More than 55 years ago, St. John's Night in Mainz was created to honour Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of movable type printing. The Mainz St John's Night is inextricably linked to the lifestyle of our state capital and offers a rich selection of art,

The spring funfair in the centre of Wanne-Eickel opens the funfair season in Herne. Two fairground rides, a children's carousel and tasty treats await visitors on Hauptstrasse at Biuschmannshof.

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The market area is located around the castle, on the Schlossplatz and on the Brühlplatz. Guests can look forward to a range of attractive rides such as breakdancing, a Ferris wheel, bumper cars and much more. There will also be plenty to eat and drink.

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The SEA LIFE Loch Lomond, Scotland, is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland and Heide Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular route and shows

In the middle of the Wienerwald Biosphere Reserve, only about 20 km from Vienna, there is a small mountain where you can ride a mountain coaster since 2006. Over 100 metres in altitude are conquered on a track of over 850 metres with many fast-paced

In the east of Güstrow, the district capital of Rostock County in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, you will find the Güstrow Wildlife Park, which was opened in 1959 in the former GDR as the Güstrow Wildlife Park, later as the Güstrow Nature and

A good 55 kilometres east of Italy's capital Rome, on the A1 autostrada, lies the town of Valmontone with its more than 15,000 inhabitants. The mighty Palazzo Doria Pamphilj with its 365 rooms dominates the townscape from afar. It was built in 1654-1670

In the Great Smoky Mountains, or rather in Pigeon Forge in the US state of Tennessee, around 26 miles (approx. 42 km) from Knoxville, you will find Rowdy Bear's Smoky Mountain Snowpark.

In addition to the Ski Lift Shootout Coaster, a Wie-Flyer and

Almost at the border to Portugal you will find this somewhat smaller but nevertheless fine park of the Aquopolis group. Also here are children and families welcome. Also for the adrenalin junkies there are some slides. Here you can enjoy your whole day.

In Lower Saxony in Goslar, an exciting mountain awaits you with an Alpine coaster, mountain bike trails and many other possibilities. In winter you can ski here and a hut also invites you to stop for a bite to eat. To reach the Alpinecoaster, you need