World City Guide

Sightseeing

Sightseeing Overview
Skyscrapers housing major financial institutions dominate the scene in the central business district. The Westend remains predominantly a residential and business district. Nearby, the Marktplatz (former Market Square), Rmer (City Hall), the Kaiserdom (Emperor Cathedral), Paulskirche (Church of St Paul) and the Nikolaikirche (Nicholas Church) are among the attractions of the Altstadt (Old Town). The Bahnhofsviertel (around the main railway station) and Kaiserstrasse is the city’s red light district, although the ubiquitous seediness has recently developed into a popular and lively entertainment scene. Thirteen museums make up the longest mile of museums in Europe – the Museumsufer (Museum Embankment) on the southern bank of the Main, reached on foot via Eiserner Steg. Most of Frankfurt’s museums are closed on Monday and open until 2000 on Wednesday.

Visitors increasingly flock further south of the Main to Sachsenhausen, the oldest district in Frankfurt, to enjoy ppelwoi (apple wine) at traditional half-timbered taverns. The best views of the city can be gained from the restaurant on the 52nd floor of the recently finished Main Tower. Students and artists contribute to the bohemian atmosphere of the Nordend around Eschenheimer Tor.

Tourist Information
Tourismus+Congress GmbH Frankfurt am Main
Hauptbahnhof
Tel: (069) 2123 8800. Fax: (069) 2123 7880.
E-mail: info@tcf.frankfurt.de
Website: www.frankfurt-tourismus.de
Opening hours: Mon-Fri 0800-2100, Sat and Sun 0900-1800.

There are other tourist information centres at Rmerberg 27 and on the main shopping street, Zeil 94A.

Passes
The Frankfurt Card, available as a one-day (7.50) or a two-day (11) ticket, offers free travel on all RMV transport within the city and to the airport, as well as a 25% reduction on guided city tours, 50% reduction on admission to major attractions and 17 museums, and a 20% reduction on the Kln-Dsseldorfer Deutsche Rheinschiffahrt Rhine and Mosel river tours (departing Frankfurt). Participating attractions include Goethe House and Museum, Historical Museum, Jewish Museum, Museum of Modern Art, Stdel Art Institute and Municipal Gallery, the Palmengarten and Frankfurt Zoo. The card is available from tourist information offices (tel: (069) 2123 8703), in travel agencies, the DB Reisezentrum at the Hauptbahnhof (main railway station), and at the Frankfurt airport Fraport travel agency.

For free entrance to 24 museums in Frankfurt, the Museumsufer Ticket costs 8 and is valid for two days. Participating museums include the Jewish Museum, Goethe Museum and Historical Museum. The card is available from tourist information offices (tel: (069) 2123 0776; e-mail: info@tcf.frankfurt.de) and Frankfurt Ticket (tel: (069) 134 0400).