We are sitting on three intimate rows of wooden benches in a dark, cool room, staring at a giant saltwater aquarium that stretches before us. An immense stingray, small shark and colorful fish glide ...

Visit Mertailor’s Mermaid Aquarium Encounter in Lecanto, Florida, and meet a real mermaid, explore interactive exhibits, and ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida city ...

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 ...

Meet the Military Mermaids, who use fantasy for healing, at Fairgrounds St. Pete on Veterans Day. Florida artist, mermaid and veteran Iona Parris teaches a "Military Mermaid" class through the Wounded ...

Florida has one of the most active artificial reef programs among the 15 Gulf and Atlantic coastal states involved in artificial reef development, state wildlife officials say. Since the 1940s, more ...

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A woman who grew up terrified of the ocean is now a professional mermaid — making thousands of dollars in a short period of time. Elle Jimenez is a 34-year-old mermaid originally from Puerto Rico. She ...