Around 120 kilometers north of Boston on the east coast of the United States of America lies the tranquil town of York in Maine. York's Wild Kingdom, a private zoo and amusement park that has been in operation since 1980, is located just a few steps away

Grafton, Illinois, is located on the banks of the Mississippi right on the state border with Missouri. The next largest city, St. Louis, is around 65 kilometres to the south. The Aerie's Resort with Illinois' first Alpine Coaster is located here. The

The oldest zoo in the world was opened on 31 July 1752. In its early days, the zoo, then called a menagerie, consisted of 12 enclosures and was commissioned by Emperor Franz I. The zoo's size grew over the years to 17 hectares. Over the years, the range

The Knowsley Safari Game and Safari Park, opened by Edward Stanley, 18th Earl of Derby, and Jimmy Chipperfield in July 1971, is located in Prescot, about 13 miles (approx. 21 km) east of Liverpool city centre. The 220-hectare site is home to over 700

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,

Under the name "Beerwah Reptile Park", a wildlife park opened on an area of just 2 hectares in Beerwah in 1970 between Brisbane and the Sunshine Coast. It was home to native wildlife such as monitor lizards, tiger snakes, freshwater crocodiles and

The Cigoland is meanwhile a popular destination for excursions in Alsace. It is named after the storks that can be found all over the park. The park is aimed with a mixture of animal park and participatory park for families with small children. Many

In the French municipality of Montgenèvre in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, which is primarily known as a winter sports region, the Luge Monty Express mountain coaster has been in operation since 2010. The ride was built by the Austrian company

JuraPark Krasiejów is a leisure and educational park in Krasiejów, about 25 kilometres east of Opole, which specialises in the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. The park is located 125 kilometres east of the city of Wrocław and has been open since 2010.

The Kamenz Forest Festival is a traditional school and local festival that has been celebrated in its current form for more than 150 years. The colourful parades, which take place on Monday and Thursday, are at the heart of the forest festival week.

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