The Lambertusmarkt in Erkelenz is the largest annual fair in the Erkelenz region. It is a five-day event that combines an open-air festival, music events and fairground fun.

- Numerous attractions: Over 100 showmen offer exciting and child-friendly rides.

The Hundshaupten Wildlife Park in Franconian Switzerland is an ideal destination for a varied trip into nature. More than 40 species of animals live on around 40 hectares of land, mostly forest, which you can observe on the extensive circular trails.

In East Rutherford, in the US state of New Jersey, you will find the American Dream Meadowlands DreamWorks Waterpark in the local mall. Right next to SEA Life New Jersey and Nickelodeon Universe - American Dream, North America's largest indoor water park

Less than 5 kilometres north of Sydney Zoo is Featherdale Sydney Wildlife Park in the Doonside district of Sydney. Although the zoo has a comparatively small area of just over 3ha, it has an impressive collection of Australian fauna to offer its

In Mautern, Austria, in beautiful Styria, in the Liesing Valley, not far from Leoben, Graz and Liezen, lies the "Wild Mountain Mautern". More than 300 alpine animals such as wolves, bears, owls, donkeys and ibexes as well as many other animal

The Alsfeld Whitsun Market is the largest folk festival in the region and takes place annually over Whitsun (from Friday to Whit Tuesday) on the forecourt of the Alsfeld Town Hall.

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By public transport:

- by train - Alsfeld railway

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

Twenty kilometres south of the Gold Coast city centre and also only 97 kilometres south of Brisbane is Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary. Currumbin is world famous for feeding huge flocks of free-ranging rainbow lories. Since opening in 1947, this zoo has

In Scheveningen, a district of The Hague, six kilometres from its centre, you will find the LEGO® Discovery Center Scheveningen. Unlike Legoland, the Discovery Center only has an indoor area and only one ride. In addition to the LEGO® 4D cinema with

In 1975, the wildlife and leisure park opened on an area of 74 hectares Allensbach on Lake Constance. More than 300 wild animals - from brown bears, black and red and red deer to bison - find their home here. A falconry is also housed here, which puts on