Florida's city of Weeki Wachee was officially founded in 1966 in order to put its famous live mermaid attraction onto maps and road signs, but now the city has been dissolved.

A wish comes true for five former performers from the famed underwater park in Hernando County. Now in their 70s, they dipped ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — It’s one of the most iconic and historic attractions in Florida: the Weeki Wachee mermaids at Weeki Wachee Springs State Park. Now, after a full year of closures, the park ...

SPRING HILL, Fla. (AP) – A beloved Florida state park is looking for new mermaids. Or at least humans who can pretend to be mermaids. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park will hold auditions Jan. 13 ...

SPRING HILL, FL (AP) – A beloved Florida state park is looking for new mermaids. Or at least humans who can pretend to be mermaids. Weeki Wachee Springs State Park will hold auditions Jan. 13 ...

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 ...

Mermaids have long captured the imaginations of humans, first appearing in Greek mythology more than 3,000 years ago. Although humans haven’t necessarily visited Weeki Wachee Springs for that ...

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park will hold auditions Jan. 13 for its world-famous mermaid squad Published December 28, 2017•Updated on December 28, 2017 at 9:47 am ...

Mermaids have long captured the imaginations of humans, first appearing in Greek mythology more than 3,000 years ago. Although humans haven’t necessarily visited Weeki Wachee Springs for that ...

The city's demise will have no real effect on the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, officials said. The mermaids at Weeki Wachee State Park have been a staple of Florida tourism since 1947.

Click here for the mermaid audition Facebook event. Located about an hour north of Tampa at the crossroads of U.S. 19 and State Road 50, Weeki Wachee is more than just a mark on a roadmap.