45 kilometres west of the major city of Houston in south-west Texas, on Interstate 10 and US Highway 90, lies the small town of Katy with its 20,000 inhabitants. The Gulf of Mexico is around 105 kilometres away. The Typhoon Texas water park is located

The second largest folk festival, the Michelstadt Bee Market, starts every year in the week of Whitsun. The first "Pitschefescht", as it is colloquially known, took place in 1955 and has grown considerably since then. In addition to the many showmen,

In Gilroy in the north of the US state of California, you will find the Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park, which operates on 217 hectares and opened in 2001. Designed and built by Michael Bonfante, the horticultural-themed park has over 40 different

An amusement park mainly for families with children, but also for teenagers there is a roller coaster.

Even if Blackgang Chine only offers a handful of rides, it impresses with its diverse themed areas.

There is a lot to discover, from a western town to

The West Coast Park & Robbarium St. Peter-Ording, founded in 1992, is located in St. Peter-Ording on the German North Sea coast in Schleswig-Holstein. The zoo, which is open all year round, is home to over 800 animals from 200 species on an area of 16

There is a great musical and culinary offer, as well as a great amusement park for the visitors. Traditional brass band music and show bands also provide entertainment.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- By train - Cham railway station (15 minutes'

Opened for the first time in 1913, the Berlin Aquarium is one of the most extensive animal exhibitions in the world with over 1000 animal species. Marine animals, reptiles, amphibians and insects are presented on the area of the Berlin Zoo.

In the immediate vicinity of the Rennsteig, the mini-a-thür is located in the Wartburg district of Ruhla in Thuringia. Since 1999, over 100 1:25 scale models of Thuringian landmarks have been on display in an area of over 18,000 square metres. For

In Jaderberg in the district of Wesermarsch in Lower Saxony, around 30 kilometres from Oldenburg, you will find the privately owned Jaderpark animal and leisure park, which opened in 1950. Covering an area of over 17 hectares, Jaderpark is home to more

Leipzig Zoo is one of the best zoos in Germany. It has an area of 26 hectares and is being converted and expanded into the "Zoo of the Future". The concept of Zoo Leipzig is a species-appropriate animal husbandry, species conservation, education and