The Walter Zoo has been located in Gossau in the Swiss canton of St. Gallen, just 16 kilometres west of the canton's capital, St. Gallen, since 1961. Around 900 animals from over 100 species live on the 5.5-hectare zoo grounds. In addition to a petting

One of the most beautiful spring festivals along the banks of the Main takes place in Rüsselsheim every year. Once again this year, you can expect a great programme with something for all ages.

A wide range of food and drink is on offer to cater for all

In the English county of Leicestershire, about 24 km north-east of Leicester and 29 km south-east of Nottingham, you will find Twinlakes Family Theme Park, which opened in September 2003 after only eleven months of construction. The park is open all year

Near the Cascade in Yerevan, the capital of Armenia, there is next to the huge statue of the Mother of Armenia (54m with base) the amusement park Haghtanak Park (Victory Park), built according to the Tivoli principle.

In the first amusement park in the

In Germany's oldest city, Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, just a few kilometers from Luxembourg, you will find the “XXXL Indoor Leisure Park Trampoline” run by the Thoma showman family. Trampolines, climbing volcano, tire slide, climbing frame and

Ready for some great funfair days: Rinteln on the Weser is set for a great time on the first weekend in November. The traditional fair attracts visitors from near and far to the historic old town centre.

This well-known event with over 100 showmen and

Since 1976, there has been an amusement park with a water park section in Santa Clara in San Jose, about 70 kilometres south of San Francisco. California's Great America is located only two kilometres from the southern tip of San Francisco Bay. The park

The funfair takes place in the Place de Wendel car park.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Forbach railway station (distance 2.7 km)

- by bus - bus stop Rue St Charles

By car:

- Venue: Place de Wendel

Parking facilities:

- Surrounding streets

St John's Festival - the festival of joy

Once a year - usually on the first weekend in July - Eschwege is "in a state of emergency" at the St John's Festival. For five days, all life in the town is centred on this traditional festival, and the

Gotha Zoo is located in the former royal seat of Gotha, the fifth largest city in the Free State of Thuringia, in the protected landscape area at the foot of the Kleiner Seeberg. Around 850 animals from over 140 species, including ferrets, porcupines,