There is still a funfair in Leipzig during the Christmas season. The organiser, the Volklandt family, is a fixture in the fairground industry and a sixth-generation family business. They organise a large pop-up winter leisure park at the Paunsdorf Center

The Sint Servaaskermis in Maastricht is one of the most traditional and atmospheric fairs in the Netherlands. It is far more than just an ordinary fair, as it is an integral part of Maastricht’s culture and closely linked to the feast of the city’s

In beautiful Bergen aan Zee, right on the Dutch coast just before Texel, the Zee Aquarium opened in 1956—when Sea Life wasn’t even in the planning stages—on the grounds of the former Hotel Nassau. Over 350 species of fish live here in more than

A former jam, cake and berry shop became Knott's Berry Farm. A great amusement park in California. With 60 acres and 9 roller coasters, the park is still in the top 20 most visited parks in North America. The grocery store still plays a big role in the

Beverstedt is a small municipality with about 15,000 inhabitants and is located in Niedersachsen, about 25 kilometres south-east of Bremerhaven. There, in the district of Heyenhöfen, is the small CUX-ART animal park. Starting with a handful of blue

The LEGOLAND® Japan Resort has been located in Nagoya, Japan, in the Chūbu region and on the island of Honshū, since 1 April 2017. The park, which is the eighth LEGOLAND® worldwide to be opened and operated by the Merlin Entertainments Group, covers

The Butzbach Katharinenmarkt is a centuries-old and important folk festival in the Hessian town of Butzbach, which traditionally takes place every autumn. This four-day event offers a varied programme that combines the historic Krammarkt with modern

The Saurierpark Bautzen with its more than 200 dinosaurs is the most famous of its kind in Germany.

And its "population" is constantly growing.

With a primeval forest like flora the park offers a unique scenery for the replicas of the extinct primeval

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

Around 20 kilometres from Dubai's coastline lies the Dubai Safari Park, which opened in December 2017. It replaced the Dubai Zoo, which had been open since 1967 and closed in the course of the reopening. Around 250 animal species are kept on a large area