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Weeki Wachee Springs State Park, Weeki Wachee, Florida

Photo credit: ©Florida Memory/Flickr/CC BY 2.0

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park combines a natural wonder with a family attraction full of heart. First and foremost, Weeki Wachee is a beautiful natural spring – one of the deepest in the US, in fact – but it's known for something else. Since the 1940s, the spring has hosted "mermaid shows" (pictured), which involve the real-life "mermaids" swimming up to 66 feet below the surface to perform impressive synchronized dances. 

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Interior of a country store - Salt Springs, Florida, 1940

cr: Florida Memory

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Women at the jukebox during a New Year's Eve part in Tallahassee, Florida, 1956

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Early RV campers pose for a photo on Christmas Day, 1920, in Desoto Park, Florida—about a year after the first Tin Can Tourists’ assembly. The group’s ethos—an incongruous mixture of escapism and orderliness—inspired American auto campers to load up their Model Ts and drive along freshly paved roads, searching for scenic spots to camp

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GIF: Bill Domonkos, 2017

Photo: Richard Parks, 1974 - Florida Memory

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Fishing on the bridge at Hillsborough River State Park - Thonotosassa, 1947

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Cars, trailers, and recreational vehicles stipple the grounds in Arcadia, Florida, during the 12th-annual Tin Can Tourists convention, in 1931. The group’s meetings were a boon to local economies, leading cities to compete with one another for the right to play host each year.

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Santa Claus at Panama City Beach, Florida - December, 1956

From Florida Memory