Billabong Sanctuary is about 15 kilometres south of Townsville, directly opposite the Great Barrier Reef. The nearest major city, Cairns, is over 365 kilometres to the north. Since 1985, the year it opened, the sanctuary has not only kept reptiles such

The Mannheim Christmas Market is one of the largest and oldest traditional Christmas markets in the Rhine-Neckar metropolitan region and is a central event in the run-up to Christmas. It takes place in a unique setting, namely around the imposing water

If you’ve always wanted to drive through Africa, South America, and Asia, a trip to Aywaille in Belgium—located just under 30 kilometers south of Liège—will do the trick. While kangaroos from Australia hop across the steppe, you can watch giraffes

On the first or second weekend in November, the Martinimarkt is one of the most traditional (since 1465!) and largest markets in the region and attracts visitors to Herborn in droves. The smell of roasted almonds and mulled wine is the perfect way to get

Since 2024, Peppa Pig Park Günzburg in Günzburg, Bavaria, has been located in the immediate vicinity of LEGOLAND® Deutschland Resort, Europe's first theme park based on the British animated TV series Peppa Wutz. The park has seven themed playgrounds and

Over the years, the Martinimarkt in Pforzheim-Brötzingen has developed from an originally ambitious district festival into a firmly established and regionally popular folk festival, which is perceived by many as Pforzheim's ‘second fair’. The event

Plohn Amusement Park not only features East Germany’s wildest wooden roller coaster, “El Toro,” but also family-friendly coasters like “Plohseidon” and the wonderfully themed powered coaster “Miniwah & the Secret of Gold Creek City.” But that’s not

Around 65 kilometers south-east of Lille (France) and just as far away from Mons (Belgium), you will find the small leisure park Le Fleury in Wavrechain sous Faulx. The park is located on a lake and offers a wide range of outdoor activities, especially

The SEA LIFE LEGOLAND® California Resort is located right next to LEGOLAND® California. It is one of several aquariums run by the Merlin Group, which also owns the Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland or Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is

At Monte Tamaro in Switzerland, near Lake Maggiore, you can expect, among other things, an Alpine coaster and a high ropes course on the mountain. At the foot of the mountain there is also a large adventure pool.