this is michelle luna, and we're following him to see how jim ends doing things. a mission left, an average gem and is finally going on holiday. what's on his itinerary? where is he going into germans? really talk stokes and sandals. looks like we're going on average german holiday. the germans loved to travel so much so that they mean hold size of a nice that which basically means champions. and it makes sense. full time was in germany are entitled to a minimum of 20 days holiday, a year with a many taking the germans like fun. but it's better to be organized. 70 percent the main vacation, 2 months in advance and 20 percent. okay. 6 months in advance. beach holidays are the most popular holidays for germans. so where exactly is michelle going? the that's right folks. he's in the pl eric island on one of the most popular foreign holiday destination. the may ok. it's so beloved by the germans, that it's been nicknamed the 17th jem and states. although we're not quite sure how the spaniards feel about that the it may say is on holiday with his friend thomas, or told

luna launched in hamburg, germany. it featured rides created by more than 30 artists, including keith haring, jean-michel basquiat, davidand roy lichtenstein. now the concept was the brainchild of austrian artist and curator andre heller. when it closed after just a few short months, the rides were packed into 44 shipping containers and sold. make a long story short, they finally ended up in texas. forgotten until now. luna. luna. forgotten fantasy has been resurrected in downtown los angeles, and it has many of the original attractions like basquiat painted ferris wheel or keith haring's carousel and salvador dali's mirrored funhouse pavilion. it's important to note that the attractions are fragile and they're not available to ride anymore. it's art people. if you're interested in seeing this unique piece of history, it'll be open through the spring. that's it for this edition of matter of fact, i'm soledad o'brien. i'll see you back here next week to watch more stories like this any time, head to matteroffacttv. leave. [narrator] covered california is a free service from the state that's already helped millions of peo