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Check out our accommodation guide for the best places to stay in Frankfurt! Frankfurt is also a great base to do day trips to nearby castles, wine festivals, and scenic landscapes. In the Frankfurt Rhine-Main region you’ll find festivals like the Rheingau Wine Festival in August where you can sample excellent local wines.
- 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...
- Römer & Römerberg – the top attraction in Frankfurt. The Römer is one top sightseeing attraction and should not be missing on any Frankfurt city trip.
- Paulskirche. With the Paulskirche (St. Paul’s church), another top thing to do is located in the immediate vicinity of the Römerberg. From 1848 to 1849, the delegates of the Frankfurt National Assembly, the first German national assembly, met in the Paulskirche.
- Frankfurt Skyline. Frankfurt is Germany’s only city with a real skyline. The imposing bank towers can be seen from a great distance and are a great photo motif.
- Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus. The Kaiserdom St. Bartholomäus (Imperial cathedral of St. Bartholomew) (also known as “Kaiserdom zu Frankfurt am Main“; Website) catches the eye from afar and is another top sight in the city.
- Berlin. Germany's capital city is akin to Paris and London in that you just can't visit the country without going.
- Munich. Visitors flock to Munich every fall to take part in Oktoberfest, a two-week-long ode to Bavarian traditions featuring Germany's best beers and bratwurst.
- Neuschwanstein. Though Neuschwanstein Castle was never meant for visitors, it has become one of Germany's most popular tourist attractions.
- Garmisch-Partenkirchen. This scenic mountain town in the Bavarian Alps calls to adventure-hungry travelers.
Feb 3, 2023 · 1. Enjoy the View from Main Tower. 2. Take a Tour of the Altstadt. 3. Explore Frankfurt's Museumsufer. 4. Delve into Frankfurt's Past at the Historical Museum. 5. Explore the Natural World at Frankfurt's Naturmuseum Senckenberg. 6. Be Awed by Frankfurt's Imperial Cathedral. 7. Admire Thousands of Works of Art at the Stadel Museum. 8.
Nov 8, 2023 · Day 1. Morning – Explore The Old Town. Afternoon – Check Out The Museums. Evening – Sachsenhausen & Brückenviertel Districts. Day 2. Morning – Frankfurt Skyscrapers & Sightseeing River Cruise. Afternoon – Relax In Palmengarten. Evening – Watch A Concert At Alte Oper Or Oper Frankfurt. Is Frankfurt Worth Visiting? Best Time To Visit Frankfurt.
So, to help you get started, here are some places worth adding to your Frankfurt itinerary when your first 24 hours in Frankfurt are up. 1. Rüdesheim am Rhein. One of the most popular places to visit from Frankfurt is Germany’s nearby Rhine Valley, home to vineyards and charming towns like Rüdesheim am Rhein.
