The privately run Plättli Zoo has been located in Frauenfeld in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, around 30 kilometres from Constance, since 1958. The small but charming zoo is home to around 200 animals from around 50 species, including Barbary macaques,

In the Hessian science city of Darmstadt, or rather in Weiterstadt, just a few minutes' drive from the A5 motorway, you will find the Keller-Ranch animal sanctuary. The aim of the Keller-Ranch is to take in old, rejected, abandoned and unwanted animals,

If there is a ride that is based on a dance form, then it is clearly the break dance. Whether 12 corners, 18 or round, variant 1, 2, 3 or 4, here you will find all the rides that are normally on the road at funfairs and fairs and are now currently in

In the LC Mall in Pudong, a district of the Chinese metropolis Shanghai, you will find the Peppa Pig World of Play - Indoor Play Centre, which opened in October 2018. Here, the little ones can meet their heroes from the Peppa Wutz TV series live and

The third oldest zoo in Switzerland has been welcoming visitors since 1929. On an area of 28 hectares (2020), which has almost doubled since 2006 from 15 hectares, there are over 375 species of animals that are native to the world. The enclosures are

**Villach Kirchtag: Austria's largest traditional festival**

The Villach Kirchtag is the largest and one of the most famous traditional festivals in Austria. Every year in the first week of August, the city centre of Villach in Carinthia is transformed

With the Erdinger Weißbräu festival tent and Fischer's Stiftungszelt, two large festival tents await you at the autumn festival in Erding. There will be live music and of course a good atmosphere in both marquees on all days. There is also a café tent

In the Thuringian district of Schmalkalden-Meiningen, or rather on the 916.5 metre-high Inselberg in Brotterode-Trusetal, you will find the Inselsberg Fun Park, which is part of the Wiegand Adventure Mountains. In addition to the 1400 m long summer

Twice a year, the festival grounds on Dreizehnerstraße are in a state of emergency. It's a folk festival. Of course, there are many showmen on site who will thrill you with their rides and spoil you with their culinary offerings.

The Rheinbach May Fair takes place on the Prümer Wall and in Pützstraße. There is fun for young and old throughout the fairground. Exhibitors with fairground rides, children's carousels and a variety of stalls with savoury and sweet treats present a