Frankfurt Germany

Frankfurt
City in Germany

Frankfurt officially known as Frankfurt am Main is a city in Hesse state (consists of 21 districts and 5 cities) of Germany.
Frankfurt is divided into 46 city districts.

Visiting Time: Keep last Saturday of any month in your travel period for free entry to many museums.

How to Reach Frankfurt

Frankfurt Airport (IATA Code- FRA) is a major international airport in Frankfurt
Before leave airport visit Terminal 2 and its Visitors Terrace of Frankfurt Airport. You can enjoy a nice view of aircraft taking off and landing.
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Hotels in Frankfurt

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Transports in Frankfurt

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Frankfurt Sightseeing:

Skyline Tour: 20 Euro ($24.30) for adult. 7.90 Euro ($9.60) for child age 5-15. 16 Stops takes 2 hours.

Express Tour: 17 Euro ($20.66) for adult. 7.90 Euro ($9.60) for child age 5-15. 13 Stops takes 1 hours.

Family Tour: 49 Euro ($59.54) for family (2 adults and 3 children age 5-15). 16 Stops takes 2 hours.

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Tourist Places in Frankfurt

I have described 61 Best Places to Visit in Frankfurt. Those are Top-Rated Tourist Attractions in Frankfurt. Among them some are Must-Visit Attractions in Frankfurt. Also described The Best Things to Do in Frankfurt and Fun Things to Do in Frankfurt.

So that you can able to know the Famous Frankfurt Tourist sights and Attractions and make your itinerary for Frankfurt Attractions & Sightseeing.

You need approximately US$ 322 to visit all the places listed below. With that amount of money, you have to add Food cost, Transport cost, Hotel rent and air fare to travel in Frankfurt.

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Day-1:

Frankfurt City Forest

Forest

Also called Frankfurter Stadtwald is forest contains 4 nature trails, sport paths, 1600 seating benches and 25 rest huts, 6 playgrounds and 9 ponds.
How to go: It is located east side of Frankfurt Airport.

Day-2:

Verkehrsmuseum

Museum

Transport museum dedicated to the history of urban transport in Frankfurt.
Entry Fee: 3 Euro ($3.67) for adult. 1 Euro ($1.22) for child. 2 Euro ($2.44) for student and senior.
How to go: It is located at Rheinlandstraße 133.

Schwanheimer Düne

Dune

How to go: It is located about 1.5 km west from Verkehrsmuseum at  Höchster Weg 70.

Saint Justin's Church

Church

It was built in 826-847. It is one of the oldest churches still existing in Germany.
How to go: It is located about 1.8 km from Schwanheimer Düne towards northwest at Justinuspl. 3 in Höchst city district.

Day-3:

Rebstockbad

Water Park

Visiting Time: 9 AM to 10 PM.
How to go: Zum Rebstockbad 7
Attractions: Swimming pool, non-swimmer pool, paddling pool, wave pool, outdoor pool, diving pool with jumps up to 5 meters, giant slide, black hole slide, hot-tub garden, outdoor children playground, varied sauna landscape.

Hammering Man

Sculpture

21 meters tall steel sculpture was installed in 1990. The sculptures of different size also installed in Dallas (USA), Los Angeles (USA), La Jolla (USA), Seattle (USA), New York (USA), Minneapolis (USA), Gainesville (USA), Basel (Switzerland), Heidelberg (Germany), Lillestrøm (Norway), Seoul (South Korea).
How to go: It is located about 850 meters from Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof train station towards northwest at vor dem Messeturm, Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage.

Experiminta

Science Center

Visiting Time: Friday to Sunday and holiday - 10 AM to 6 PM.
Entry Fee: 7 Euro ($8.55).
How to go: It is located about 450 meters from Hammering Man towards northwest at Hamburger Allee 22-24.

Naturmuseum Senckenberg

Museum

Natural history museum.
Visiting Time: Saturday and Sunday - 9 AM to 5 PM. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday - 9 AM to 5 PM. Wednesday 9 AM to 8 PM.
Entry Fee: 10 Euro ($12.22) for adult age 16-65. 7.50 Euro ($9.16) for senior age from 66. 5 Euro ($6.11) for child age 5-15.
How to go: It is located about 400 meters from Experiminta Science Center towards northeast at Senckenberganlage 25.

