Since 1932, there has been a small amusement park in New Jersey, directly on the Seasight Hights peninsula, about 125km east of Philadelphia, called Casino Pier, which is built directly on the sea. Opposite this, the Breakwater Beach Waterpark was built.

A good 35 kilometres north-east of Austin, Texas and 170 kilometres north-east of San Antonio, you will find the small town of Pflugerville, which has a population of around 65,000. The Typhoon Texas water park is located not far from Route 35 on an area

Less than 20 kilometres south of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv - Jaffa, in Rischon LeZion, within sight of the Mediterranean Sea (less than 1 kilometre away), is the Superland amusement park. It was first opened in 1991 and is one of the 3 most important

Veldhoven Zoo was opened in 2014 and is one of the younger zoos. It emerged from the Papegaaienpark N.O.P., which was closed in 1992 and 2013. Only a few kilometres west of Eindhoven, birds of prey and exotic birds have an area of around 17 ha at their

On an area of 22 hectares, the Hanover Zoo houses about 2150 animals from 181 species. The zoo was already opened on May 4, 1865 and has been renovated many times. In the meantime, seven themed worlds have been created, which show the natural habitat and

In Mainz on the Adenauer-Ufer - between Kaisertor and Kurfürstenbrunnen - the big Mainzer Rhein-Frühling ("Spring Fair") takes place every year. The showmen set up their rides, games and snack shops directly on the Rhine and look forward to many

A small park for families with children aged 2 to 12 awaits you pretty much directly on the French A21 motorway around the small town of Lens, around 37 km south-west of Lille. As an outdoor park, it delights its visitors with several small flat rides

In Bensheim on the Bergstrasse in southern Hesse, the Bergstrasse Wine Festival takes place every year in September and lasts nine days. It traditionally starts on the Saturday before the 1st Sunday in September with the coronation of the Bergstrasse

As every year, the first weekend in September is all about the September market on the market square in Oudenaarde. 10 days of fun, 10 days of partying and 10 days of eating oliebollen.

Source: City of Oudenaarde

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The Vilshofen Folk Festival is a traditional folk festival on the Danube that takes place every year in late summer. It is one of the largest events in the town and attracts visitors from across the region.

The festival combines Bavarian tradition with