Perry built a theater submerged 6 feet below the water’s surface, and in October 1947, the first mermaid show was held. For more than 70 years, the Weeki Wachee mermaids have continued to ...

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.

The water district says it doesn't want to close the tourist attraction, just make sure that Weeki Wachee and its tenacious mermaids comply with the law. A hearing is scheduled for next week.

WEEKI WACHEE — Shut down for a year due to COVID-19, the mermaids are swimming again as the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park reopened this week. But safety precautions and some limits were put in ...

WEEKI WACHEE SPRINGS, Fla. — (WFLA) — Our delicate Floridan aquifer is a matrix of tunnels that flow silently under our feet every day. The Karst Underwater Research group –or KUR– works ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — Crystal-clear blue water. Abundant wildlife. Natural Florida beauty. Weeki Wachee Springs is one of the most magical experiences you can have in Tampa Bay. "The experience ...

WEEKI WACHEE - It's a world of sapphire blue ... is indeed the deepest spring in the United States. Though the spring water is mostly crystal clear with visibility of about 100 feet, below ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. (WFLA) — Tim Beach’s neighborhood is surrounded by water. There is the Weeki Wachee River on one side and channels connected to the Gulf on the other. Beach owns one of ...

Nearly 10 months after the long-awaited dredging of the Weeki Wachee River stopped because of water quality issues, work is scheduled to begin again on the $2.1 million project with a new ...