Since 1956, over 150 species of animals have been at home in the Saarland capital Saarbrücken on 13 hectares. Here, for example, tapirs live in the South America House, reptiles such as giant tortoises in the Tropicarium and giraffes and antelopes in

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

The United Kingdom includes the countries of Scotland and Wales. Wales, with its capital Cardiff (more than 360,000 inhabitants), has the Barry Island Pleasure Park on the coast of Barry Island in the Vale of Glamorgan, around 16 kilometres from the

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.

The Johannismühle Wildlife Park, opened in 1997, is located in Klasdorf in Brandenburg, 40 km east of Jüterbog, directly on the B96 federal highway. Over 500 animals from 50 different species live on the 100-hectare site, which is steeped in history.

Twice a year, the Erfurt Folk Festival takes place on the Domplatz. In April as the "Erfurter Altstattfrühling" and in October as the "Erfurter OKtoberfest". Both festivals are among the largest in Thuringia.

Travel information:

By public transport - stop

The fair days at Möbel Hardeck in Bramsche represent an extraordinary combination of a modern shopping experience and traditional fairground culture. The spacious grounds of the furniture store are regularly transformed into a vibrant festival area,

The state of Indiana lies between Illinois and Ohio. About halfway between Indianapolis (150 kilometres north) and Chicago (190 kilometres south), the Indiana Beach amusement park and water park is located north of the city of Monticello on Lake Shafer.

A leisure park with an attached swimming pool invites you to play and splash around.

There is also a looping roller coaster "Vildkatten" by Pinfari in the amusement park, so there is something not only for the little ones.

The main focus is on families

The popular Kleve funfair in the heart of the city takes place in mid-July. The venue is the car parks on Wiesenstraße and Ludwig-Jahn-Straße.

Source: City of Kleve

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Kleve railway station (distance 400 m)

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