At Schwarzsee in the canton of Fribourg, about 50 km south of the Swiss capital Bern, lies a mountain full of experiences. With a view of the Kaiseregg, there is plenty to do in summer and winter. In winter you can go skiing and in summer you can go

It is an institution in the Olympic Park and a wonderful attraction, especially for families spending their summer holidays in Munich: the Summer Festival in the Olympic Park.

Munich's showmen will be there with all kinds of rides – from the Ferris

The Kiliankirmes always takes place on the third weekend in July. It is traditionally officially opened by the mayor on Friday afternoon and ends on Monday evening with a large firework display.

Event:Large fairground rides are mainly located in the car

In the imperial city of Aachen in North Rhine-Westphalia, not far from the Dutch and Belgian borders, you will find the "7th Space Aachen" virtual reality experience near the UNESCO World Heritage Site Aachen Cathedral. A wide range of VR attractions for

In the south of the Hanover region, or rather on district road 213 in Springe, about 29 km from Hildesheim and about 28 km from Lower Saxony's capital Hanover, you will find the Wisentgehege Springe. The 90-hectare site, which opened its doors for the

With around 1 million visitors, the Annakirmes in Düren is one of the best-known major events in North Rhine-Westphalia and also one of the largest public festivals in Germany. There are a total of 160 stands, attractions and rides.

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Bodenmais am Silberberg is a small town in Lower Bavaria, 10 kilometres from the Czech border as the crow flies. To get here, take the A92 motorway from Munich to Deggendorf and then follow the B11 federal road for another 36 kilometres to the

A nice, small amusement park in the middle of the forest.

The park is home to some extraordinary attractions like a solar powered Harakiri slide and a people powered coaster.

There the empty train of the roller coaster is pulled up with the help of the

Around six kilometres from the port city of Newcastle in the state of New South Wales and around two hours' drive from the metropolis of Sydney, you will find the 182-hectare Blackbutt Reserve. Built on the site of the former Scottish-Australian Mining

In the centre of Amsterdam, a 5-minute walk from the Dam or a 15-minute walk from Amsterdam Central Station, you will find The Amsterdam Dungeon, a chamber of horrors that opened in 2005. Take a journey through 500 years of Amsterdam's terrifying past.