The largest animal stock, the most species-rich representation and the oldest zoo in Switzerland: all this is combined in the Zoological Garden Basel. Numerous animals have been presented on an area of around 11 hectares in Basel since it opened in 1874.

Herborn Zoo has been located in the Lahn-Dill district of central Hesse, more precisely in the Herborn district of Uckersdorf, around 47 km southwest of the university town of Marburg, since 1966. Around 300 animals from 80 species live on the grounds of

The Aquarium La Rochelle has been located in the western French port city of La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime department, around 150 km from Nantes and approximately 190 km from Bordeaux, since 1988. In over eighty different aquariums with a total

The Darmstadt Spring Fair takes place in the city centre of Darmstadt. With rides, food stalls and the dip and sales market, the fair invites you to stroll, enjoy, meet friends and have fun.

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Ripley's Mountain Coaster is located in the mountain village of Gatlinburg in the east of the US state of Tennessee, at the foot of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Operated as Rowdy Bear Coaster from 2017 to 2022 and renamed Ripley's Mountain

In the middle of Holstein Switzerland, a few kilometres from the Hohwachter Bay / Baltic Sea and about 27 kilometres north of Hansa Park, lies the donkey and country play farm Nessendorf. If you've always wanted to pet or groom a donkey, then you've come

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

Directly on the Ijsselmeer in Oudemirdum, about 15 kilometers from the next larger town Lemmer, lies Sybrandy`s Speelpark, founded in 1964 as a bird park. It was located until 2019 at Jan Schotanuswei 71, 8567 HH Oudemirdum, 5 kilometers away.

In 2020, it

The Parc Bagatelle is a sister park of the German Fort Fun Abenteuerlands and is located on the French coast of the English Channel.

It offers some attractions that are mainly designed for children and families.

Nevertheless, the park also offers a few

Every year, the Duisburg Christmas market transforms the city centre into an impressive, sparkling sea of lights and is one of the largest Christmas markets in the Ruhr area.

The festive scene stretches along the central shopping streets such as