The Nordhorn Zoo opened its doors in 1950 and is home to around 100 animal species on an area of around 12 hectares. In addition to domestic duck birds, you will find Amur leopards and large maras in the South American enclosure.

Once again this year, visitors can expect a very varied programme. The funfair will feature bumper cars and many rides on Frauenstraße. In the car park at the fire station there will also be a ride that promises lots of fun and excitement. Younger

The Saurierpark Bautzen with its more than 200 dinosaurs is the most famous of its kind in Germany.

And its "population" is constantly growing.

With a primeval forest like flora the park offers a unique scenery for the replicas of the extinct primeval

It is an institution in the Olympic Park and a wonderful attraction, especially for families spending their summer holidays in Munich: the Summer Festival in the Olympic Park.

Munich's showmen will be there with all kinds of rides – from the Ferris

Hofis Erlebnispark, a new family attraction in Bavarian Swabia, has opened on the site of the former Westerncity in Dasing. Located directly off the A8 near Augsburg, the approximately 5.7-hectare family amusement park in Bavaria has been welcoming

The city's zoo, also known as the mountain zoo, has been located in Halle an der Saale in the middle of the Reilsberg since 1901. Due to its size, it is one of the smaller zoos in Germany, but shows crocodiles, elephants, big cats and fur seals in

On the occasion of the Mariä-Geburts market every September, the magnificent small town of Telgte in the heart of Münsterland once again turns into a colourful attraction.

The Mariä-Geburts-Markt offers residents and visitors everything their hearts

Twice a year, the big Paderborn funfair takes place on the Liboriberg. On the approx. 500-metre-long funfair mile, all kinds of showmen await you to make your day a pleasant one. Fast-paced rides, ghost trains, Ferris wheels or bumper cars, everything is

Opened in 1997 as The aquarium of the lakes, the Lakes Aquarium, renamed in 2008, shows fish from all over the world. It is located on the west side of the Windermere in Lakeside, about 45 kilometres by car north of Lancaster and about 90 kilometres

In Disentis/Mustér in Switzerland, a monastery village in the canton of Graubünden in the Surselva region that is mainly known to hikers and winter sports enthusiasts, fans of Alpine Coasters have been able to enjoy an Alpine Coaster 2.0 from Josef