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Set on the banks of the River Main and Germany's only city of skyscrapers, Frankfurt is affectionately known as 'Mainhattan'. A commercial centre since the thirteenth century, today it's home to the European Central Bank and plays a leading role in the European Monetary Union. In contrast to the towering buildings in the centre, the Sachsenhausen area is packed with half-timbered houses and traditional cider taverns, along quaint cobblestone streets. A vibrant cultural centre with world-class opera, theatre and ballet, Frankfurt is also the birthplace of Goethe, Germany's most famous poet, to whom an excellent museum has been dedicated. Jazz is very much the music of this city, with hundreds of jazz venues and the annual German Jazz Festival.

Frankfurt Attractions

Alte Oper (Old Opera House)
Opernplatz, Frankfurt-am-Main 60313
Tel: +49 69 1340 400

Börse (German Stock Exchange)
Börseplatz, Frankfurt-am-Main
Tel: +49 69 2101 0

Goethehaus und Goethemuseum (Goethe's House and Museum)
Grosser Hirschgraben 23-25, Frankfurt-am-Main 60311
Tel: +49 69 1388 00

Museum für Moderne Kunst (Musuem of Modern Art)
Domstrasse 10, Frankfurt-am-Main 60311
Tel: +49 69 2123 0447

Sachsenhausen
Southbank of the Main River, Frankfurt-am-Main

Städtische Galerie und Städelsches Kunstinstitut (Stadel Art Institute and Municipal Gallery)
Schaumainkai 63, Frankfurt-am-Main 60596
Tel: +49 69 6050 980

Paulskirche (St. Paul's Church)
Paulsplatz, Frankfurt-am-Main 60311

Judisches Museum (Jewish Museum)
Untermainkai 14-15, Frankfurt-am-Main 60311
Tel: +49 69 2123 4856

Römer (City Hall)
West side of Römerburg, Frankfurt-am-Main
Tel: +49 69 2123 4814