“I thought I was the only crazy person who wanted to swim like Ariel for real ... they see these photos. “Some people put a crown on. Some people put on a special mermaid shell top.

In the waters of Weeki Wachee Springs, just an hour north of Tampa, Florida's own real-life mermaids have been mesmerizing audiences for more than 75 years. The latest: The State Archives of ...

and this image carried over into Western culture.” Despite the lack of evidence indicating mermaids are, well, under the sea, ...

Hundreds of years ago, our understanding of the sea was even more limited. Sailors came across many strange creatures, which ...