In addition to the gorgeous zoo, Hanover has another, little-known place with animals. Tiergarten was founded in 1678/79 by Duke Johann Friedrich Kahlenberg, who released 120 doe in the park for hunting. Nowadays nobody hunting the animals and they walk freely on the whole territory of 112 hectares read more...

Hannover zoo was founded in 1865 and currently holds more than 3,500 animals. The zoo is very unusual and I would say it is one of the sights of the entire Germany, not only of Hannover. If you study its history, you'll undestand why read more...

There is a place near Bad Harzburg where you can watch wild cats. You may ask, why go somewhere and pay money to look at an ordinary cat? Despite their cute look, they are not ordinary cats, they are wild. If you sit and watch their behavior, you will see differences. Quite often they show unreasonable aggression, which is not characteristic of domestic cats. This is especially evident during feeding read more...

There are a lot of different private zoos and animal centers in Germany. One of them is located near Bremen, ... read more...

Walsrode is a small town in Lower Saxony where located one of the two largest bird parks in the world ... read more...

A little-known wildlife park is located in the forest near the small town of Springe (Lower Saxony). This is a ... read more...

Family safari park in northern Germany in Lower Saxony. You can visit it, both on the park bus, and on your car. The latter option is much more interesting read more...

Hämelschenburg Castle was built between 1588 and 1618. It belongs to the Weser Renaissance. Southern wing of the Italian Renaissance style ... read more...

The park was created in 1996 to protect nature on the site of a former zoo. Since 1955 there existed ... read more...

In 1979, an otter research project was launched in the Harz Mountains. It lasted until 1986 and then it was decided to open a full-fledged nursery, which was done in 1988 in the town of Hankensbüttel read more...

In 2007 and 2008, paleontologists from the State Museum of Lower Saxony in Hanover discovered dinosaur tracks in one of the sandstone quarries in Oberkirchen. The footprints were found in sandstone 6 to 9 meters thick, which here lies beneath younger layers read more...

Helgoland for a long time remained the last region of Germany, which we did not visit. Now I'm ready to say that this is the most interesting place in the country and what is important very few people have heard about it. It was really difficult to get here with overnight stay read more...

In the very center of Germany there is a village of wild cats. It is very small, 20 by 20 meters, so a visit will not take you much time. If you are traveling by car, we recommend to visit this place read more...