Not even a kilometre away from the Tripsdrill amusement park, near Cleebronn, halfway between Heilbronn and Stuttgart, awaits an animal delight, for this is where the Tripsdrill Wildlife Paradise is located. Covering an area of more than 47 hectares, the

The butterfly zoo Papiliorama originally opened in Marin-Empagnier in 1988, burned down in a major fire in 1995 and was reopened in the same year. Due to the lack of space, the zoo relocated in 2003 and celebrated its reopening in Kerzers. About 100

The Kaltennordheim Marriage Market is a traditional folk festival in the Thuringian Rhön that has been held since 1563 and thus looks back on a history spanning over 460 years. Held annually over the Whitsun weekend, the event attracts tens of thousands

Canton, the capital of Van Zandt County in the north-east of the US state of Texas, is home to a farm experience with a difference: Yesterland Farm. What began in 1994 with the planting of Virginia Pine and Lob-lolly Pine, developed over the years into a

The unique combination of the zoo and park landscape of the zoo in Karlsruhe attracts over a million visitors every year. Located in the middle of the city, the green oasis with historical trees, colorful flower arrangements, themed gardens and water

Everything is always different in Hövelhof on the first weekend in October - that's when the Senne community at the source of the River Ems celebrates Hövelmarkt with thousands of guests. One of the most traditional events in the Paderborn region is

The Clover Seed Market in Harsewinkel is a traditional folk festival deeply rooted in the agricultural history of this town in the Münsterland region. Originally established as an important trading centre for clover seeds, over the decades the event has

The Schwerin Zoo opened in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's state capital Schwerin in 1956. With an area of around 25 hectares, it is one of the medium-sized zoos in Germany and is home to around 150 animal species. The natural 3-hectare water bird

The Lübeck Christmas Market transforms the entire old town island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into the atmospheric ‘Christmas City of the North’. It is not characterised by a single market, but by a diverse ensemble of thematically different

Every year, three weeks before Easter, the Eisenach Summer Win® brings a centuries-old custom to life. Winter, the force that brings death, is driven away and the life-giving summer is summoned. The parade has been the highlight of the spring festival