The famed mermaids of Weeki Wachee Springs have been luring guests from across the globe for over seven decades. Weeki Wachee’s glory days were the 1960s, and girls from as far away as Japan came to try out as mermaids. Perhaps the ultimate sign of its coolness then: Elvis visited!
Today, the Weeki Wachee Springs State Park — about a 3 1/2-hour drive from Sanibel — » Read more