2013 Summer Road Trip - Weeki Wachee

Weeki Wachee is a town with a name as quirky as its main attraction – the famous underwater mermaid show. At Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, the water bubbles up from the aquifer at a consistent 74 degrees. It is so remarkably clear that you can see the limestone walls more than 100 feet away. Inside the theatre, located 20 feet below the water’s surface, human mermaids have been performing for more than 63 years.





Almost every little girl growing up in Florida dreams of becoming a mermaid. Mackenzie went through that phase back in 2001 so we took her to Weeki Wachee for the first time when she was three years old.



A lot of famous people have visited Weeki Wachee over the years and numerous movies and television shows have filmed on location at the state park. Most recently the mermaids were shown in Kelly Clarkson's music video. See if you can spot them.



Okay, could you spot them? If not, here is the actual footage that they sent to Kelly Clarkson.



Speaking of mermaids, did you know that it is an actual career not just a job? There is one mermaid from the 1960's who still works at Weeki Wachee. She currently assists in the scuba instruction.

We plan to return to Weeki Wachee in the near future, not to see the mermaids again but rather to kayak in the clear spring water. Manatees frequently swim in the spring and we hope to get an up-close and personal view.



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