Mermaid with manatees at Weeki Wachee Springs. Less than an hour’s drive from Tampa is a gushing first-magnitude freshwater spring with water so clear it’s like liquid glass. But that’s not the only ...

The mermaids are still the main attractions at the state park. Courtesy of Florida State Parks New Perry with Weeki Wachee Mermaids. Before I-75 traversed the Sunshine State from north to south, and ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, Fla., for that ...

If you've checked out the mermaid show at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, you know how special it is. For people who aren't aware of the shows, here's a quick breakdown: insanely athletic women put ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — An open-call audition will be held at the end of this month for the next school of mermaids for Weeki Wachee Springs. Open since 1947, Weeki Wachee Springs has been known for ...

SPRING HILL, Fla. — For almost 75 years, locals and visitors visit the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park for the pretty swimmers in the mermaid tails. The first mermaid show was back in 1947. U.S. 19 ...