Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
Go to see live mermaid performances every day in a first-magnitude spring, viewed through the windows of a 400-seat theater embedded in the spring, then take a river boat tour on the Weeki Wachee River and swim at Buccaneer Bay.
The main event: a 2.8-mile paddle down a spring-clear river over white sand, shuttled back to the launch. The park caps launches at 280 people a day to protect the river, so it books out well ahead in summer.
Read the full Weeki Wachee: Kayaking the Spring, the Mermaids, and Manatees →Map & parking
See the mermaid performances, then swim in crystal-clear spring waters at Buccaneer Bay.
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