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HERE’S a packing dilemma for you: What should a grown woman bring for a weekend of playing “mermaid”—besides a swimsuit, sunscreen and proof of her own sanity? The good people at Florida’s Weeki ...

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 ...

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 ...

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Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida is hiring mermaids for its underwater theatre. Auditions are "rigorous and challenging," a state spokeswoman told Insider. Weeki Wachee mermaids are required ...

Appearing in Disney’s animated film and on Starbucks coffee cups, mermaids are way more real than you might think. And if you want to be one, we’ll tell you how to make that happen. I’m staring into ...

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 sight to behold at Weeki Wachee Springs. Here ...