Palmengarten

Botanical Garden

Visiting Time: February to October - 9 AM to 6 PM. November to January - 9 AM to 4 PM.
Entry Fee: 7 Euro ($8.55) for adult. 2 Euro ($2.44) for child.
How to go: It is located about 300 meters from Naturmuseum Senckenberg Museum towards east at Palmengarten der Stadt, Siesmayerstraße 63.

Day-4:

Titus Thermen

Water Park

Visiting Time: 9 AM to 10 PM every day.
Swimming Monday-Friday: Adult - 5.50 Euro ($6.72) for 1.5 hours and 7 Euro ($8.55) for 3 hours. Reduced Ticket - 3.80 Euro ($4.64) for 1.5 hours and 4.70 Euro ($5.74) for 3 hours. Free for child age below 14. Family - 13 Euro ($15.88) for 1.5 hours 17 Euro ($20.77) for 3 hours.
Swimming Saturday, Sunday or holiday: Adult - 6 Euro ($7.33) for 1.5 hours and 7.50 Euro ($9.16) for 3 hours. Reduced Ticket - 4.30 Euro ($5.25) for 1.5 hours and 5.20 Euro ($6.35) for 3 hours. Free for child age below 14. Family - 14 Euro ($17.1) for 1.5 hours 18 Euro ($21.99) for 3 hours.
Swimming and Suana Monday-Friday: Adult - 12 Euro ($14.66) for 2 hours and 16 Euro ($19.55) for 3 hours and 19 Euro ($23.21) for 4 hours. Reduced Ticket - 9 Euro ($11) for 2 hours and 13 Euro ($15.88) for 3 hours and 16 Euro ($19.55) for 4 hours.
Swimming and Suana Saturday, Sunday or holiday: Adult - 14 Euro ($17.1) for 2 hours and 19 Euro ($23.21) for 3 hours and 23 Euro ($28.1) for 4 hours. Reduced Ticket - 10 Euro ($12.22) for 2 hours and 15 Euro ($18.33) for 3 hours and 19 Euro ($23.21) for 4 hours.
Basic Aerobics & Gymnastics Courses: 41 Euro ($48.87) per month.
Basic Strength & cardio training: 46 Euro ($56.2) per month.
Additional 2 hours sauna/swimming pool: 20 Euro ($24.43) per month.
Classic Aerobics & Gymnastics courses, Strength & Cardio Training: 56 Euro ($68.42) per month.
How to go: It is located at Walter-Möller-Platz 2.

Geldmuseum

Museum

Visiting Time: Sunday to Friday - 9 AM to 5 PM. Saturday remains closed.
Entry Fee: Free.
How to go: It is located about 3.5 km from Titus Thermen Water Park towards southeast at Wilhelm-Epstein-Straße 14. By underground lines U1, U2, U3 or U8 to “Dornbusch”. From there, by bus 34 to “Deutsche Bundesbank”, or walk about 500 meters through “Am Dornbusch”.

Adorno-Denkmal

Monument

The monument of Theodor W. Adorno, who was sociologist, philosopher, music critic and composer of frankfurt. It was inaugurated on October 10, 2003.
How to go: It is located about 1 km from Geldmuseum Museum towards south at the Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University on the Bockenheim campus.

Grüneburgpark

Park

How to go: It is located west from Adorno-Denkmal monument.

Botanischer Garten Frankfurt

Garden

Visiting Time: The garden is open only March to October and remains closed in winter. Monday to Saturday - 9 AM to 6 PM. Sunday - 9 AM to 1 PM.
Entry Fee: Free.
How to go: It is located west side of Grüneburgpark at Siesmayerstraße 72.

Day-5:

Westendstrasse 1

Skyscraper

208 meters tall 53 floors skycraper was built in 1993.
How to go: It is located about 300 meters from northeast corner of Hauptbahnhof central train station towards north.

Deutsche Bank Twin Towers

Skyscraper

Both tower height is 155 meters and floors are in one is 38 and another is 40. It was built in 1984. It is the headquarter of Deutsche Bank.
How to go: It is located about 450 meters from Westendstrasse 1 towards east.

Alte Oper

Opera House

The building was first built in 1880. It was destroyed by bombs in 1944 and rebuilt again in 1981.
How to go: It is located about 350 meters from Deutsche Bank Twin Towers towards northeast at Opernplatz 1.

Freßgass

Street

280 meters long east-west street.
How to go: It starts from Opernplatz near Alte Oper (west end) to Hochstraße street (east end).

Goethestraße

Street

290 meters long east-west street is luxury shopping street.
How to go: It starts from Opernplatz near Alte Oper (west end) to Börsenstraße and Goetheplatz (in the east).

