In Peoria, Illinois, the Glen Oak Zoo was opened in 1955, then renamed Peoria Zoo in 2009. A smaller area of just under 6ha is offset by a selection of around 100 animal species. With the construction of its African exhibit, the zoo doubled its original

Aquafan is one of the most famous and popular water parks in Italy. A huge selection of the most diverse slides will not let you get bored. A large wave pool and a lazy river let even the more leisurely souls enjoy the day.

As usual in Italy, there is

Twice a year, the Erfurt Folk Festival takes place on the Domplatz. In April as the "Erfurter Altstattfrühling" and in October as the "Erfurter OKtoberfest". Both festivals are among the largest in Thuringia.

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Almost at the border to Portugal you will find this somewhat smaller but nevertheless fine park of the Aquopolis group. Also here are children and families welcome. Also for the adrenalin junkies there are some slides. Here you can enjoy your whole day.

Auckland is located in the north of New Zealand's North Island. In the big city with around 1.5 million inhabitants, more precisely in Manukau, there has been an amusement park since 1982. Rainbow's End is the largest amusement park in the country,

SEA LIFE London, right next to The Dungeons London and Shrek's Adventure, is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes Legoland parks, Gardaland and Heide Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular

As the crow flies, it is less than 4 kilometres to the Polish border. With a view of the Glatzer Schneeberg, Staré Město, or Stubenseifen in German, has been in friendly possession of an Alpine coaster since 2022. Staré Město is located about 220

In Solingen in North Rhine-Westphalia, more precisely in the district of Gräfrath, around eighteen kilometres from Wuppertal and around thirty kilometres from the state capital Düsseldorf, the Fauna Zoo has been open all year round for over ninety

Founded in 1967, the town of Exmouth on the North West Cape in Western Australia has a population of just a few thousand; during peak tourist season, the population grows to around 6,000. At the Discovery Centre, you can dive for about an hour and a half

A good 55 kilometres east of Italy's capital Rome, on the A1 autostrada, lies the town of Valmontone with its more than 15,000 inhabitants. The mighty Palazzo Doria Pamphilj with its 365 rooms dominates the townscape from afar. It was built in 1654-1670