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What to see in Frankfurt

Skyscrapers next to a rebuilt old town, on the banks of the Main.

Updated 19 October 2026 · How we make our guides

Photo: Dr. Thomas Liptak · CC BY-SA 4.0

Frankfurt highlights

The places you can’t miss. In the app we sort them by day and close to each other.

  1. Römerberg

    The square of half-timbered houses.

  2. Main Tower

    A viewing platform on a skyscraper.

  3. Museumsufer

    The museum embankment.

  4. Goethe House

    Where the writer was born.

  5. Sachsenhausen

    Apple-wine taverns.

Day trips from Frankfurt

We take you straight to the best-rated tour on GetYourGuide, with its reviews and dates.

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When to travel to Frankfurt

Any time of year is good to travel to Frankfurt: our data shows no months with weather, closure or crowd warnings.

  1. Jan no warnings
  2. Feb no warnings
  3. Mar no warnings
  4. Apr no warnings
  5. May no warnings
  6. Jun no warnings
  7. Jul no warnings
  8. Aug no warnings
  9. Sep no warnings
  10. Oct no warnings
  11. Nov no warnings
  12. Dec no warnings

Typical food of Frankfurt

The dish you have to try there and how to make it at home, to whet your appetite before the trip (or to go back to Frankfurt from your kitchen).

Grüne Soße
Photo: Zarateman · CC0

Grüne Soße

Frankfurt’s green sauce, made with seven fresh herbs, yoghurt and soured cream. It’s served cold with boiled potatoes and hard-boiled eggs, especially in spring.

  • Serves 4
  • 30 min

Ingredients

  • 200 g fresh herbs: parsley, chives, watercress, sorrel, borage, chervil and salad burnet (or whatever you can find)
  • 200 g soured cream
  • 200 g natural yoghurt
  • 1 tablespoon of mustard
  • 1 tablespoon of oil and 1 of vinegar
  • 6 hard-boiled eggs
  • 1 kg small potatoes
  • Salt, pepper and a pinch of sugar

How to make it at home

  1. Wash the herbs, remove the thick stalks and chop them very finely (or blitz them briefly).
  2. Mix the soured cream with the yoghurt, mustard, oil and vinegar.
  3. Add the herbs and two mashed hard-boiled yolks; season and leave to rest in the fridge for 1 hour.
  4. Boil the potatoes in their skins.
  5. Serve the sauce with the potatoes and the hard-boiled eggs cut in half.

The trick: In Frankfurt they sell the seven herbs ready-bundled in a paper parcel.

Where and what to eat

To eat like a local: the Gasthaus. The dishes you can’t miss are in the Germany guide.

Frequently asked questions about Frankfurt

What to see in Frankfurt?

Römerberg, Main Tower, Museumsufer, Goethe House and Sachsenhausen.

What to see in Frankfurt in one day?

Don’t miss Römerberg, Main Tower, Museumsufer, Goethe House and Sachsenhausen. To split it into days and areas without crossing the city back and forth, the Bagintravel app plans your trip in a minute.

What’s the best time to travel to Frankfurt?

Any time of year is good to travel to Frankfurt: our data shows no months with weather, closure or crowd warnings.

What day trips can you take from Frankfurt?

Heidelberg.

What is the typical food of Frankfurt?

Grüne Soße. Frankfurt’s green sauce, made with seven fresh herbs, yoghurt and soured cream. It’s served cold with boiled potatoes and hard-boiled eggs, especially in spring.

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Guide reviewed 19 October 2026. Places, areas and seasons: the same data the Bagintravel app uses. Sources and method.