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

The wildlife and leisure park "Eifelpark" combines an animal and wildlife park with various attractions.

Children and adults who are young at heart can let off steam on a variety of playground equipment or take a walk through a beautifully landscaped

The Kingoland amusement park offers families and smaller children a whole day of fun and adventure. The amusement park opened in 2014 in French Bretagne and already offers a wide range of attractions in five theme worlds. Whether you go for a ride on the

The Nordhorn May Fair always takes place around the second Sunday in May. It begins on Friday and ends on Monday. If the preceding Thursday is a public holiday, the fair is extended by this day. The fair is open daily from 2 pm until at least 10 pm. The

The Kid's World Saarlouis indoor playground is located in Saarlouis, approx. 25 km from the Saarland capital of Saarbrücken and approx. 65 km from Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate. The air-conditioned indoor playground is open all year round from Wednesday

The Easter fair in Hagen takes place on Otto-Ackermann-Platz.

Important dates:

Wednesday = Family day with heavily discounted ticket prices at all shops

Friday = ‘Höing in Flammen’ fireworks display at 21:00

Second Saturday = Lady Time - from 18:00 Ladies

Originally started as a pancake restaurant (for Berliners: egg pancakes), Speelparadijs Pannenkoekenhuis, located about 15 kilometres east of Apeldoorn in the province of Gelderland, has developed into a small theme park for families with young children.

Oud Valkeveen is a beautiful family park with something for every age group. It was first opened in 1930 in Naarden, about 20 kilometres west of Amsterdam city centre, as a beach with a pancake house. In the years that followed, the park was constantly

Devils @ Cradle is a unique sanctuary for Tasmania's endangered carnivorous marsupials. It is located halfway between Moina and West Coast in the middle of Tasmania, just a handful of kilometres south of Middelsex. The sanctuary is located on the edge of

The Kronacher Freischießen, usually simply called Freischießen, is the shooting festival organised by the Kronach Shooting Society. It takes place every year in August and is the largest public festival in the Franconian Forest with around 300,000