20 kilometres from the sea and about 50 kilometres north of Rennes, the French theme park Cobac Park is located on an area of 12 hectares. It was first opened in 1975 as a theme park in Mesnil-Roc'h ( Lanhélin ) in Ille-et-Vilaine. Around thirty

The Cigoland is meanwhile a popular destination for excursions in Alsace. It is named after the storks that can be found all over the park. The park is aimed with a mixture of animal park and participatory park for families with small children. Many

The Reuschenberg Wildlife Park in Leverkusen is a recommended destination for anyone who wants to experience nature and animals up close. Covering an area of around 60,000 square metres, it is home to over 300 animals from around 46 species. In addition

A former jam, cake and berry shop became Knott's Berry Farm. A great amusement park in California. With 60 acres and 9 roller coasters, the park is still in the top 20 most visited parks in North America. The grocery store still plays a big role in the

In Schiffweiler in Saarland, less than 5km from Autobahn 8, there is an excursion destination for the whole family: Gondwana - Das Praehistorium. Hundreds of millions of years ago, Gondwana was a major geological continent - today this museum is a

The Meppen Town Hall Fair is a large, multi-day folk festival that traditionally enlivens the entire city centre of Meppen in autumn. The colourful fairground activities extend across the city centre, particularly in the area between the historic town

The Welfenfest is an annual public festival in Weingarten, which is held over several days in summer and includes a parade of pupils from Weingarten's schools.

The home and school festival began in 1764 as a one-day festival for schoolchildren on St

Founded in 2007 as Hunter Valley Zoo, this animal reservoir was renamed to its current name in 2021 after a change of ownership. The zoo is located in New South Wales on the outskirts of the small town of Nulkaba, around 60 kilometres west of Newcastle,

In beautiful Bergen aan Zee, right on the Dutch coast just before Texel, the Zee Aquarium opened in 1956—when Sea Life wasn’t even in the planning stages—on the grounds of the former Hotel Nassau. Over 350 species of fish live here in more than

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