From fantasy photoshoots in the Maldives, to kelp forest "strolls" along California's Catalina Island and Taiwan's luxe hotel swims, swimming in a tail is different wherever you do it.

Mermaiding, the artistic swimming activity in which people wear mermaid fins and tails, is growing in popularity around the world. The activity has led to the formation of mermaid swim schools, groups ...

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) -- Ariel may have dreamed of a life on land and trading her fins in for feet, but Gabriella Atanossian can't wait to spend her days underwater. The 22-year-old has always been ...

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Mermaiding is about 'finding a place where you can let your guard down and actually get in touch ...

Mermaids, pirates, other sea creatures make their way back to aquarium Mermaids, pirates, other sea creatures make their way back to aquarium Mermaids are returning to Newport Aquarium this ...

There is blood in the water at the Freedom Aquatic and Fitness Center in Manassas, Virginia. Angela Murray Pavlovsky, 40, emerges from the pool with knuckles raw and red, having scraped them during a ...

Michael Muller/HannahMermaid.com Have you ever seen a real life mermaid? This fish out of water makes a splash wherever she goes. Hannah Fraser (aka Hannah Mermaid) is an underwater performance artist ...

Mermaids are splashing into the Newport Aquarium starting this month.The mermaids will be at the aquarium on select days starting Sept. 23 to Oct. 22, swimming, playing and entertaining underwater and ...

When you need to up your Instagram game, there’s one awesome way to do it: “underwater fashion,” which is getting super popular — especially in the warm waters of South Florida. According to ...

WEEKI WACHEE, Fla. — The auditorium at Weeki Wachee Springs sits 16 feet underground. Wooden benches face a thick glass wall, which stays shrouded in blue curtains, resembling ruched swimsuits. But ...

Mermaids have long captured the imaginations of humans, first appearing in Greek mythology more than 3,000 years ago. Though humans haven’t necessarily visited Weeki Wachee Springs for that long, ...