The privately run Plättli Zoo has been located in Frauenfeld in the Swiss canton of Thurgau, around 30 kilometres from Constance, since 1958. The small but charming zoo is home to around 200 animals from around 50 species, including Barbary macaques,

Within sight of the Sydney Opera House, Taronga Zoo Sydney is located directly on the Pacific Ocean in the northern part of Sydney. It first opened its doors as a city zoo in 1916 and has since grown to cover an area of 28ha. Well over 150 animal species

The SEA LIFE Brighton on the lake promenade is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes the Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland and Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular route

The Alsfeld Whitsun Market is the largest folk festival in the region and takes place annually over Whitsun (from Friday to Whit Tuesday) on the forecourt of the Alsfeld Town Hall.

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- by train - Alsfeld railway

The Australian Reptile Park has an eventful history in the truest sense of the word. It all began in 1949 in Umina Beach on the Central Coast, where the Ocean Beach Aquarium was opened by its founder Eric Worrell. The move to Wyoming took place in 1958.

At Schwarzsee in the canton of Fribourg, about 50 km south of the Swiss capital Bern, lies a mountain full of experiences. With a view of the Kaiseregg, there is plenty to do in summer and winter. In winter you can go skiing and in summer you can go

The Cherry Blossom Festival in Enger (Herford district) is the social highlight in the Widukindstadt event calendar and attracts visitors from across the East Westphalia-Lippe region every year on the first weekend in May. The festival extends across the

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

Tokyo's Taitō district is home to Japan's first modern zoo, the Ueno Zoological Garden. Opened in 1882, the zoo is home to more than 3,000 animals from over 300 different species on an area of 14.3 hectares. In addition to Asian elephants, Sumatran

Clementon Park & Splashworld is located approximately 30 kilometres south-east of Philadelphia in the Clementon district of Camden, New Jersey. With a rich history, the park has been welcoming visitors since 1907 and is also known as Clementon Lake Park,