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In 1975, a combination amusement park and water park opened in Shakopee, Minnesota, about 40 kilometers south of its most populous city, Minneapolis. Valleyfair is one of the medium-sized amusement parks in the United States of America. On an area of 51
…The history of the Lübeck Folk Festival goes back to 1848. At that time, however, the festival was still a marksmen's festival under the name "Allgemeine Scbheibenschießen". In 1871, the event was given its current name, "Volks- und Erinnerungsfest".
…Every year, the Christmas market in Meppen creates a particularly festive and lively atmosphere, bathing the city centre in a warm, wintery sea of lights. As the days grow shorter and a touch of frost settles on the rooftops, the historic city centre
…In the district of Görlitz in Upper Lusatia, in the south-east of Saxony, not far from the borders with the Czech Republic and Poland, is the Oderwitz Toboggan Park, which opened on 30 September 1995. You can compete in speed duels on the 587-metre-long
…The first independent Peppa Pig theme park in the world opened its doors for the first time in February 2022 right next to Legoland Florida and is also part of the Merlin Group. So it is also the first time that preschool children have their own park.
…In London's Bankside district, right on the Thames in the historic County Hall, directly opposite the London Eye, you'll find London Dungeon. The Dungeon was originally the first of its kind to open in Tooley Street underneath the tracks of London Bridge
…About 14 km from Branson, Missouri, lies the Silver Dollar City park, which has been around since 1960 and is operated by the Herschend Family Entertainment Group. The group also owns other parks such as
The construction of Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast began in 1982 and it has become a water park that ranks first in Australia and eighth in the world. Wet'n'Wild Gold Coast is located next to
In the north-eastern part of Saarland, more precisely in Freisen in the district of St. Wendel, approx. 47 km from the Rhineland-Palatinate city of Kaiserslautern, the Freisen Nature Wildlife Park has been located since 1999. The natural wildlife park,
…In the Saxon town of Klingenthal in the Vogtland district, about 14 km from Schöneck and directly adjacent to the border between the Federal Republic of Germany and the Czech Republic, you will find the Klingenthal Zoo, which opened in 1963. On an area
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