The cultivation and marketing of the Bühl plum after the First World War helped the town of Bühl and its citizens to enjoy an economic boom and prosperity. The Bühl plum was and still is a household name throughout Germany and beyond. The memory of

Right next to Disneyland Tokyo, the second Disney park opened in 2001: Tokyo Disney Sea in the Japanese town of Urayasu, less than 20 kilometres from Tokyo. The park is operated under licence by The Oriental Land Company and is the popular extension of

Avifauna Vogelpark is a zoo specializing in birds in Alphen am Rhein between The Hague and Amsterdam. In 1950 the zoo was opened as the first bird park in the world and presents penguins, kiwis and rainbow lorises on 15 hectares.

The Waldbröl Town Festival transforms the entire town centre into a lively fairground and is regarded as the largest fair in the Oberbergischer Kreis district. Over the course of several days, colourful fairground rides, traditional fairground stalls

Australia's second oldest zoo (after Melbourne Zoo) was opened in 1883 and has grown over time from about 6ha to 8ha. It can present more than 250 species to its visitors, most of which are indigenous. An expansion with exotic animals and birds is in

Plopsa Indoor Coevorden is an indoor and outdoor amusement park in Dalen near Coevorden in the north of the Netherlands, directly on the German-Dutch border. The park belongs to the Plopsa Group, the theme park division of the Studio 100 company, and

The Viktorkirmes fair traditionally takes place in Dülmen on the second weekend in October. From Friday to Monday, more than 70 showmen will once again bring fun, action, entertainment and enjoyment to Dülmen. ‘The Dülmen funfairs are particularly

Heidelberg Zoo was founded in 1933 and officially opened on November 20, 1934. The facility covers 10.2 hectares and had almost 500,000 visitors in 2015. The animal population includes around 2478 animals in 155 species (inventory results from January

**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

In the Canadian province of Ontario, in the city of Niagara Falls, you will find Marineland of Canada, a marine theme park that opened in 1961. Originally opened as the Niagara Game Farm, the small zoo grew over the decades into a theme park with 16