Colchester Zoo has been located in Colchester in the county of Essex, around 64 miles (approx. 103 km) from the British capital London, since 1963. On the zoo grounds you will find around 180 animal species from all continents. From A for monkeys to R

The Okinawa Churaumi Aquarium is one of the most famous and impressive aquariums in the world. It is located in Ocean Expo Park in Motobu on the Japanese island of Okinawa and was opened in 2002. The name Churaumi is composed of the Okinawan word chura

The Olchis Adventure World in the Gaußhöfe in Hamburg-Altona is Germany's first immersive experience based on Erhard Dietl's popular children's book characters “The Olchis”. It is operated by Oetinger Studios GmbH and opened in October 2026.

Families

When the days slowly start to get longer again, the fun comes to town. The Datteln Spring Fair takes place on Neumarkt and Schützenplatz - with Sunday shopping. As usual, there will be reduced prices on Monday, which is traditionally a family day.

Near the Cascade in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, there is next to the huge statue of the Mother of Armenia (54m with base) the amusement park Haghtanak Park (Victory Park), built according to the Tivoli principle.

In the first amusement park in the

In Lievestuore, Finland, located directly on motorway 9 and around 24 kilometres from Jyväskylä, you will find the family-friendly Nokkakivi amusement park, which opened in 2007. On the park's 2.2 hectare site, you will find over twenty different rides

Since 2004, there has been a small amusement park in Henderson Valley called Crystal Mountain. It is located about 22 km northwest of Auckland and specialises in the theme of crystals. The award-winning tourist attraction houses a crystal mining museum,

In Sevierville in the Great Smoky Mountains in the US state of Tennessee, around 35 kilometres west of Knoxville, you will find the NASCAR SpeedPark, which opened in 1999. In addition to eight different race tracks, which you can drive on with karts and

SEA LIFE Malaysia is located right next to LEGOLAND Malaysia and is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also owns the Legoland parks, Gardaland and Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular walkway

In the French region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, or rather in the ski resort of La Sambuy in Seythenex, south of Faverges and about ten kilometres northwest of the city of Albertville, you will find the Mountain Coaster 4 season slide at the valley