If you’re looking for a fun place to spend your summer, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park is a great choice. The park offers unique experiences for you to enjoy such […]

N.C. girl in a mermaid world; Burnsville native lives a life underwater KURE BEACH— Twenty feet below the surface of a natural spring, Lydia Byrd finds herself eyes wide open, […]

Florida camp turns mom into mermaid after bout with cancer Few positives sprout from a bout with breast cancer. The first time I lay prone at the center of the […]

Mermaids in Orlando The world-famous Mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park are making a splash at SEA LIFE Orlando aquarium. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays (through Oct. 21), the mermaids […]

Weeki Wachee’s mermaids to swim in Sea Life Orlando tank The Weeki Wachee mermaids are moving into Sea Life Orlando Aquarium for more than three weeks, starting Friday. The famed […]

Critically-ill child gets to swim with Weeki Wachee mermaids

A Dip into Southern Mermaid History In small-town Florida in the 1950s, young women had three options, Vicki Smith says: “You got married, went off to school, or you became […]

A legendary ‘mermaid’ still swimming at 78 A tourist destination in Florida has for seven decades wowed audiences with the magic of its mermaid shows. Janine Zeitlin speaks to one […]

These ‘mermaids’ dance underwater for half an hour at a time By Sarah ScolesJune 17 at 7:30 AM The auditorium at Weeki Wachee Springs sits 16 feet underground. Long wooden benches […]

The magic of Weeki Wachee For 70 years, Weeki Wachee has fascinated and entertained Florida families. One of the last of the original Florida roadside attractions, Weeki Wachee survived the […]