Tampa Bay Times

Scratch mermaids off your Christmas list. Weeki Wachee's underwater theater is closed for renovations

WEEKI WACHEE — If you're planning to take visitors to see the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs State Park this holiday season, your plans are sunk. Most of the park's attractions, including the ...
Yahoo

Weeki Wachee, Florida's City of Mermaids, Is No More

More than 50 years after it came into existence, Florida’s beloved mermaid city of Weeki Wachee is officially no more after Governor Ron DeSantis signed a bill dissolving the tiny municipality on ...
Yahoo

This Is the Deepest Freshwater Cave System in the U.S.—and You Can See Real Mermaids There

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida has enchanted visitors since 1947 with underwater performances by "real" mermaids. Visitors can still watch daily mermaid shows, which involve women donning ...
Tampa Bay Times

I became a Weeki Wachee mermaid at Sirens of the Deep camp, and you can too

Past and present Weeki Wachee mermaids teach the ways of Old Florida sirens. Gabrielle Calise is a culture reporter who covers music, nostalgia and offbeat Florida trends. Reach her at ...
NPR

Former Weeki Wachee Mermaids return to the springs as seniors

Once a mermaid, always a mermaid. A group of women in their 70s recently visited the Florida springs where they once performed as mermaids to see if they still had the magic. OK. A lot of little girls ...