Main Tower

Skyscraper

200 meters tall 56-storey skyscraper. There is an observatory deck on top of the skyscraper.
Entry Fee: 7.50 Euro ($9.16) for adult. 5 Euro ($6.11) for reduced. 19 Euro ($23.21) for family (2 adults and 3 children age 6-12).
How to go: It is located about 290 meters from the north end of Goethestraße at Neue Mainzer Street 52-58.

Commerzbank Tower

Skyscraper

259 meters tall 56-storey skyscraper owned by Samsum of Korea.
How to go: It is located south side of Main Tower.

Eurotower

Skyscraper

146 meters tall 40-storey skysraper using for European Central Bank.
How to go: It is located south side of Commerzbank Tower.

Willy-Brandt-Platz

Square

Previous name was Theaterplatz.
How to go: It is located south side of Eurotower.

Jewish Museum Frankfurt

Museum

Entry Fee: 8 Euro ($9.77).
How to go: It is located about 150 meters from Willy-Brandt-Platz towards south at Bertha-Pappenheim-Platz 1.

Nizza

Park

How to go: It is located south side of Jewish Museum Frankfurt on the bank of river Main.

Day-6:

Holbeinsteg

Bridge

210 meters suspension bridge was built in 1990 over Main river. It connect Sachsenhausen with Bahnhofsviertel.
How to go: It is located west end of Nizza Park.

Museum Giersch

Art Gallery

Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 10 AM to 6 PM. Monday remains closed.
How to go: It is located 280 meters from the south end of Holbeinsteg Bridge.

Liebieghaus

Museum

It exhibits about 3000 sculptures dating from ancient Egypt to Neoclassicism.
Visiting Time: Tuesday and Wednesday - 12 PM to 6 PM. Thursday - 10 AM to 9 PM. Friday to Sunday - 10 AM to 6 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 10 Euro ($12.22). Free for child age below 12.
How to go: It is located about 130 meters from Museum Giersch towards northeast at Schaumainkai 71.

Städel Museum

Museum

Entry Fee: 14 Euro ($17.1).
How to go: It is located about 200 meters from Liebieghaus Museum towards northeast at Schaumainkai 63.

Museum for Communication

Museum

Visiting Time: 10 AM to 6 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 6 Euro ($7.33) for adult. 4 Euro ($4.89) for student, disabled. 1.50 Euro ($1.83) for child age 6-17.
How to go: It is located about 200 meters from Städel Museum towards northeast at Schaumainkai 53.

German Film Museum

Museum

Visiting Time: 10 AM to 6 PM.
Entry Fee: 12 Euro ($14.66) for adult and 8 Euro ($9.77) for reduced for combined ticket (Permanent and Temporary). Permanent Exhibition - 6 Euro ($7.33) for adult. 3 Euro ($3.67) for reduced. Free for child age below 6. Temporary Exhibition - 9 Euro ($11) for adult and 6 Euro ($7.33) for reduced.
How to go: It is located about 150 meters from Museum for Communication towards east.

Museum der Weltkulturen

Museum

Museum of World Cultures is a ethnological museum.
Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM. Wednesday - 11 AM to 8 PM.
Entry Fee: 7 Euro ($7.55) for adult and 3.5 Euro ($4.28) for reduced. Free for age below 18. 60 Euro ($73.3) for 60 minutes English guided tour and 90 Euro ($109.96) for 90 minutes English guided tour.
Free Entry: Every last Saturday of the month.
How to go: It is located about 130 meters from German Film Museum towards east at Schaumainkai 29-37.

Museum Angewandte Kunst

Museum

Museum Applied Art exhibits European handicrafts dating from the twelfth to the twenty-first century, design, book art, graphics and East Asian art.
Visiting Time: Tuesday - 12 PM to 6 PM. Wednesday 12 PM to 8 PM. Thursday to Sunday - 10 AM to 6 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 12 Euro ($14.66) for adult. 8 Euro ($8.77) for reduced. Free for age below 18.
Free Entry: Every last Saturday of the month.
How to go: It is located about 100 meters from Museum of World Cultures towards east at Schaumainkai 17.

Eiserner Steg

Bridge

170 meter iron footbridge was first built in 1868. It was fully renovated in 1993. It connects center Frankfurt with the district of Sachsenhausen.
How to go: It is located 150 meter from Museum Applied Art towards east.

