The Kaltennordheim Marriage Market is a traditional folk festival in the Thuringian Rhön that has been held since 1563 and thus looks back on a history spanning over 460 years. Held annually over the Whitsun weekend, the event attracts tens of thousands

In the north-west of England, in the county of Lancashire, you will find the coastal town of Blackpool and the Blackpool South Pier amusement park, one of a total of three piers in the town, directly on the Irish Sea. Opened in 1893 and formerly known as

In the south of France, about 25 kilometers west of Marseille, between Carry-le-Rouet and Ensués-la-Redonne, is the small amusement park Magic Park Land, which opened in 2003 and inherited the previous park Eldorado City. The park awaits its guests with

The LEGO® Discovery Center Boston is located in Somerville, Massachusetts. In contrast to Legoland, the Discovery Center only has an indoor area and only one ride attraction. In addition to the LEGO® 4D cinema with changing films from the world of

In the Hessian part of the Taunus, more precisely in the central Hessian town of Weilburg, lies the Weilburg Wildlife Park, which is maintained by the Hessen-Forst state forestry company. Covering an area of 93 hectares, it is home to 20 different animal

The Michaelis Kirchweih is the largest street festival in Germany. Around 1.5 million visitors now attend the festival every year. However, there are not only rides and beer stalls, but also numerous traders and market criers. A section of the B8 trunk

Over eleven days, the Cranger Kirmes attracts around four million funfair enthusiasts to the eleven-hectare fairground on the Rhine-Herne Canal every year. Always on the first Friday in August, the mayor of Herne opens the largest fair in North

Billabong Sanctuary is about 15 kilometres south of Townsville, directly opposite the Great Barrier Reef. The nearest major city, Cairns, is over 365 kilometres to the north. Since 1985, the year it opened, the sanctuary has not only kept reptiles such

Halfway between Zakopane and Kraków, in Rabka-Zdrój, is the small amusement park Rabkoland. Since May 1988, countless visitors have enjoyed themselves on an area of just 2 hectares. At that time still under the name Alibaba - named after the wooden

The Hochheim market is the event of the year and is known far beyond the city limits. It takes place on the first weekend after All Souls' Day and lasts five days. This special mixture of folk festival, fair and funfair is unique in Germany.

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