The state of Indiana lies between Illinois and Ohio. About halfway between Indianapolis (150 kilometres north) and Chicago (190 kilometres south), the Indiana Beach amusement park and water park is located north of the city of Monticello on Lake Shafer.

Ahoy, landlubbers! Although it's still a good 60 kilometres to the Mediterranean, with only a 5-minute drive to Avignon, Pirate Land is a popular destination in Rochefort-du-Gard for all dock swallows, pirates and those who want to become a pirate. The

A large amusement park with all kinds of roller coasters, rides and play equipment for all ages. The highlights include the Intamin MegaLightCoaster "Piraten" and the Vekoma launching rollercoaster "Juvelen". The specialty of the latter roller coaster is

In the Bavarian town of Weiden in der Oberpfalz, about 100 km east of Nuremberg and 35 km west of the border with the Czech Republic, the five-day Weidener Volksfest always takes place in September. On the large fairground in Conrad-Röntgen-Straße you

The Aquabasilea water and wellness world has been located in Pratteln in the canton of Basel-Landschaft, around 14 kilometres south-east of Basel, since 2010. With a total area of 13,000 square metres, including 2,160 square metres of water with a volume

St John's Festival - the festival of joy

Once a year - usually on the first weekend in July - Eschwege is "in a state of emergency" at the St John's Festival. For five days, all life in the town is centred on this traditional festival, and the

The largest indoor amusement park opened here in Abu Dhabi in 2018, right next to Ferrari World. Due to the climate requirements, the entire amusement park is in one building that is fully air-conditioned. On 15 hectares you will mainly find flat rides,

Water Country is a water park near Portsmouth in New Hampshire in the USA. It was opened in 1984 and is New England's largest water park. With 18 attractions, the park also includes New England's largest wave pool. Unlike many other water parks, you can

Budapest Zoo is one of the oldest zoos in the world. While the first idea came up in the 1820s, the gates were opened for the first time in 1866. It is located on the north-western side of the City Park in the XIV district of the city and thus has a

Around 15 kilometres inland from Dubai Airport, a small petting zoo called Dessert Oasis Petting Farm is located in Al Khawaneej next to Mushrif Park. Aimed at families with small children, familiar and less native animals are brought closer to families