Day-7:

Dreikönigskirche

Church

A hospital chapel was built in 1340. Interior was remodelled in Baroque style in 1690. The church was demolished in 1875 and the new church was completed in 1880.
How to go: It is located about 180 meters from the south end of Eiserner Steg Bridge.

Museumsufer

Museum

Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 10 AM to 6 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 21 Euro ($25.66) per person. 12 Euro ($14.66) for children aged 6-18, students, disabled. 32 Euro ($39.1) for family (2 adults and children/grandchildren age below 18 years).
How to go: It is located about 240 meters from Dreikönigskirche towards east and 80 meters from the south end of the Alter Brücke bridge at Brückenstraße 3-7.

Portikus

Art Gallery

Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 6 PM. Wednesday - 11 AM to 8 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: Free.
How to go: It is located at Alte Brücke 2 / Maininsel below Alter Brücke bridge.

Mainkai

Street

How to go: Street on the north bank of the Main river between Untermainbrücke bridge (west end) and Alter Brücke bridge (east end).

Day-8:

Frankfurt Archaeological

Museum

Visiting Time: Tuesday, Thursday to Sunday - 10 AM to 6 PM. Wednesday - 10 AM to 8 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 7 Euro ($8.55) for adult. 3.5 Euro ($4.28) for reduced. Free for age below 18.
Free Entry: Every last Saturday of the month.
How to go: It is located about 380 meters from Jewish museum towards east on the north bank of river Main at Karmelitergasse 1.

Karmeliterkloster

Monastery

It was a Carmelite monastery from 1246 to 1803.
How to go: It is located north side of Frankfurt Archaeological museum.

Goethe House

Museum

It is the birth place of a German poet, playwright, novelist, scientist, statesman, theater director, critic, and artist Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (28 August 1749 – 22 March 1832).
The house, dating from around 1600, was bought in 1733. It was remodeled in present structure in 1755. Goethe family sold the house in 1795.
The house was destroyed on May 22, 1944 during war, and it was restored in 1947-1951 as its previous design and decoration. It was opened to the public as Goethe Museum in 1954.
Visiting Time: Monday to Saturday - 10 AM to 6 PM. Sunday and holiday - 10 AM to 5.30 PM.
Entry Fee: 7 Euro ($8.55) for adult. 3 Euro ($3.67) for reduced.
How to go: It is located 180 meters from Karmeliterkloster Monastery towards north at Großer Hirschgraben 23-25.

Liebfrauen, Frankfurt

Church

The first building was built in 1325. The church was completely destroyed by bombing in World War II in 1944, and was restored in the 1950s.
How to go: It is located about 380 meters from Goethe House towards east at Liebfrauenberg.

St. Catherine's Church

Church

The church was built in 1678-1681. It was rebuilt in October 1954.
How to go: It is located about 100 meters from Liebfrauen towards northwest at An der Hauptwache 1.

Hauptwache

Building

It was built in 1730 as the headquarters of Stadtwehr militia and a prison. In 1866, took over military activities, it became a police station. In 1904, the building used as a café. The building was damaged during World War II. It renovated and bacame the S-Bahn station in 1978.
How to go: It is located east end of Freßgass street at Hauptwache square.

Day-9:

Zeil

Street

1.2 km east-west street.
How to go: It has 2 parts. 1st part (western part) is pedestrian street starts from Hauptwache (west end) to Konstablerwache square (east end). The eastern part of the street is called "New Zeil", starts from Konstablerwache square (west end) to Theater Kulturhaus Frankfurt (east end), near Zoo Frankfurt.

Zoo Frankfurt

Zoo

Visiting Time: 9 AM to 7 PM every day.
Entry Fee: 12 Euro ($14.66) for adult. 6 Euro ($7.33) for child age 6-17.
How to go: It is located about 250 meters from the east end of Zeil street.

Day-10:

Historisches Museum Frankfurt

Museum

Visiting Time: Tuesday to Friday - 10 AM to 6 PM. Saturday and Sunday - 11 AM to 7 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 12 Euro ($14.66) for adult. 6 Euro ($7.33) for reduced. Permanent Exhibition - 8 Euro ($9.77) for adult and 4 Euro ($4.89) for reduced. Temporary Exhibition - 10 Euro ($12.22) for adult and 5 Euro ($6.11) for reduced. Free for age below 18.
Free Entry: Every last Saturday of the month.
How to go: It is located near the north end of Eiserner Steg Bridge at Saalhof 1.

