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Must-see attractions in Frankfurt & Southern Rhineland

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    St-Martins-Kirche

    Rhine Valley

    Easily spotted on a hillside at the northern end of town is the enormous early 14th-century St-Martins-Kirche, popularly known as the ‘white church’. It…

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    Frankfurt Zoo

    Frankfurt am Main

    Dating from 1874, Frankfurt's 11-hectare zoo is home to some 4500 animals, with houses for primates, nocturnal creatures, birds and amphibians. There's a…

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    Marktplatz

    Moselle Valley

    Bernkastel’s pretty Marktplatz, a block inland from the bridge, is enclosed by a romantic ensemble of half-timbered houses with beautifully decorated…

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    Thermen am Viehmarkt

    Trier

    Found by accident in 1987 during the construction of a parking garage, and buried beneath WWII air-raid shelters, the remains of a 17th-century Capucinian…

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    Hängeseilbrücke Geierlay

    Moselle Valley

    Stretching 360m at a height of 100m above ground, Germany's largest suspension bridge isn't for the faint-hearted but the valley views are spectacular…

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    Weinmuseum

    Rhine Valley

    The 1000-year-old Brömserburg castle near the Bingen car-ferry dock now houses this museum, filled with winemaking and wine-drinking paraphernalia from…

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    Altes Rathaus

    Wiesbaden

    Overlooking the Schlossplatz, the Altes Rathaus (1610) is Wiesbaden's oldest building. It houses the representative rooms of the Hessischer Landtag …

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    Basilika St Kastor

    Koblenz

    Adjoining a lovely formal garden is Koblenz’ oldest church, Basilika St Kastor. Established in the 9th century, it was rebuilt in the 12th century. In…

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    Museum am Dom Trier

    Trier

    Trier's cathedral was built on the site of the palace of Helena (the mother of Emperor Constantine). The prized exhibit here is a 4th-century Roman…

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    Deutsches Filmmuseum

    Frankfurt am Main

    Permanent and changing exhibitions chart the history of cinema, film-making, and specific genres and artists at this dynamic museum. Signs are in English…

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    Bulle und Bär Statue

    Frankfurt am Main

    In the square out the front of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, a sculpture entitled Bulle und Bär depicts a showdown between a bull and a bear in which the…

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    Domschatz

    Trier

    To peer into Christian history, from late Antiquity through to Romanesque, Gothic, baroque and the 19th and 20th centuries, head to the Domschatz. Along…

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    Rheinallee

    Rhine Valley

    Lined with boat docks, hotels, cafes, restaurants and wine taverns, Boppard's beautiful pedestrian promenade runs along the riverfront. There are grassy…

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    Eschenheimer Turm

    Frankfurt am Main

    A local landmark, this 47m-high, early-15th-century tower was a city gate that formed part of Frankfurt's medieval fortifications, and is one of the city…

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    Siegfried’s Mechanisches Musikkabinett

    Rhine Valley

    Situated 50m to the left from the top of Drosselgasse, this fun museum has a collection of 350 18th- and 19th-century mechanical musical instruments that…

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    St-Bonifatius-Kirche

    Wiesbaden

    The soaring steeples of this Gothic Revival church, reaching 68m high, make it a local landmark. Construction started in 1844 and it was consecrated in…

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    Römer-Kastell

    Rhine Valley

    A block south of the Marktplatz, the Roman Fort has 55m of original 4th-century Roman wall, and graves from the Frankish era (7th century). A wall panel…

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    Severuskirche

    Rhine Valley

    The impressive late Romanesque 13th-century Severuskirche is built on the site of Roman military baths. Inside are polychrome wall paintings, a hanging…

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    Kurpark

    German Wine Route

    Between the Hauptbahnhof and the tourist office lies the grassy Kurpark, an azalea- and wisteria-filled public garden where you’ll find the tiny Isenach…

