Frankfurt is the business and financial center of Germany and home to a futuristic skyline and the biggest German airport. Some of Frankfurt's top attractions include the Main Tower observation deck, the historic Goethe House, cider taverns in the Sachsenhausen district, the medieval Romerberg square, the Paulskirche church as the birthplace of German democracy, museums along the river embankment, the Senckenberg Museum of Natural History, the shopping street Zeil, the Museum of Modern Art, and the botanical Palmengarten gardens.

1. Fantabolous Frankfurt
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2. Frankfurt
•Is the business and financial center of Germany
• The city is known for its futuristic skyline The
skyline is the reason why Frankfurt is sometimes
called by the nickname Mainhattan and the biggest
German airport known as Frankfurt Airport
• Frankfurt Airport is among the busiest in Europe
• third in passenger traffic after London Heathrow
and Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
• and the ninth busiest airport in the world.

3. Frankfurt's Top 10
Attractions
1. The Main Tower
There is no better way to see Frankfurt than from the top of the
"Main Tower", the city's only high-rise open to the public. Take the
elevator up to the 650-feet high platform to enjoy sweeping views of
Frankfurt's cityscape. You can also grab a snack in the restaurant of
the "Main Tower".

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Attractions
2. The Goethe House
Frankfurt is the birthplace of Germany's most important writer,
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). Although Goethe's
house was destroyed in World War II, it was fully restored with the
original furniture, paintings and books of the family Goethe. Take
inspiration from the writing desk, where Goethe wrote "The Sorrows
of Young Werther".

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Attractions
3. Cider Taverns in Sachsenhausen
The signature drink of Frankfurt is "Apfelwein", or "Ebbelwoi" as the
Frankfurters say; a light alcoholic apple cider that is produced in the
regions around Frankfurt. You can find some of the best and oldest
apple cider taverns in the cobblestone streets of Frankfurt's district
"Sachsenhausen", south of the Old Town.

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Attractions
4. The Romerberg
The Romerberg ("Roman Mountain") is the historic heart of Frankfurt
and home to its City Hall, which dates back to 1405. Flanked by half-
timbered houses, this historic square used to be the place for
Frankfurt's first trade fairs in the 13th century.

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5. Paulskirche - St. Pauls Church
Paulskirche, built between 1789 and 1833, is the cradle of German
democracy: The church was used for political meetings and became
the seat of the first freely elected German parliament in 1848. Today,
the Paulskirche is used mainly for exhibitions and special events.

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6. Museumsufer - Museum Embankment
Take a walk along the river Main, which runs through Frankfurt's city
center and is lined on both sides by some of best museums in the
country; among them the superb German Film Museum and the fine
art St?del Museum, which focuses on the old masters. The area is
called Museumsufer, "Museum embankment", and on Saturdays,
you can hunt here for treasures at Frankfurt's largest flea market.

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Attractions
7. The Senckenberg Museum of Natural History
The Senckenberg Museum is the largest museum of natural history
in Germany; it showcases thousands of exhibits, ranging from fossil
amphibiens, and Egyptian mummies, to the museum's most famous
attraction: its exhibition of large dinosaur skeletons, one of the
biggest in Europe.

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Attractions
8. Shopping Street Zeil
The premier place to shop in Frankfurt is the bustling pedestrian
zone called "Zeil". Also called "The Fifth Avenue of Germany", this
shopping street offers everything from chic boutiques, and
international department chains, to a modern 10 floor shopping
center, the "Zeil Galerie".

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Attractions
9. The Museum of Modern Art
The Museum of Modern Art is not only famous for its extensive art
collection, which includs artists like Roy Lichtenstein, Joseph Beuys,
Andy Warhol, and Gerhardt Richter, but also for its bold architecture.
Designed by the Viennese architect Hans Hollering, the museum
has a triangular shape and is called "the slice of cake" by locals.

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10. Palmengarten - the Botanical Gardens
Founded in 1868 by a group of Frankfurt citizens, the Botanical
Garden takes you on a horticultural journey from the African
savanna, and the exotic plants of the rain forests, to the blooming
flower gardens in Europe. On 50 acres and in various green houses,
you can see more than 6,000 different botanical species from all
around the world.