The Walter Zoo has been located in Gossau in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, just 16 kilometres west of the canton's capital, St. Gallen, since 1961. Around 900 animals from over 100 species live on the 5.5-hectare zoo grounds. In addition to a petting

The history of the Lübeck Folk Festival goes back to 1848. At that time, however, the festival was still a marksmen's festival under the name "Allgemeine Scbheibenschießen". In 1871, the event was given its current name, "Volks- und Erinnerungsfest".

In the Schleswig-Holstein town of Oesterwurth in the district of Dithmarschen, about 30 km south of St. Peter-Ording and 10 km from the district town of Heide, you will find the Land & Leute Erlebnishof Dithmarschen, which is still quite young, run by

In the northernmost city in the European Union, Oulu in the north of Finland, you will find Vauhtipuisto amusement park, which was opened in 1982 by the Komulainen family and is still in operation today. The park with more than twenty-five attractions is

A fairytale world full of exciting adventures, action, and thrills awaits you. Over 50 attractions delight people of all ages and make dreams come true. Some attractions are unique and cannot be found anywhere else. Immerse yourself in eight different

In the Bavarian district of Bayreuth, or rather in the climatic health resort of Pottenstein in the middle of Saxon Switzerland, you will find the Pottenstein Adventure Rock, which belongs to the Wiegand Adventure Mountains. In addition to the 1410 m

The town of Delmenhorst was granted market rights by King Christian V of Denmark in 1690. In 1823, 33 market traders moved into the spring market. The term "Krammarkt" is documented for 1887 - this was also the first year that a carousel was on the

Kläschen - that means a state of emergency in Lemgo! There are always big celebrations around St Nicholas' Day. From Thursday to Sunday when the shops are open, fairground rides and many stalls in the town centre and on the Kastanienwall provide an

The largest animal stock, the most species-rich representation and the oldest zoo in Switzerland: all this is combined in the Zoological Garden Basel. Numerous animals have been presented on an area of around 11 hectares in Basel since it opened in 1874.

Right next to Disneyland Tokyo, the second Disney park opened in 2001: Tokyo Disney Sea in the Japanese town of Urayasu, less than 20 kilometres from Tokyo. The park is operated under licence by The Oriental Land Company and is the popular extension of