In the small village of Le Bouveret on Lake Geneva in the canton of Valais, model railway fans of real steam locomotives and steamships will find the Swiss Vapeur Parc, which has been in operation since 1979. On the grounds of the park, which is run by

In the south of France, near Spain, you can experience an Alpine coaster on a track. There is also a gondola where you can just ride up the mountain and enjoy the view. In winter you can also ski here.

AquaSplash is a water park near Lignano with many different slides.

Here are great opportunities to finally test a "jump slide", where you fly up to one meter through the air.

Of course, there are also more comfortable slides and enough sunbathing areas

In Sevierville in the Great Smoky Mountains in the US state of Tennessee, around 35 kilometres west of Knoxville, you will find the NASCAR SpeedPark, which opened in 1999. In addition to eight different race tracks, which you can drive on with karts and

About 20 kilometres south of the Saxon city of Chemnitz lies Gelenau in the middle of the Ore Mountains. There is an alpine coaster there at over 500 metres. It goes down steep curves, racy bends and even a jump at over 40km/h. Right next to it is also

In the middle of England, 33km from Birmingham, you will find a combination of theme park and animal park in the town of Bedwley. First opened in 1973, more than 150 species of animals live in an extensive area of around 81ha. You'll find the largest

The Emden Easter Market, held in the car park by the Festspielhaus am Wall, is a traditional spring festival that combines a maritime sense of calm with a lively fairground atmosphere. Situated right next to the historic ramparts, the event offers a

Since 1932, there has been a small amusement park in New Jersey, directly on the Seasight Hights peninsula, about 125km east of Philadelphia, called Casino Pier, which is built directly on the sea. Opposite this, the Breakwater Beach Waterpark was built.

It's that time again: Werder (Havel) celebrates spring, the blossoms and revives the deep-rooted tradition of fruit growing. The tree blossom festival consists of three components.

First component: At the beginning, the orchards and gardens in the

Rheda-Wiedenbrück invites you to the autumn funfair. For four days, the showmen set up their rides and stalls in the centre of Wiedenbrück. Foodies can look forward to typical fairground specialities such as roasted almonds and candy floss. One of the