Weekendo
Phantasialand – Wintertraum
From 14 November to 24 January the Brühl park opens in winter dress from 11 am to 8 pm, with roller coasters, seven shows, light displays and fireworks every evening.
Parks & zoos — Germany
Aachen 1Bottrop-Kirchhellen 1Brühl 1Cologne 1Duisburg 1Düsseldorf 1Gelsenkirchen 1Krefeld 1
Aachen Zoo (Euregiozoo)
A small family zoo in the Drimborn valley just over the Belgian border, open 365 days a year at gentle prices.
Aquazoo Löbbecke Museum (Düsseldorf)
Aquarium, zoo and natural history museum under one roof in Düsseldorf's Nordpark: a fully indoor outing, ideal on cold or rainy days.
Cologne Zoo
One of Germany's oldest zoos, on the Rhine, with the Hippodom, a rainforest house and an aquarium, open every day in winter too.
Duisburg Zoo
A large Ruhr zoo known for its koalas and dolphins, open daily in winter with shorter hours.
Krefeld Zoo
A compact zoo near the Dutch border with a rainforest house, butterfly jungle and free parking; dogs welcome.
ZOOM Erlebniswelt Gelsenkirchen
An immersive zoo with three worlds – Alaska, Africa and Asia – and a big heated tropical hall, with lower winter prices until mid-March.
Movie Park Germany – Hollywood Christmas
The movie theme park in Bottrop glows with more than a million lights on 21 festive event days from late November to 5 January.