Australia's second oldest zoo (after Melbourne Zoo) was opened in 1883 and has grown over time from about 6ha to 8ha. It can present more than 250 species to its visitors, most of which are indigenous. An expansion with exotic animals and birds is in

The Lukasmarkt has been known for centuries as the inner city folk festival. On nine days between 250,000 and 300,000 visitors come to the Mayen city centre. Thus the Lukasmarkt can rightfully be called one of the largest folk festivals in

The Brunssum funfair is an annual folk festival in the Dutch town of Brunssum (province of Limburg). Visitors can look forward to between 20 and 50 fairground attractions. These include both large thrill rides and children's carousels, as well as various

Around 22 kilometres east of Tennessee's largest city and capital, Nashville, lies the sleepy town of Hermitage on Interstate 40, where the Nashville Shores Lakeside Resort is located on the shores of Percy Priest Lake. The Hermitage Landing leisure

On the south side of Lake Zurich in Pfäffikon SZ you will find a fun pool that really deserves its name. The Alpamare Switzerland offers 12 very nice slides, which also fully satisfy adrenaline junkies. There are cozy whitewater rides, but also a ride

In Stuer, Mecklenburg, at the southern tip of Lake Plauer, 35 km from Waren an der Müritz, you will find the BÄRENWALD Müritz, opened by the animal welfare organisation Vier Pfoten in 2006. In the near-natural enclosures, where the bears can

It is certainly one of the biggest attractions in southern Germany - the Markgröninger Schäferlauf. Its roots go back to the 16th century and its ingenious mixture of tradition and folk festival with modern elements fascinates around 100,000 visitors

SEA LIFE Bray is located around half an hour's drive south of Dublin. It is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also owns the Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland and Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the

In the Belgian town of Pelt in the province of Limburg, on the Belgian-Dutch border, you will find the swimming paradise LAGO Pelt Dommelslag. The pool, which belongs to the LAGO Group, which currently operates twelve swimming paradises in Belgium, is a

The Cannstatter Volksfest, which is also colloquially called "the Cannstatter Wasen", is a two-week folk festival that has been held annually in Stuttgart from the end of September to the beginning of October since 1818. The same folk festival in spring