A Florida park with the deepest freshwater cave system in the country is celebrating 78 this week.

Weeki Wachee Springs State Park , home to the world-famous mermaids, first opened to the public on Oct. 13, 1947.

Weeki Wachee's mermaids perform in a submerged theater built directly into the natural spring located on Florida's west coast, north of Tampa. This content is imported from Facebook. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site.

The park was founded by former U.S. Navy diver Newton “Newt” Perry , who envisioned a unique underwater spectacle that would bring people from around the world to Florida’s Gulf Coast. Using a system of hidden air hoses, Perry allowed performers to breathe underwater whil

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