Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in Florida has enchanted visitors since 1947 with underwater performances by "real" mermaids.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) – What’s it like to be a real-life mermaid? One at Blue Zoo in Baton Rouge said it’s peaceful under the water. Blue Zoo is an aquarium inside the Mall of Louisiana.

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 ...

A young girl ran through the fountain at Summerfest and went up to Sarah Majewski. "Are you a real mermaid?" the girl asked. Majewski, in a mermaid tail, shell necklace and sparkly headband, replied, ...

With the premiere of Disney’s new live-action adaptation, more kids than ever are interested in mermaids. We did some of the tail-work for you and found the best mermaid-related events Chicago has to ...

Florida’s Weeki Wachee Springs State Park is known for its deep freshwater cave and real-life mermaid shows. Visitors can ...

"I'm big. I'm brave. I'm beautiful." Learning to swim can be an intimidating feat for anyone, especially young kids. One swim instructor in Florida has developed a way to help his youngest students ...

Being a professional mermaid is about so much more than just flipping your fins. Although ordinarily the stuff of fantasy — and blockbuster Disney movies — being a real-life mermaid or merman is ...

All in all, it was a great summer for New Jersey mermaids. The state's small cadre of professional mermaids had more people seek out their services — while some fans bought a tail themselves. Local ...

Lauren Akins celebrated what the new 'The Little Mermaid' film meant to her daughters in an Instagram post Lauren Akins/Instagram Lauren Akins and Thomas Rhett's daughters felt the Disney magic as ...

In recent years, so-called “mer-culture” has been on the rise. Then, there’s the whole “finfluencer” trend, with mermaids and mermans like Grace Page and Merman Chris making a splash on social media.