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5 days ago · Many of us love traveling on the Wanderlog team, so naturally we’re always on the hunt to find the most popular spots anytime we travel somewhere new. With favorites like Römerberg, St. Paul's Church, and Alte Oper and more, get ready to experience the best places in Frankfurt.
- Lavrente B. 1 contribution. Old Frankfurt. The old city center is the right place to start to discover Frankfurt history. Altekirche Nikolai and National Museum of History are representative for the beginning of the city.
- Aniello Saggese. Baronissi, Italy 1,872 contributions. Old beautiful cathedral. This Roman Catholic Gothic church was built in the heart of the old city. The cathedral is very well-conserved and shows many ancient masterpieces.
- Mnmygys. Las Vegas, NV79 contributions. Georgeous! Make your Reservations ahead of time! Reservations were sold out for a few months Only 8 euros to tour this beautiful place!
- Brooke In The Air. Cleveland, OH51 contributions. Come to this Market Hungry! Fantastic market! And home of the best Foccacia sandwiches ever, at Teo's Delicatessen - try the New York, its fabulous!
- Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Set in a historic building from the 19th century (with the iconic Bear and Bull statues in front), the 400-year old Deutsche Börse welcomes visitors to the daily business of money.
- Römerberg. The Römerberg ("Roman Mountain") is the historic heart of Frankfurt. It is home to the City Hall (called Römer), which dates back to 1405. Flanked by half-timbered houses, this historic square used to be the place for Frankfurt's first trade fairs in the 13th century.
- Frankfurt Cathedral. Frankfurt's Gothic Dom St. Bartholomaus was erected in the 14th and 15th century and is one of the oldest and most important churches in Frankfurt.
- Old Town of Höchst. Take a walk through Frankfurt’s Höchst neighborhood, located in the west of the city. It is set on the banks of the river Main where you’ll find the beautiful old town filled with half timbered houses, city gates, towers, and winding medieval streets.
- Museumsufer
- Städel Museum
- Main Tower
- Goethe House and Museum
- Frankfurt Cathedral
- Römerberg
- Palmengarten
- Eiserner Steg
- Mainkai
- St Paul’s Church
Grouped together on both sides of the River Main is a cluster of 12 museums in an area known as the Museumsufer (Museum Embankment). Most are on the left bank (south side). There are museums for film, art, architecture, communication and ethnography, to name a handful, and we’ll deal with many of them in more detail later. The Museumsufer is a rece...
One of Germany’s top cultural attractions, the Städel Museum has recently been named German Museum of the Year following an extension for contemporary art in 2012. The museum was founded in 1815 when the banker Johann Friedrich Städel donated an invaluable collection of old masters to the city. The current museum building was designed in a palatial...
In Frankfurt’s ever-growing forest of skyscrapers there’s still only one tower with a public viewing platform. The 200-metre Main Tower opened in the year 2000 and is the fourth-tallest building in the city, which also makes it the fourth-tallest in Germany. And being on the east side of the Bankenviertel there’s a clean view from the top over the ...
The German polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born at the fine corbelled house on 23 Großer Hirschgraben in 1749. It’s a medieval dwelling that had been updated with a Rococo facade and interior just before Goethe’s parents moved in. Goethe lived here until the age of 16 and returned for long spells in between stints studying in Leipzig and St...
When Germany was united in the 19th century, Frankfurt Cathedral took on special meaning because of its historical importance in the days of the Holy Roman Empire. The cathedral was begun in the 1300s and 1400s in the Gothic style, and has been faithfully rebuilt twice: Once after a fire in 1867 and then in the 1950s after the war. This former coll...
The quaintest square in the city is walled by photogenic medieval houses, a church and historic administrative buildings. The one that will grab your attention is the Römer, the middle of a group of three gabled buildings housing Frankfurt’s city hall since 1405. The neighbouring “Goldener Schwan” building was also annexed, as the council decided t...
Opened in 1871, Frankfurt’s botanical garden sweeps across 22 hectares, where plant species from all parts of the globe are displayed in greenhouses or the open-air. The specimens are organised according to their region: One glass pavilion contains a sub-Arctic landscape, while there’s a tropicarium for rainforest and two separate structures for th...
Spanning the River Main between the centre of the city and the Sachsenhausen area, Frankfurt’s iron footbridge has had an eventful 150 years since it was completed in 1869. It has been rebuilt twice, the first time in 1912 when the Main was made navigable to larger boats, and again after the Nazis blew it up in the last days of the Second World War...
On both banks of the Main there’s a band of parkland at the waterfront, planted with lawns, flowerbeds and pollarded trees. On sunny days in summer you’ll pass families taking picnics, while in the evenings offices there are large crowds relaxing and chatting over beers. The best photographs can be taken from the left bank just east of the Museumuf...
On Paulsplatz, St Paul’s Church is a building of great significance, not just for Frankfurt but Germany as a nation. It began as a Lutheran church in 1789 and was designed with a circular plan according to the protestant principles of the time, ensuring that every member of the congregation could hear the sermon. In 1848 that round format made St P...
Take a free stroll through the Kleinmarkthalle market. Discover the cemeteries of Frankfurt. Visit the money museum: Geldmuseum. The museum of modern and contemporary art in Frankfurt. The Museum of Architecture. Free tour of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Among these are the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew, St. Paul's Church, Romerberg, Berger Strasse, Waldspielpark Goethe Tower, and the Freibad Stadion. The best thing about Frankfurt is that there will always be some interesting activities to enjoy regardless of the month of your visit.
Travel. There are several interesting sights to see and activities to delight in while in Frankfurt, Germany. If you’re traveling on a budget, here are some of the free things to do in Frankfurt to help you stay on track: Free Things to Do in Frankfurt – Bask in Tranquility at the Garten des Himmlischen Friedens.
