The Only Mermaid Camp Taught by Legendary Sirens — Weeki Wachee Springs, Florida (opens in new tab)

Since 1947, Weeki Wachee Springs State Park in central Florida has been home to live underwater mermaid performances\. Today, it's the only place in the world where the mermaid training camp is taught exclusively by the park's own legendary performers\. In the 1950s, the bar was low: jump in, remove your mask, eat a banana, do some ballet\. Two weeks of training\. You were in the show\. Today's mermaids train for a year\. Getting into the tail is its own challenge \(\"you're like making yours...