Two parks for the price of one: That's the Tierpark Bern, or that's the Bärenpark and Dählholzli. Since 1937, Bern has presented more than 225 animal species in its animal and bear park on an area of almost 20 hectares. In addition to the special

Twice a year, the large folk festival takes place on the Square of Friendship between Peoples.

Travel information:

By car - Platz der Völkerfreundschaft - parking directly at the festival site, day ticket 2.00 euros.

By public transport - tram lines 4, 5

For five days, the Frankenberg Whitsun Market with its amusement park on the Wehrweide fairground will once again attract hundreds of thousands of visitors. Visitors can expect an attractive mix of new and tried-and-tested rides for young and old as well

This year's Gesmolder Kirmes is a mixture of the new and the tried and tested, with around 130 showmen and women taking part as usual. In addition, the local innkeepers and a number of clubs have once again joined in to make the fair a complete success.

In Odenthal, North Rhine-Westphalia, about 7 km from Bergisch Gladbach and about 11 km from Leverkusen, you will find the Altenberg Fairytale Forest, which has been around for over 90 years. This beautiful place, idyllically situated in the forest,

It is as much a part of Nottuln as the curia buildings are of the historic town centre. The St Martin's Market, which has been held every year at the beginning of November since 1622, is a firm fixture in the annual calendar of the abbey village.

The

In the north-west of England, in the county of Lancashire, you will find the coastal town of Blackpool and the Blackpool Central Pier, one of the town's three piers, right on the Irish Sea. Near the disused Blackpool Central railway station, about 550

In Peoria, Illinois, the Glen Oak Zoo was opened in 1955, then renamed Peoria Zoo in 2009. A smaller area of just under 6ha is offset by a selection of around 100 animal species. With the construction of its African exhibit, the zoo doubled its original

The Whitsun Fair stretches from the Nordwall to the end of the Ostwall over a length of approx. 700 metres. Over four days, around 160 showmen provide the best atmosphere and entertainment. With around 250,000 visitors, it is the largest Whitsun fair on

In Middlebury in the US state of Connecticut in the northeast of the United States, you will find the Quassy Amusement Park on around 8 hectares. Originally opened in 1908 as a trolley park on the tram line between Waterbury and Woodbury and operated as