Alte Nikolaikirche

Church

Old St Nicholas Church wast first built in the mid-12th century. The current church was built and opened in 1467.
How to go: It is located north side of Historisches Museum Frankfurt and south side of Römerberg at Römerberg 11.

Römerberg

Square

How to go: It is located about 80 meters from Historisches Museum Frankfurt toward north.

Fountain of Justice

Fountain

Stone sculpture of Justitia, the female champion of justice was erected in 1610 and was reproduced in bronze in 1887.
How to go: It is located in Römerberg Square.

Frankfurter Kunstverein

Museum

Visiting Time: Tuesday to Sunday - 11 AM to 7 PM. Thursday - 11 AM to 9 PM. Monday remains closed.
Entry Fee: 8 Euro ($9.77) for adult. 6 Euro ($7.33) for reduced. 4 Euro ($4.89) for student.
How to go: It is located northeast side of Römerberg at Steinernes Haus am Römerberg Markt 44.

Struwwelpeter Museum

Museum

Visiting Time: Wednesday to Sunday 2 PM to 6 PM.
Entry Fee: 7 Euro ($8.55) for adult. 3.5 Euro ($4.28) for Students, disabiled and child age above 6.
How to go: It is located about 80 meters from Frankfurter Kunstverein Museum towards east at Hinter dem Lämmchen 2-4.

Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt

Art Museum

Visiting Time: Tuesday, Friday to Sunday - 10 AM to 7 PM. Wednesday and Thursday - 10 AM to 10 PM. Monday remains closed.
How to go: It is located about 80 meters from Struwwelpeter Museum towards south at Römerberg 6.

Frankfurt Cathedral

Church

The church was built in 1550 on the place of earlier church which was built during the Merovingian dynasty (mid-5th century to 751).
The church was destroyed by 1867 fire and rebuilt in its present style in March 1944.
How to go: It is located about 90 meters from Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt Museum towards east.

Museum für Moderne Kunst

Museum

Over 5,000 works of art, from 1960s until today.
Entry Fee: 16 Euro ($19.55) adult and 8 Euro ($9.77) for student, unemployed, disabled for Combined Ticket (MUSEUMMMK + ZOLLAMTMMK + TOWERMMK). 12 Euro ($14.66) adlut and 6 Euro ($7.33) for student, unemployed, disabled for Combined Ticket (MUSEUMMMK + ZOLLAMTMMK).
Free Entry: Every last Saturday of the month.
How to go: It is located north side of Frankfurt Cathedral at Domstraße 10.

Day-11:

Frankfurt Main Cemetery

Cemetery

Largest cemetery in Frankfurt, was opened in 1828.
How to go: It has its own U Bahn stop “Haltestelle Hauptfriedhof. Accessible by line U5.

Berger Straße

Street

2.9 km long northeast-southwest shopping street.
How to go: It starts near from Bethmann Park (southwest end) to Rose-Schlösinger-Anlage (northeast end).

Bethmann Park

Park

How to go: It is located southwest side of Berger Straße at Friedberger Landstraße 8.

Garten des Himmlischen Friedens

Park

How to go: North side of Bethmann Park.

Day-12:

Historic Railway

Museum

Visiting Time: Saturday 10 AM to 5 PM.
How to go: It is located at Intzestraße 34.

FKK Mainhattan

Erotic Club

For sexual pleasure, club have 30 tasteful private rooms whose use is included in the day ticket.
Visiting Time: Monday to Thursday, Sunday - 11 AM to 4 AM. Friday to Saturday - 11 AM to 5 AM.
Weekly Special: Tuesday and Wednesday - Free lottery ticket for free admission, bonus, beverage coupon and more. Thursday - 1 free with 3 entry. Friday and Saturday - Erotic Disco with live DJs.
Entry Fee: Day ticket - 65 Euro ($79.41) (Inclueed locker, separate deposit box, towels, bathing shoes, Soft drinks, apple juice, coffee and tea, breakfast buffet (11 AM to 2 PM), snacks like sandwiches or soups. Dinner buffet at 6 PM. During the summer it is barbecue time all day long).
Other Cost: Wellness, Sport or Hot stone massage - 30 Euro ($36.65) for 30 minutes, 45 Euro ($54.88) for 45 minutes and 60 Euro ($73.3) for 60 minutes.
How to go: Nearest train station is Daimlerstrasse. By public transport, tram 11, direct from the main station in Frankfurt to Daimler Street. Then walk only 250 meters. Access via Daimlerstr. 22nd. About 850 meters from Historic Railway museum.

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