On 26 January 1978, after only 115 days of construction, the amusement park Fantasilandia was opened in the middle of the Chilean capital Santiago de Chile. It thus became part of the traditional city park O'Higgins Park and opened with, among other

Only about 10 kilometres from the Lower Saxony border, between Duderstadt and Leinefelde in Worbis, lies the Alternative Bear Park. The bear park was opened in 1996 through the initiative of the "Aktion Bärenhilfswerk" on the site of the former

SEA LIFE Nagoya is located directly next to LEGOLAND Japan about 30 kilometres south of the centre of Nagoya on a peninsula and is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes the Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland

Devils @ Cradle is a unique sanctuary for Tasmania's endangered carnivorous marsupials. It is located halfway between Moina and West Coast in the middle of Tasmania, just a handful of kilometres south of Middelsex. The sanctuary is located on the edge of

The beginnings of the fair up to the present day

The beginnings of the St Michael's Fair date back to the Middle Ages. In 1428, the market day was first explicitly mentioned by name as "frigge Kermesse to sente Michels misse". This name was mentioned in a

At the end of April, it's finally that time of year again in Verdun, when the fairgrounds just a stone's throw from the Les Poilus de Verdun Historical Military Museum are filled with fairground attractions. Over the 16 days, 27 showmen with their rides

Hofis Erlebnispark, a new family attraction in Bavarian Swabia, has opened on the site of the former Westerncity in Dasing. Located directly off the A8 near Augsburg, the approximately 5.7-hectare family amusement park in Bavaria has been welcoming

In Keynsham, in the south-west of England between the cities of Bristol and Barth, you will find the Avon Valley Adventure & Wildlife Park, which has been in operation since 1989. Opened in the early 1990s as Pick Your Own Fruit Farm, the park now covers

Less than 30 kilometres by car northwest of Cairns, surrounded by tropical rainforest, lies the tranquil town of Kuranda. Next to the Kuranda Koala Gardens is the Australian Butterfly Sanctuary, originally established as a private facility in 1987 and

No carnival in Aalst without Winterfoor. All the carnies welcome you. From duck fishing for the little ones to the most dangerous attractions for the most daring and everything in between... There is something for everyone at the Aalster Winterfoor.

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