The Bilker Schützen- und Heimatfest in Düsseldorf is a real crowd-puller, attracting tens of thousands of visitors from across the region every year. The centrepiece of the five-day spectacle is the huge family funfair on the fairground on

In Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, or rather in the Zündorf district of Cologne, you will find the small but beautiful Rolf's Petting Zoo. The petting zoo, which grew out of a volunteer parrot rescue centre, has set itself the task of taking in old,

Around 30 km west of Colmar and around 85 kilometres west of Freiburg, you will find the Tricky Track alpine adventure world. An Alpine coaster with a length of over 700 metres by Wiegand awaits you here, not only with a 7-minute ride, but also with a

Probably the oldest traditional festival in the seaport town of Emden...

The Emden Schützen- und Volksfest - probably the oldest traditional festival in the seaport town by the sea. Five cheerful days of festivities with hearty music and a folk festival

The Petermoor Wildlife Park in Bassum, Lower Saxony, is an ideal destination for families, nature lovers and animal lovers who want to enjoy a relaxing outing in the countryside. Around 250 animals from approximately 60 species live on the extensive,

In Duisburg Zoo you can discover 9,000 animals from 400 species. The zoo has become famous by having the first permanent and long unique keeping of koalas in Germany. The large tropical hall Rio Negro shows the fascinating world in South America. Here

Winnoland opened on 1 June 1987 under the name Babyland, but was sold to the Walibi Group in 1991. Walibi wanted to rebuild the park and so Babyland was closed for the time being. Further areas were to be purchased for a large extension, but

In May 2025, the seventh Karls Erlebnis-Dorf (Karls Adventure Village) opened in Loxstedt, Lower Saxony, just outside Bremerhaven. With a total area of 4.2 hectares, visitors of all ages will get their money's worth. In addition to the tractor track or

The Aquarium La Rochelle has been located in the western French port city of La Rochelle in the Charente-Maritime department, around 150 km from Nantes and approximately 190 km from Bordeaux, since 1988. In over eighty different aquariums with a total

No live birds land in front of a shotgun at the "Coburg Bird Shoot".

The members of the shooting club organise their sporting competitions around the event in their shooting house. Traditionally, the festival, which takes place every year at the end of