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    Pfarrkirche St Ulrich

    German Wine Route

    Right on the Marktplatz, this late Gothic, three-nave columned church with beautiful stained-glass windows was built between 1440 to 1480, and is the only…

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    Römerbrücke

    Trier

    Spanning the Moselle, Germany's oldest bridge uses 2nd-century stone pilings (AD 144–152), built from black basalt from the Eifel mountains, which have…

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    Historiensäule

    Koblenz

    The Historiensäule portrays 2000 years of Koblenz history in 10 scenes perched one atop the other – the WWII period, for instance, is represented by a…

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    Alte Sammlung

    Frankfurt & Southern Rhineland

    The Saarland Museum’s Alte Sammlung ('old collection') displays a millennium’s worth of paintings, porcelain, tapestries and sculptures from southwest…

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    Museum in der Schlosskirche

    Frankfurt & Southern Rhineland

    Inside a desanctified late-Gothic church, the Museum in der Schlosskirche features religious art from the 13th to 19th centuries. Highlights include the…

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    St Johanner Markt

    Frankfurt & Southern Rhineland

    The heart of Saarbrücken, historic St Johanner Markt is a long, narrow public square anchored by an ornate fountain designed by Friedrich Joachim Stengel…

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    Museum für Vor- und Frühgeschichte

    Frankfurt & Southern Rhineland

    The standout exhibit at this museum covering the Romans, the Celts and their predecessors is resplendent gold jewellery from around 400 BC, discovered in…

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    Universitätsbibliothek

    Heidelberg

    The University Library was built in massive Wilhelmian style from 1901 to 1905. Upstairs you can see rare books and prints from its superb collections in…

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    Deutsches Architekturmuseum

    Frankfurt am Main

    Germany's architecture museum mounts three temporary exhibitions at a time, which often focus on a particular architect or firm. Not much relates to…

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    Petrisberg Multilingual Panel

    Trier

    Next to the Petrisberg Aussicht stop for buses 4 and 85, a multilingual panel traces local history from the first known human habitation (30,000 years ago…

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    Liebfrauenkirche

    Rhine Valley

    In the southern Altstadt, the High Gothic Liebfrauenkirche, known as the ‘red church’ for the colour of its facade, dates from the early 14th century and…

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    St-Gangolf-Kirche

    Trier

    Topped by a 62m-high tower, the Gothic St-Gangolf-Kirche was built in the early 15th century on the site of a 14th-century tower. It's reached via a…

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    Hercules Fountain

    Heidelberg

    In the middle of the Marktplatz is the Hercules fountain; in medieval times petty criminals were chained to it and left to face the populace.

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    Pfarrkirche St Michael

    Moselle Valley

    Facing the bridge, this partly 14th-century-Gothic church has an ornate interior and some colourful stained glass. The tower was originally part of the…

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    Marktplatz

    Rhine Valley

    Just off Boppard’s main commercial street, the pedestrianised, east–west oriented Oberstrasse, is the ancient Marktplatz, today a favourite local hang-out.

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    Barbarathermen

    Trier

    Named for a former monastery on this site, these Roman baths were built in the 2nd century AD. Information panels line a walkway through the atmospheric…

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    Marktplatz

    Heidelberg

    The Marktplatz is the focal point of Altstadt street life.

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    Neues Rathaus

    Wiesbaden

    Across the Schlossplatz from the Altes Rathaus is the Neues Rathaus (1887). Its interior is closed to the public.

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    Grube Messel Museum

    Frankfurt & Southern Rhineland

    Fossils excavated at Grube Messel are on show in Grube Messel's own museum, in a pretty half-timbered house.

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    Neuenheim River Bank

    Heidelberg

    The Neckar’s grassy northern bank between Theodor-Heuss-Brücke and Ernst-Walz-Brücke is a favourite student hang-out when the weather is warm.

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    Bowling Green

    Wiesbaden

    Out the front of the Kurhaus Wiesbaden, the Bowling Green is flanked by an elegant, 129m-long colonnade.