Highlights

Frankfurt's top attractions

What makes Frankfurt unmistakable - from the Imperial Cathedral and St. Paul's Church to the Main Tower and the Museum Embankment. Here are 18 landmarks and places worth seeing on your visit.

Römer & Römerberg

Frankfurt's iconic gabled city hall and the medieval square in front of it - the postcard heart of the Old Town.

Imperial Cathedral (Kaiserdom)

St. Bartholomew's, the red-sandstone church where Holy Roman Emperors were crowned. Climb the tower for a view over the roofs.

St. Paul's Church (Paulskirche)

The birthplace of German democracy, home to the first freely elected national assembly in 1848.

Main Tower

The only skyscraper with a public viewing platform - 200 meters up for the best panorama of the skyline.

Alte Oper

The grand old opera house on Opernplatz, rebuilt after the war and now a concert hall at the edge of the banking district.

Goethe House

The birthplace of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, restored as a museum of the writer's early life.

Palmengarten

Frankfurt's lush botanical garden, with tropical greenhouses, ponds and seasonal displays in the Westend.

Museum Embankment (Museumsufer)

A row of world-class museums lined up along the south bank of the Main - one of Europe's densest museum districts.

Eiserner Steg

The much-loved iron footbridge over the Main, linking the Old Town with Sachsenhausen.

The Zeil

Frankfurt's main shopping street and one of Germany's busiest, anchored by the Hauptwache and the MyZeil mall.

Frankfurt Stock Exchange

Germany's leading stock exchange, guarded by the famous bull-and-bear statues out front.

Senckenberg Natural History Museum

One of Germany's biggest natural history museums, best known for its dinosaur skeletons.

Frankfurt Zoo

A historic, centrally located zoo with a strong focus on conservation and nocturnal animals.

Schirn Kunsthalle

A leading exhibition hall for modern and contemporary art, tucked beside the cathedral.

Hauptwache & St. Catherine's

The central square and Baroque guardhouse, next to the city's main Protestant church.

Old St. Nicholas Church

The small red church on the Römerberg whose carillon rings out over the square.

Museum of Applied Art

Design, craft and decorative arts across centuries, in a striking modern building on the Museumsufer.

Fountain of Justice

The Lady Justice fountain at the center of the Römerberg, a symbol of the free imperial city.

Image credits: all preview images © frankfurt-interaktiv.de.