Florida has an abundance of gorgeous swimming holes complete with crystalline water. Visitors have identified these spots as ...

My audition was over. Beth Thomas, the woman with the tail, is the supervisor of mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs in the town of Weeki Wachee (population 9), right off U.S. Highway 19 in west ...

Even when she’s in bed, about to drift off to sleep, Mandy Walker’s mind is in the water. She hears the shrill cry of a whistle as the race begins. She feels her muscles burning as her body — half ...

Before railroads, steamboats were the main way to traverse Florida. Native Americans who left the Everglades eventually started “Indian villages” particularly around Miami, to attract tourists. Long ...

The unveiling will be held at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park on March 29 from 10 a.m. to noon. The Mermaid Tale Trail, an initiative launched to celebrate the legendary Weeki Wachee mermaids on ...

Expect to see thousands of throwback trinkets from Florida’s past and present roadside attractions, like Parrot Jungle in Miami, the mermaid shows at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Sunken ...

Florida drew a record 142.9 million visitors in 2024. The state’s nature guides and other ecotourism experts say it could do ...

The new statues will be joining the existing trail at the park and, from there, be distributed in different areas throughout Hernando County Ten new mermaid statues were ... represent the health and ...

The Florida Springs Institute’s ‘SpringsWatch ... in quiet spots thriving for plants and small fish to eat. Weeki Wachee’s biggest attraction has been its historic underwater mermaid shows in a ...