A group of former Weeki Wachee mermaids got their wish granted this weekend—returning to the springs where they once ...

Five original Weeki Wachee mermaids in their 70s reunited to swim again decades later. FOX 13’s Jennifer Kveglis reports. A ...

But being a mermaid isn’t all flips, tricks and fun; it’s hard work and takes months of training, according to Weeki Wachee Springs State Park marketing and PR manager John Athanason.

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 ...

For years, Weeki Wachee Springs has called itself "The City of Live Mermaids." The park predates Walt Disney World by decades, and over the past 65 years, it has stood out as a unique piece of ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — Nostalgia and a timely flood of donations saved the tails of the Weeki Wachee Springs mermaids a few years ago when the vintage Florida roadside attraction nearly succumbed ...

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.

Byrd, 22, was ready. The North Carolina natives flew to Florida for one reason: to watch Byrd try and become a Weeki Wachee mermaid. "She has wanted to be a mermaid her whole life," Whitson laughed.

Every day or so, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park uploads a new "Tail Mail" video, in which a mermaid answers a letter from a young fan. On Jan. 18, Paisley read a letter from Paige, age 6.

The Tampa Bay Times reports Weeki Wachee Springs State Park will hold auditions Jan. 13 for its world-famous mermaid squad. There are currently 17 performing mermaids and three princes.

If you go Weeki Wachee Springs State Park is open daily 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. at 6131 Commercial Way in Spring Hill, at the intersection of State Road 50 and State Road 19.