In the west of France, or rather in the municipality of La Flèche in the Pays de la Loire region, you will find the oldest privately run zoo in France, the Zoo de La Flèche. Opened in 1946 as the Parc Zoologique du Tertre Rouge and run by the European

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

In north-east England in the city of York, at 12 Clifford Street, the second dungeon of its kind, The York Dungeon, was opened in 1986 after the London Dungeon. A thrilling combination of horror show and history lesson, the approximately 75-minute

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

In Mechernich in the district of Euskirchen, in North Rhine-Westphalia, you will find the Eifeltor adventure world. In addition to an indoor play arena with a skating rink, you'll find a playground, a comet swing, an 18-hole mini-golf course, a 680-metre

Foundation

The Stuttgart Spring Festival was founded as the showmen's kick-off event for the new travelling season after the respective winter break, which begins with the end of the Christmas markets. Unfortunately, the founding year can no longer be

In Belgium's capital, Brussels, you will find the LEGO® Discovery Centre Brussels. In contrast to Legoland, the Discovery Centre only has an indoor area and only one ride attraction. In addition to the LEGO® 4D cinema with changing films from the world

The Barthelmarkt in Oberstimm, a district of Manching in the administrative district of Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm, is the fourth largest folk festival in Upper Bavaria in terms of visitor numbers (as of 2019) and one of the oldest folk festivals in

The Ohrada Zoo was founded as early as 1939 on a private initiative. The Hluboká Zoo, which was renamed in 2015, is located only about 10 kilometres north of the famous city of Budweis on an area of 6 hectares. The zoo is home to well over 250 species

When colourful lights brightly illuminate Lüneburg's night sky, the wonderful smell of candy floss and roasted almonds fills the air, the loud clanging of cans can be heard and the marshals at the rides loudly call out the finale, then we know it's time