Flickering lights, the scent of candy floss and whirling rides

Showmen from all over Thuringia and Germany come to the Saalfeld fairground on the Weidig every year in July.

You can take a spin on the bumper cars and other attractive rides.

You can try out

Halfway between Durham and Raleigh, about 250 km from Charlotte in the middle of North Carolina, is the small indoor park Frankie's with a small outdoor area. This is a park with free entry, but you have to pay for the rides and attractions when you use

Only about 20 km north of Hansa-Park, along the coastal strip, you will find Noah's Ark Zoo not a kilometre from the Baltic Sea since 1976. A small number of species (approx. 50) find enough space and exercise on an area of around 10 hectares. In its

In Voigtsgrün, a district of Hirschfeld in Saxony, 12 kilometres south of Zwickau, you will find Hirschfeld Zoo, which opened in 1956. Around 600 animals from 90 species such as raccoon dogs, wild boars, bears, wolves, pot-bellied pigs, wading birds,

In Germany's northernmost state capital, the fair takes place twice a year on Wilhelmsplatz. Many stallholders and snack bars look forward to your visit.

The 2021 autumn fair set a new record with over 200,000 visitors.

The SEA LIFE Munich 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.

The Europa-Park Hotel Castillo Alcazar will transport you directly to the world of a medieval castle. As soon as you enter, you will feel the special atmosphere of thick walls, towers and warm light – perfect to start or end your Europa Park adventure in

In Osterloog, a district of Norden in Lower Saxony's East Frisia, you will find the Whale Museum, which is part of the National Park House Seal Station.

In the Waloseum, just 5 km from the Norddeich seal station, you can see the 15-metre-long skeleton of

Opened in 1862, Melbourne Zoo is one of Australia's oldest zoos. Together with other zoos in the state, it has joined together to form Victoria's Zoos. Only a few kilometres from the city centre, over 300 animal species are shown to visitors on 22

In the English port town of South Shields in the South Tyneside district, in the north-east of England, you will find the Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, which has existed permanently since 1899. Similar to a fair, you have to pay for every attraction here;