In eastern Styria, about three quarters of an hour's drive east of Graz, you will find the Herberstein Animal World at Herberstein Castle. The Styrian State Animal Garden was opened in 1960, but has its origins as early as the 17th century. It covers a

In the French municipality of La Bourboule in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, you will find Parc Fenestre. This amusement park, which mainly appeals to families with children up to around 13 years of age, promises a great day out with a wide variety of

A water park in the far north that has a 26m high water slide.

In this slide you can experience a 9 meter free fall! But you can also have fun in the Sentrifuga, the halfpipe or the Flow Rider.

For families there are also more moderate slides, mini golf,

There was already a pheasantry in Hanau in 1705. Its basic stock has been preserved over the centuries, so that it was converted into a wildlife park in 1967. Just over 30 different animal species live on a huge area of over 107 hectares (for comparison:

If you travel diagonally from Stuttgart to Feuchtwangen and from Heilbronn to Ulm, you will come across the municipality of Kaisersbach in Baden-Württemberg pretty much at the centre. Around 52 kilometres north-east of Stuttgart, a summer toboggan run

At the largest folk festival in the city of Brandenburg an der Havel, you will experience a varied family programme for young and old, peppered with stars and starlets as well as sporting competitions. Of course, the dragon boat and duck races are also a

In the municipality of Kintzheim, west of Sélestat in the Grand Est region of France and only 40 km from the German town of Rust and Europa Park, you will find the La Montagne des Singes animal park, opened in 1969. The 24-hectare site at the foot of the

The Reiterlesmarkt in Rothenburg ob der Tauber immerses the medieval streets in a winter wonderland straight out of an old fairy tale. When the lights shine on the half-timbered houses and the cobblestones sparkle, the scent of roasted almonds, spicy

You can toboggan on the highest mountain in Rhineland-Palatinate in Hilscheid near Thalfang (Trier is about 50 kilometres to the west by car), on the Erbeskopf. This mountain in Hunsrück is just over 26 kilometres from the Moselle. Here you can

Directly on the Ijsselmeer in Oudemirdum, about 15 kilometers from the next larger town Lemmer, lies Sybrandy`s Speelpark, founded in 1964 as a bird park. It was located until 2019 at Jan Schotanuswei 71, 8567 HH Oudemirdum, 5 kilometers away.

In 2020, it