a ...

Sunlake High’s Seahawks host the Weeki Wachee Hornets at 7 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 22, at Sunlake in Land O’ Lakes, Fla. — a nonleague matchup that opens the 2025 campaign for both teams. Follow the ...

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 ...