As the first Disney theme park outside the USA, the Tokyo Disney Resort was opened on 15 April 1983 in the Japanese city of Urayasu, less than 20 kilometres from Tokyo. The park is operated under licence by The Oriental Land Company and since 2001 there

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

In the Thuringian town of Lauscha, famous for its glassblowing, you will find the 1320-metre-long summer toboggan run of Erlebniswelt Ernstthal on Pappenheimer Berg since 1993. The special thing about this run is the uphill ride, which you experience

The Lübeck Christmas Market transforms the entire old town island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into the atmospheric ‘Christmas City of the North’. It is not characterised by a single market, but by a diverse ensemble of thematically different

As a Westphalian city, Hamm lies on the border with the Ruhr area and has had its own zoo since 1934. Over 80 animal species are presented on an area of over 9 hectares. You will not only find small budgies or porcupines, but also pumas and zebras.

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

In the coastal town of Monterey Country in the US state of California on Highway 1, about 185 km north of San Francisco and about 560 km south of Los Angeles, you will find the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which opened in 1984 and is one of the largest show

The Kermis in Roeselare is a major folk festival in the Belgian province of West Flanders and is considered one of the largest funfairs in the region. It takes place annually in late summer and transforms the city into a lively festival zone that is a

With around 160 attractions, the Hasselt Kermis is one of the largest fun fairs in the Netherlands.

The Landau Volksfest in Landau an der Isar is the undisputed ‘fifth season’ of this Lower Bavarian town and boasts a long tradition. The six-day spectacle takes place every year around the feast of Saints Peter and Paul at the end of June, running