Vars La Forêt Blanche is located in the Hautes-Alpes department in the French Southern Alps and, together with the neighboring winter sports resort of Risoul, forms one of the largest contiguous ski areas in the region. Surrounded by imposing peaks,

The Bilker Schützen- und Heimatfest in Düsseldorf is a real crowd-puller, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from across the region every year. The centrepiece of the five-day spectacle is the huge family funfair on the fairground on

The Ocean Wave has dropped anchor at a large lighthouse.

Visitors can climb it and have an enchanting view over Ocean Wave and wave park.

Step by step the spiral staircase winds up the lighthouse for brave pirates big and small.

Again and again, portholes

In Lehre-Essehof in Lower Saxony, about 12 km from Braunschweig, you will find the privately run Essehof Zoo, founded in 1968. Fifty different species of animals live here on an area of about 10 hectares. In addition to the native lynx, fallow deer and

The fair days at Möbel Hardeck in Bramsche represent an extraordinary combination of a modern shopping experience and traditional fairground culture. The spacious grounds of the furniture store are regularly transformed into a vibrant festival area,

The Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, California, is one of the largest and most famous aquariums in the United States. It opened in 1998 and is picturesquely located at Rainbow Harbour, directly opposite the Long Beach Convention Centre and the

Around 60 showmen are registered for the summer festival at the Grugahalle. Various rides, carousels and, of course, snack bars ensure first-class funfair fun. A children's flea market will be held just around the corner. This is free of charge for

Since 1976, there has been an amusement park with a water park section in Santa Clara in San Jose, about 70 kilometres south of San Francisco. California's Great America is located only two kilometres from the southern tip of San Francisco Bay. The park

In the middle of endless green expanses, about 7km from the small town of Ripon, you will find Lightwater Valley in the English county of North Yorkshire. Lightwater Valley offers a fun-filled day out for families with younger children whose focus is not

In Styria, with a beautiful view of the Dachstein, an adventure mountain awaits you. Here you can ride an alpine coaster, try out a flying fox or simply hike and stop at a hut. For hot days there is also a lake.