Eype fossils and fossil collecting offer a wonderful insight and adventure, and on the Eype nodule bed, you can start finding fossils almost immediately. Look out for blocks of 'Dorset Junction Bed', and look out for the layered colours unique to the Junction Bed and smash these open with a heavy lump hammer, then fine split using normal splitting hammers. Eype is a location where you have to work for your finds, take good strong heavy hammers to crack the Dorset Junction Bed rocks. They are usually packed full of Ammonites, shells and many other finds. The on-line shop of the UK fossil website will provide the amateur or professional with all the equipment necessary for a good fossil hunt, from hammers to sieves to stone tumblers and so much more - really fascinating.READ MORE

Gardaland SEA LIFE in Garda is an aquarium that will take you on a fantastic journey of the beautiful creatures that inhabit the rivers, lakes, and oceans of the entire planet. Enjoy talk and feeding sessions of sharks, sea lions, seahorses and more and staff are available during the duration of the tour. Children's parties are hosted at the Gardaland SEA LIFE aquarium with many surprise and fantastic snacks plus a cake and gift at the Captain Cove restaurant. .READ MORE

The Palablu at Gardaland in Garda has an amphitheatre stand for 1500 guests that can watch demonstrations of bottle nosed dolphins, and enjoy a fantastic journey of the beauty, intelligence and natural abilities of these wonderful animals. Palablu co-operates with researchers who aim to study dolphins and their language by recordings. But it's all about the show for guests - not to be missed.READ MORE

Gardaland in Garda is the largest amusement park in Italy with attractions like themed villages, restaurants and snack bars as well as animations and shows. Enjoy an adventure of fantasy and a maze, and adrenaline rides aplenty, there is so much to see and do and so little time. Enjoy a magic house as well where the wizard resides and your mind will be blown away by the lights, sounds and special effects, and the alteration of all laws of logic and physics will captivate you - it's all here and so much fun.READ MORE

Musee Portuaire in Dunkirk is an attractive family destination with multimedia displays specially designed for children. Special events, displays and temporary exhibitions are always available and the museum is situated in the heart of the historic port in an old tobacco warehouse. Several old ships are in the process of being restored and tied up next to the museum, and visitors can go aboard and explore them. Musee Portuaire provides an insight and education into the world of a great port and the life of the men and women who worked in it. READ MORE

R.F. Orchids in Homestead offers a wonderful array of the finest quality vandaceous alliance hybrids, mericlones and species and species orchids, too - if you're someone that loves orchids, there is something for you here. With more than 800 awards from the American Orchid Society R.F. Orchids is known worldwide. Visit the nursery and our lush tropical garden and marvel at the the largest selection of flowering orchid plants to be found anywhere, and garden tours are available over the weekends.READ MORE

The Fruit & Spice Park in Homestead is the only tropical botanical garden of it's kind in the United States and offers something really different with over 500 varieties of fruits, vegetables, spices, herbs and nuts. Other commercially important plant specimens from around the world are here too as well as a gift shop, tasting counter and Mango Cafe. The Fruit & Spice Park is truly an amazing attraction and offers guided tours everyday.READ MORE

The Nelis' Dutch Village School Tours in Holland, Michigan offers educational tours to learners with costumed guides. These field trips include a variety of Dutch customs, traditions, and occupations including: life on a Frisian farm, cheese making, wooden shoe carving, and weighing commodities. Children can also crank a hand organ, enjoy the theme park and pet the farm animals, it's a wonderful and knowledgeable day out for all.READ MORE

Step back in time at the Nelis' Dutch Village in Holland Michigan and enjoy the Netherland's as it was 100 years ago. There is a theme park with a difference, as well as authentic Dutch architecture, canals, spectacular gardens, and windmills. Watch as staff dressed in traditional native costumes including wooden shoes, demonstrate the crafts and life in those olden days. A visit to the Nelis' Dutch Village ensures good family fun for everyone and the shops are open and filled with interesting gifts.READ MORE

At Veldheers, walk through an amazing 5 million tulips in the only tulip farm perennial garden in Holland, Michigan. Perennials and flowers are imported from around the world for you to buy and plant and enjoy in your own garden at home. From June 1st to mid October visitors to this wonderful garden paradise can enjoy thousands of Dutch lilies, daylilies, peonies and other rare perennials amid a setting of windmills, drawbridges and canals. And it's not only tulips on display, other flowers include daffodils, hyacinths and crocus - stunning.READ MORE