In the US state of Illinois, or rather in Chicago, the third largest city in the United States and located on the south-west shore of Lake Michigan, you will find Lincoln Park Zoo, which opened in 1868. Covering an area of around 14 hectares, Lincoln

The Mannheimer Mai-/Herbstmess is a funfair held on the new Meßplatz. It should not be confused with the Mannheim May Market, which takes place at the same time, but this is a real fair with an equestrian tournament.

At the Mai-/Herbstmess, many showmen

In the Belgian town of Beveren in the province of East Flanders, just 18 km west of Antwerp, you will find the swimming paradise LAGO Beveren De Meerminnen. The baths, which belong to the LAGO Group, which currently operates twelve swimming paradises in

The small town of Tarvisio is located 12 kilometres as the crow flies from the country triangle Austria - Italy - Slovenia, directly on the A23 motorway from Udine towards the Austrian border / Villach. About 30 kilometres from Villach you will find the

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

The Stargarder Erlebnishof is located in the small town of Burg Stargard in the Mecklenburg Lake District, just 12 kilometres from Neubrandenburg. In addition to a 720 metre long summer toboggan run, a children's carousel, trampolines and a children's

In Moritzburg in Saxony, around ten kilometres from Saxony's state capital Dresden, you will find the Moritzburg Game Reserve, which has been open since 1958. The history of the Moritzburg game reserve dates back to 1580, when it served as a hunting

The Dresden Showmen's Association is the organiser of the large Dresden folk festivals (Dresdner Rummel) which take place on the "Pieschener Allee" fairground. In spring there is the "Spring Festival", in summer the "Bird's Meadow" and finally the

Erbach Wiesenmarkt – The largest folk festival in the Odenwald

The Erbach Wiesenmarkt is the most important folk festival in the Odenwald district and attracts tens of thousands of visitors to Erbach every year. The Wiesenmarkt traditionally takes place

When a small and modest collection of animals was opened on 2 hectares in Caversham in 1988, no one expected the zoo to grow much. Only a few years later, the area was doubled and in the course of a move to Whiteman Park, about 25 kilometres north of