In the north-west of England, in the county of Lancashire, you will find the coastal town of Blackpool and the Blackpool North Pier amusement park, one of a total of three piers in the town, directly on the Irish Sea. The pier, which opened in 1863 and

In the Middle East, or rather in Israel's second-largest city Tel Aviv, you will find on Rokach Boulevard, on an area of about 3 hectares planted with lawns and eucalyptus and palm trees, you will find Israel's best-known amusement park, Luna Park Tel

Since 2004, there has been an Alpine coaster over 600 metres long in the border area between the Czech Republic, Poland and Slovakia. It is about 400 kilometres from Prague, and Ostrava is less than 70 kilometres to the northwest. In winter you can also

The Augsburg Herbstplärrer, the second part of the Bavarian-Swabian folk festival double, marks the glittering end of the summer festival season and is considered by many locals to be the ‘real’ highlight of the Augsburg event calendar. While the Easter

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 Dollywood, Kentucky Kingdom and Wild Adventures.

Originally started as a private zoological collection, the interest in Van Blanchendaell Park increased so much that it opened its doors to the public in May 2007. Since then, Tuitjenhorn, between Bergen op Zee or Alkmaar and Schagen, has been home to

In Arnsberg in the Sauerland region of North Rhine-Westphalia, 33 km east of Iserlohn and 15 km south of Lake Möhne, lies the Vosswinkel Wildlife Park, which was founded in 1970 in the Arnsberg district of Vosswinkel. The 600-hectare site, of which

Less than 20 kilometres south of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv - Jaffa, in Rischon LeZion, within sight of the Mediterranean Sea (less than 1 kilometre away), is the Superland amusement park. It was first opened in 1991 and is one of the 3 most important

The Hofgeismar Cattle Market and Local Festival is a real highlight in the region's calendar of events. It is known for its mix of traditional cattle market, large fairground and lively festival tent.

Highlights and programme:

Festzelt-Gaudi: The festival

The Förderverein Herzberger Tierparkfest e.V. invites you to an annual animal park festival on the weekend around 1 May.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Herzberg railway station (distance 3.4 km)

- by bus - bus stop Grochwitzer Str.

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