The city of Worms, with its 85,000 inhabitants, is located south of Mainz and north of Mannheim. The Worms Zoo has been a permanent feature of the city since 1972 and is incorporated into a nature reserve to the south of the city. More than 75 animal

The six-day Voorjaarskermis takes place in Heerlen in the Dutch province of Limburg every year at the end of May or beginning of June. Over 20 different showmen present their rides, shooting galleries, lottery and throwing booths as well as a variety of

This year, the traditional spring festival in the town of Varel heralds the start of the outdoor season in mid-April. A market programme for the whole family is once again on offer in the town centre.

There will be around 35 fairground attractions this

Who doesn't know Looney Tunes Taz, the Tasmanian Devil? Welcome to his homeland, Tasmania. About 25 kilometres north of the Tasmanian capital Hobart (over 250,000 inhabitants) lies the small suburb of Brighton. Already in the 1980s, the Bonorong Wildlife

The Berchtesgaden Advent is a deeply traditional and incomparably atmospheric Christmas market, nestled in the majestic backdrop of the Bavarian Alps. What makes this market special is its location in the historic centre of Berchtesgaden, where it

Halfway between Durham and Raleigh, about 250 km from Charlotte in the middle of North Carolina, is the small indoor park Frankie's with a small outdoor area. This is a park with free entry, but you have to pay for the rides and attractions when you use

Poland's third largest city, Wrocław, is home to the oldest zoo in Poland. It was opened in 1865 and is, by its own account, the largest zoo in the country. Well over 1,000 animal species are housed on an area of 33 hectares. In an international

During the summer holidays, the Jardin des Tuileries hosts its traditional funfair. Young and old, tourists and Parisians can enjoy the 60 attractions on offer for two months: Bumper cars, ghost trains, gun shooting, the Palace of Mirrors, wooden horses

The state of Indiana lies between Illinois and Ohio. About halfway between Indianapolis (150 kilometres north) and Chicago (190 kilometres south), the Indiana Beach amusement park and water park is located north of the city of Monticello on Lake Shafer.

If you think that tobogganing is only possible in winter, you've got the wrong idea. Carinthia's longest summer toboggan run climbs a good 400 metres in altitude over a distance of almost two kilometres, from the Madritsche mountain station on the