Watching the mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs is a classic Florida tradition.

WEEKI WACHEE IS ONE OF THOSE PLACES I’D DRIVEN BY HUNDREDS OF TIMES AS A CHILD, BUT WAS NEVER LUCKY ENOUGH TO GO INSIDE. We’d drive all the way to Brooksville and stop into the now defunct Roger’s ...

A Florida park with the deepest freshwater cave system in the country is celebrating 78 this week. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, home to the world-famous mermaids, first opened to the public on Oct ...