When the "fifth season" begins in Bopfingen, it's time again for the IpfMess. It is now traditionally held in the first week of July, from Ipfmess Friday to Ipfmess Tuesday. With its unique charm at the foot of the local mountain Ipf and the diverse

As a Westphalian city, Hamm lies on the border with the Ruhr area and has had its own zoo since 1934. Over 80 animal species are presented on an area of over 9 hectares. You will not only find small budgies or porcupines, but also pumas and zebras.

In Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, just over 1,000 metres from Dollywood Park - separated only by a huge car park - is Dollywood's Splash Country water park. Perfect for the hot days, it offers a wide selection of different water slides, swimming pools and much

Aquascope is a French water park in Chasseneuil-du-Poitou in the Vienne department, right next to the Futuroscope theme park. With an investment of €57 million, the park offers eight different beautifully themed slides divided into four themed areas.

Opened for the first time in 1913, the Berlin Aquarium is one of the most extensive animal exhibitions in the world with over 1000 animal species. Marine animals, reptiles, amphibians and insects are presented on the area of the Berlin Zoo.

In Branson in the south-west of the US state of Missouri, you will find the alpine coaster The Branson Coaster, which opened in 2017. The 823 metre-long coaster from German manufacturer Josef Wiegand Gmbh & Co KG has 2 drag lifts and is open all year

The main attraction of the Universal Studios is since the beginning the "Studio Tour", where the visitors are driving through different filmsets.

This tour will often be changed, so that there are always actual filmsets which can be visited. Sometimes it

The Swiss zoo Sikypark has been located in the Swiss canton of Bern, more precisely in Crémines, around 60 kilometres south of Basel, since 1972. Around 550 animals from over 70 species, including tigers, wolves, lynxes and parrots, live on the park's

The fair takes place in the town centre.

Travel information:

By public transport:

- by train - Herzele railway station (distance 1.7 km)

- by bus - bus stop Gemeentehuis (lines 25, 49, 251, 253)

By car:

- Venue: town centre (Groenlaan)

Car park:

- Car park

In the Great Smoky Mountains, or rather in Pigeon Forge in the US state of Tennessee, around 26 miles (approx. 42 km) from Knoxville, you will find Rowdy Bear's Smoky Mountain Snowpark.

In addition to the Ski Lift Shootout Coaster, a Wie-Flyer and