A museum about pigs? Indeed, that’s something you can do when you are in Stuttgart. Interestingly, the former slaughterhouse is featuring a museum, which is not only looking at sausage and Schnitzel, but majorly on the impact of the animal…
Halton County Radial Railway / Streetcar Museum
During my trip to Canada right after the borders have been opened again in September 2021, I visited a very interesting place for train lovers: the Halton County Radial Railway Museum (sometimes also named a StreetcarMuseum) in Ontario has a…
Natural History and Mammoth Museum Siegsdorf
Siegsdorf between Rosenheim and Salzburg in Bavaria might be a rather typical spot for that region: a rather nice city, popular among tourists, close to the Alps. However, Siegsdorf turned into a special place when they found the skeleton of…
Zotter Chocolate World & Edible Animal Park (Riegersburg, Austria)
After he failed with a franchise of confectionary stores, Austrian Josef Zotter decided to go into the chocolate business in 1999. His new company from Riegersburg near Graz very early decided to focus on fair trade products and organic produced…
Jais Sledder – a 1,800 Meter Alpine Coaster in the U.A.E.
When you think about the United Arab Emirates, you might not necessarily initially think of alpine coasters. However, I already introduced you to Jebel Jais, the highest point of the country. The highest restaurant of the U.A.E. is located there…
Sagnheimar Natural History Museum Vestmannaeyjar
As some of my plans during my stay at Vestmannaeyjar did not work out as expected, I had time to explore some of the more hidden gems on the main island Heimaey. I opted to have a look into Sagnheimar…
Whales of Iceland (Reykjavik)
While whaling has been quite popular in Iceland’s past, the large marine mammals are nowadays rather the stars on a tourist cruse than as main part of a barbecue. Thus, the museum Whales Of Iceland in the heart of Reykjavik feels…
Solingen Bird and Animal Park
Even though the city is not overwhelmingly large, Solingen in fact comes with two zoos / animal parks. While I already introduced you to the Fauna Animal Park Solingen, which is rather on the East edge of the city, the…