In the coastal town of Monterey Country in the US state of California on Highway 1, about 185 km north of San Francisco and about 560 km south of Los Angeles, you will find the Monterey Bay Aquarium, which opened in 1984 and is one of the largest show

The Cocodrilo Park reptile zoo is located in Los Corralillos on the Canary Island of Gran Canaria, off the north-west coast of Africa. Around 300 Nile crocodiles up to 5 metres long live here. Several show feedings take place every day, where visitors

The October fair in Liège is the largest fair in Belgium. For 6 weeks, more than 160 fairground exhibitors with small and large attractions await you in the centre of the city. In total, over 1 million visitors are expected.

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Flickering lights, the scent of candy floss and whirling rides

Showmen from all over Thuringia and Germany come to the Saalfeld fairground on the Weidig every year in July.

You can take a spin on the bumper cars and other attractive rides.

You can try out

In Lievestuore, Finland, located directly on motorway 9 and around 24 kilometres from Jyväskylä, you will find the family-friendly Nokkakivi amusement park, which opened in 2007. On the park's 2.2 hectare site, you will find over twenty different rides

The Rheinbach May Fair takes place on the Prümer Wall and in Pützstraße. There is fun for young and old throughout the fairground. Exhibitors with fairground rides, children's carousels and a variety of stalls with savoury and sweet treats present a

The Foire du Trône is undoubtedly the oldest fair in France. Its history dates back to Lothair of France and the year 957, but it was not until 1805 that a small fair was set up in the suburb of Saint Antoine. Over the years, the fair grew in size and

The Western Camp Resort in Zator is located just one kilometre from the Energylandia amusement park, making it the ideal accommodation for visitors to the park. The resort is designed in the style of a Wild West village and offers a unique holiday

Karls-Erlebnis-Dorf Koserow is located on the island of Usedom and once again offers lots of fun, games and tasty food. In the different manufactories you will be shown how, for example, sweets are made. Afterwards you can try the delicacies of course.

The oldest zoo in Belgium is located in Antwerp and opened in 1843. Together with its "sister park" ZOO Planckendael, it is home to over 900 animal species. On about 10 hectares there are not only giraffes, lions and other large animals, but also bred