In Peoria, Illinois, the Glen Oak Zoo was opened in 1955, then renamed Peoria Zoo in 2009. A smaller area of just under 6ha is offset by a selection of around 100 animal species. With the construction of its African exhibit, the zoo doubled its original

On the weekend before St John's Day (24 June), the people of Lorsch celebrate their oldest traditional festival: the four-day St John's Festival. A fairground and a creative market are set up on Karolingerplatz, idyllically situated at the foot of the

North America's largest shopping mall is located in Alberta, Canada, around 300 kilometres from Calgary, and goes by the beautiful name of West Edmonton Mall. Until 2004, it was the largest mall in the world for more than two decades. The mall impresses

SeaWorld Orlando is one of eight parks that belong to United Parks & Resorts Inc. Starting out as a marine animal park, it quickly developed into a theme park with several roller coasters and flat rides. With over 81 hectares and 8 roller coasters, the

The Augsburg Herbstplärrer, the second part of the Bavarian-Swabian folk festival double, marks the glittering end of the summer festival season and is considered by many locals to be the ‘real’ highlight of the Augsburg event calendar. While the Easter

The Hagen Fair is one of the most beautiful and popular folk festivals in the Osnabrück region. It is a tradition in the municipality of Hagen am Teutoburger Wald and has been the main festival of the year since time immemorial. So it is not surprising

The Easter fair in Homburg marks the official start of the Saarland folk festival season and takes place annually on the spacious fairground at the Forum. As one of the first major events of spring, it attracts visitors from all over the Saarpfalz region

In 1956, the Opel Zoo in Kronberg im Taunus (Rhine-Main area) was founded by Georg von Opel as a research enclosure. The park is home to well over 200 animal species. The park is particularly proud of its keeping of the Mesopotamian fallow deer, its 2

Three times a year, the Hanseatic City invites to the Hamburger Dom. It is celebrated as Spring Dom, as Summer Dom and as Winter Dom. The Hamburger Dom is considered the largest folk festival in the north. The fairground rides and amusement arcades of

In Upper Franconia in Kronach you will find an Alpinecoaster right next to a bio farm with inn. The Alpinecoaster has been around since 2000.