You can observe animals all year round at the Silz Wildlife and Hiking Park in the Rhineland-Palatinate district of Südliche Weinstraße. On the approximately 100-hectare site of the Silz Wildlife and Hiking Park, you will find around 400 animals from

The Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier in Texas is one of the most spectacular amusement parks in the United States. Located directly on the Gulf of Mexico, the amusement pier juts out about 300 metres into the sea and combines classic fairground

Less than 20 kilometres from Germany's oldest city, Trier, which borders directly on Luxembourg, there is a lot to experience in the small village of Riol on the Roman wine route by the lake. Not only can alpacas be stroked, but you can play golf or

In 1829, the first Corpus Christi fair was held in Sterkrade. The small, contemplative market (six to eight traders) has developed into one of the largest city centre and street fairs in Germany. The festival now attracts over 1 million visitors a year.

The traditional Bunder Whitsun Fair attracts large numbers of visitors every year to the historic town centre around the Kirchring. The grand opening is traditionally heralded by a gun salute, followed by the giving away of free rides for children at the

Kennywood was opened back in 1899 and can therefore look back on a very long history. In 2007, the park was sold to the Spanish group Parques Reunidos and has belonged to Herschend Family Entertainment since March 2025. Divided into several themed areas

In the Upper Austrian capital Linz, or rather in its district Urfahr, the nine-day Urfahranermarkt, also known colloquially as Urfahr-Markt or Urfix, takes place twice a year. The Urfahranermarkt in spring always begins on the last Saturday in April and

The city's zoo, also known as the mountain zoo, has been located in Halle an der Saale in the middle of the Reilsberg since 1901. Due to its size, it is one of the smaller zoos in Germany, but shows crocodiles, elephants, big cats and fur seals in

If you travel diagonally from Stuttgart to Feuchtwangen and from Heilbronn to Ulm, you will come across the municipality of Kaisersbach in Baden-Württemberg pretty much at the centre. Around 52 kilometres north-east of Stuttgart, a summer toboggan run

The Helmond Zomerkermis takes place in the city centre and is slightly smaller than the Voorjaarskermis with around 40,000 visitors.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Helmond railway station (700 metres away)

- by bus - bus stop