Question: Where was Tarzan’s Secret Treasure, starring Johnny Weissmuller, filmed in 1941?
Answer: Wakulla Springs.
Much of the underwater filming of Tarzan’s Secret Treasure took place at Wakulla Springs, located about 14 miles south of Tallahassee. Some of the footage ended up in another Tarzan movie, Tarzan’s New York Adventure, which premiered the next year in 1942. The Tarzan films helped popularize Wakulla Springs and draw more visitors. Other films were shot there, including The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954), Night Moves (1975), and Airport ’77 (1977). The State of Florida purchased the springs in the 1980s and converted the area into the Edward Ball Wakulla Springs State Park.
