Over eleven days, the Cranger Kirmes attracts around four million funfair enthusiasts to the eleven-hectare fairground on the Rhine-Herne Canal every year. Always on the first Friday in August, the mayor of Herne opens the largest fair in North

Once you start enjoying the first warm rays of sunshine in Pforzheim, it usually doesn’t take long before the Brötzinger Spring Festival transforms the Weststadt into a colourful party district. The event is essentially a real institution in

The animal and plant park Fasanerie, which is run by the state capital Wiesbaden, is located in the city forest in the north-west of the Hessian state capital. The 23-hectare site, which was opened in 1955, is currently home to around 250 animals of 50

"Let the bliss in!" True to this motto, the Wonnemar in Backnang, Baden-Württemberg, offers relaxation, spa and fun for visitors of all ages. Relax in one of the pools, enjoy a sauna session or swim your laps in the swimming pool. For families and slide

30 kilometres south of Campinas and 70 north of the Brazilian capital São Paulo lies the largest amusement park in Latin America: Hopi Hari. At 76ha, it is twice the size of the Vatican and opened for the first time in 1999. Hopi Hari was conceived as a

Gotha Zoo is located in the former royal seat of Gotha, the fifth largest city in the Free State of Thuringia, in the protected landscape area at the foot of the Kleiner Seeberg. Around 850 animals from over 140 species, including ferrets, porcupines,

The Grote Jaarmarkt of Mol takes place in the city centre.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Mol railway station (400 metres away)

- by bus - bus stop Gasthuis

By car:

- Venue: city centre

Parking facilities:

- Car park (Hangarstraat)

- Car

The SEA LIFE Oberhausen is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes the Legoland parks, Gardaland and Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular route and shows animals in a classic setting.

In the Swiss town of Studen in the canton of Bern, around 33 kilometres from Bern, you will find the Seeteufel adventure world, which was opened in 1960 by Hugo Steiner, one of the first scuba divers and marine aquarists in Switzerland. What started out

About 35 kilometres north of Newcastle on the Australian east coast, less than 3 kilometres from Pacific Beach, lies the privately run Oakvale Wildlife Park since 1979. Mainly indigenous animals are kept on an area of around 25ha. Especially for younger