The Sesame Place Philadelphia theme and water park has been located in Langhorne, USA, around 25 miles (approx. 40 km) from Philadelphia, the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania, since 1980. The approximately 5.7-hectare park, which is entirely

The Christmas market of 1,000 stars in Cottbus is considered the largest and probably also the most luminous Christmas market in the Spreewald region and is deeply rooted in Brandenburg tradition. Its characteristic and eponymous feature is the

The second weekend in June will be a colourful one in Eilenburg's town centre - the town's biggest festival will be celebrated once again.

The three-day spectacle will be opened punctually at 7 pm on Friday evening by the Eilenburg Castle Association and

* How it all began

The Christmas market in Rostock has a long tradition. The history of the Rostock Christmas market began in the late Middle Ages with sales fairs in the city center in the run-up to Christmas. These sales fairs were a way for people to

The Augsburg Osterplärrer, Swabia's largest folk festival, marks the festive start of the Bavarian open-air season every year and transforms the Kleiner Exerzierplatz into a dazzling centre of joie de vivre just in time for Easter Sunday. This event is

A total of 85 fairground attractions will provide plenty of fun, exciting rides and colourful hustle and bustle. In addition to the classics such as the music express, bumper cars and break dance, there will also be some real highlights on site. One

Bayside Fun Park Bridlington is picturesquely located directly on the Bridlington promenade, just a stone's throw from the sea. This charming family amusement park features colourful rides such as the Crazy Caterpillar, which has been thrilling young and

In the US state of Michigan, more precisely in Muskegon County, today's Michigans Adventure amusement park was first opened in 1956 as Deer Park. After another change of ownership, it was opened as Deer Park Funland from 1972 to 1987. In 2001, the Cedar

An old Bavarian gem

The famous Dachau Folk Festival, with its more than 350-year history that began with horse races, is an outstanding event of its kind every year for all of Upper Bavaria and also for large parts of Swabia.

It is easy to explain where

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