Frankfurt RhineMain

One region, great diversity

In and around Frankfurt, the destination FrankfurtRheinMain offers the best right at your fingertips. Whether you’re here for a short visit or a longer stay: rooftop bars, art palaces, World Heritage sites, cycling, and hiking tours can all be combined to create a diverse vacation experience. If this is your first time visiting, you’ll find that everything is conveniently close together. We therefore recommend the Frankfurt Card and the RheinMainCard for every visit — local transport is included, and you also receive discounted admission to many attractions.

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Highlights

39 museums, around a third of them directly on the banks of the Main: the Museum Embankment enjoys an international reputation and was created with the aim of offering culture for everyone. And it does this brilliantly. From art and film to satire and design, there is plenty to discover here. What makes it special? Its location by the Main, the mix of old city villas and modern new buildings, good cafés and restaurants. All close together.
There are 43 ways to discover Frankfurt, because the city consists of 43 completely different neighborhoods. They are located north of the Main (called Hibbdebach) and south of the Main (Dribbdebach). Gründerzeit facades and lots of greenery in Nordend, small shops and good cider in Brückenviertel, industrial charm in Osthafen, or a castle in Höchst — you can discover it all on foot or by bike.
In the 1920s, Frankfurt’s first high-rise building was a sensation. It stood 33 meters tall. Today, the towers reach nearly 300 meters and offer fantastic views. The skyline view is the icing on the cake for a chic meal or a delicious sundowner. From Main Tower to NFT Skybar, the choice of rooftop terraces is vast, and in many hotels, you wake up to a stunning skyline view.
The UNESCO World Heritage Site combines art, design, and architecture. At the beginning of the 20th century, the artists' colony—with its Wedding Tower and Russian Chapel—was a laboratory and creative hub for artists from various disciplines. The ensemble still retains the cosmopolitan spirit of that period today, reflected in the exciting exhibitions at the Artists' Colony Museum and the surrounding plane tree grove.
Contemporary art in a special setting. As early as 1920, Fritz Opel (1875–1938), son of Opel founder Adam Opel, bought a villa between the banks of the Main and Rüsselsheim Fortress. In the 1990s, the Art and Opel Foundation Opelvillen was established, with changing exhibitions designed to spark enthusiasm for art. Current exhibition until 13 September 2026: «Under the Skin. Tattoos in Focus.»
Hiking trails, circular routes, urban hiking. The FrankfurtRheinMain destination is a true paradise for anyone who likes to discover a place on foot or simply wants to stay active on holiday. The most beautiful routes can be found on Komoot or Outdooractive. Highlights include the Green Belt circular hiking trail around Frankfurt, the Boniface Route and the Hesse Cider and Orchard Route.

Insider Tips

Hello summer!

Summertime means festival time. And events under the open sky. These include literature and theatre festivals such as Stoffel im Park, the Sommerwerft on the Main, and open-air cinema on rooftop terraces and former industrial sites. DJ sets await at Secret Garden at the Liebieghaus, while Jazz Montez brings unique jazz vibes to the Osthafen. A special highlight? The Museumsuferfest on the banks of the Main from 28 to 30 August 2026.

Half-timbered houses and skyline

Half-timbered houses in Frankfurt? Yes, indeed. The Höchst district is part of the German Half-Timbered House Road. Cycle along the Main and take the ferry across, or travel just 15 minutes by train. The journey to Höchst is short and takes you to a different side of Frankfurt. Trebur, Dreieich, Hanau Steinheim and Seligenstadt are four more half-timbered towns close to Frankfurt.

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Darmstadt Wine Festival

Where the Mathildenhöhe Artists’ Colony stands today, wine was grown for centuries. Darmstadt in southern Hesse is now an internationally renowned centre for science and art. Yet since at least the Middle Ages, it was surrounded by vineyards. The festival celebrates this tradition. For a whole weekend, winegrowers from four wine regions serve their finest wines from 3 to 6 September 2026.

Seligenstadt

As if time had stood still: in Seligenstadt, you will find a unique ensemble of Benedictine abbey, basilica and Baroque garden. Almost exactly as it was rebuilt in the second half of the 17th century. Add to that a charming old town, shaped by half-timbered façades from past centuries and part of the German Half-Timbered House Road.

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Pure diversity - that is what the destination FrankfurtRhineMain is all about. Vineyards and orchards, modern art and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, skyline and half-timbered houses, city district tours and cycle routes are all close together here. Enjoy a region that moves, surprises and inspires, simply full of WOW moments.