The Neuburg an der Donau Folk Festival is an annual traditional festival that usually begins on the last weekend in July and transforms the town of Neuburg an der Donau into a lively festival venue for ten days. It is an integral part of the regional

The Santa Pauli Christmas Market in Hamburg is Germany's only erotic Christmas market and represents a deliberate break with traditional, contemplative Christmas markets. It takes place annually on Spielbudenplatz in the heart of the famous red-light

For well over 400 years, the Peine Free Shoot has been celebrated, the biggest festival of the year for Peine. The festival has been opened with a large fireworks display since 1966. In addition to the many showmen and rides on the Schützenplatz, many

On the Tasman Highway in Tasmania, a handful of kilometres north of the small town of Bicheno on the east coast of the Australian island, lies East Coast Natureworld. Set amidst a vast expanse of 150 hectares of natural coastal bushland, East Coast

After years of planning and one year of construction, WhiteWater World opened at the end of 2006. 4 hectares of the park offer 10 water slides and 2 pools. It is located right next to DreamWorld on the Gold Coast. The park is very popular with the

The largest koala sanctuary in the world is located in Fig Tree Pocket, a suburb of Brisbane. Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary, as it is called, covers 18ha and has been at its current location since 1927. Originally started with just 2 koalas named Jack and

Come to Märchen-Erlebnispark Marquartstein and discover the world of fairy tales and adventures together with mum and dad or grandma and grandpa. The fairy tale theme park in Marquartstein, beautifully situated in the Chiemgau mountains, has been a

Reinhard Mey once sang "Above the clouds, freedom must be boundless". You don't go quite that high, but the balloon you climb into is 100 metres above sea level. You'll be higher than Big Ben in London. Just a few metres from Disneyland Paris - in the

The Schwerin Zoo opened in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's state capital Schwerin in 1956. With an area of around 25 hectares, it is one of the medium-sized zoos in Germany and is home to around 150 animal species. The natural 3-hectare water bird

The oldest zoo in Denmark and also one of the oldest zoos in Europe is Copenhagen Zoo in the Danish capital. It was opened in 1859 and has since grown to an area of 20ha. Like some other zoos, it is a geozoo that keeps animals not according to species,