A good 65 kilometres east of Australia's southernmost city, Melbourne, lies Healesville Sanctuary, which opened in 1934 under the name Sir Colin MacKenzie Sanctuary and was later renamed. This zoo specialises in native animals and is home to, among

Organised by Karl Kritz AG, the Heidenheim folk festival has been taking place on the fairground at Brenzpark for many years. In mid-June, you can once again expect lots of great merry-go-rounds and a funfair for young and old!

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Less than three kilometres from Burj Khalifa, the tallest building on earth, The Green Planet opened in 2016 in the City Walk district in the heart of Dubai. This indoor zoo is a biodome that is home to more than 3,000 animals and plants. Inside is a

The Kurpfalz-Park offers something for families with children.

There is the pirate's nest and a children's land where the little ones can let off steam. There they climb, hide and play.

For the somewhat bigger ones there are bumper boats, a summer toboggan

Every year, the Valkenburg Christmas Market transforms the picturesque town of Valkenburg aan de Geul in the Netherlands into the ‘Christmas town of the Netherlands’, a title it rightly deserves thanks to its unique and atmospheric concept. What

In Schömberg in the Zollernalb district of Baden-Württemberg, around 12 km north of Balingen and 13 km south-west of Rottweil, you will find the Waldschenke Schömberg. In addition to the restaurant there, you will also find a petting zoo with various

In southern Pembrokeshire, Wales, 7km north of Tenby on the A478, you'll find Folly Farm Adventure Park and Zoo, which opened in 1988. Initially designed as a farm attraction, today you'll find a zoo with over 200 different species of animals, indoor and

The SEA LIFE Brighton on the lake promenade is one of several aquariums operated by the Merlin Group, which also includes the Legoland parks, Madame Tussauds, Gardaland and Heide-Park. Each of the aquariums is designed in the style of a circular route

The beginnings of the fair up to the present day

The beginnings of the St Michael's Fair date back to the Middle Ages. In 1428, the market day was first explicitly mentioned by name as "frigge Kermesse to sente Michels misse". This name was mentioned in a

The Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut, is one of the most famous marine aquariums in the United States and offers visitors a fascinating mix of animal encounters, education and conservation. It opened in 1973 and is now home to over 10,000 animals,