1 day in Frankfurt...What to see and do

• The Römer and the Römerplatz, City Hall since 1405 and old town square, Kaiser Hall upstairs
• Book Burning Memorial, site of the Nazi book burning
• Alte Nikolai Church, Gothic church built in 1290
• Eisener Steg, pedestrian bridge of the Main River, offering a great view of the skyline and the many museums lining the riverbanks, covered with "locks of love".
• St Bartholomew, better known as the Kaiserdom, Imperial Church, site for elections and coronations of the Holy Roman Emperor for centuries
• Joerg Ratgeb's wall paintings in the Karmeliter Kloster (Carmelite Cloister), the largest religious wall paintings north of the Alps, painted in the early 1500's -Stumble Stones (Stolper Steine), a unique way of commemorating the many victims who lost their lives under the Nazi regime, Jews, Homosexuals, Jehova Witnesses, Roma & Sinti, Socialists, Communists, T-4 Program
• Jewish Holocaust Memorial Wall, a very personal memorial that the city of Frankfurt has created, to honor the memory of the 12,000 Frankfurt Jewish Citizens who lost their lives during the Holocaust, including Anne, Margot and Edith Frank
• Medieval Jewish Cemetery, one of the oldest and largest Jewish cemeteries in Germany
• Jewish Ghetto Wall, (Staufen Mauer) once part of the city's defensive walls built in 1180, it later became one of the walls that surrounded the Jewish Ghetto
• Klein Markt Halle (little market hall), this is a wonderful produce hall filled with fruits, vegetables, chocolates, pastries, cheeses, breads, meats, fish, and delicacies from around the world (closed on Sundays and holidays)
• The Bull and the Bear at the Frankfurt Stock Exchange
• Eschenheimer Turm, an original guard tower from the city's outer defensive wall, built in 1425
• Alte Oper, one of Europe's classic opera houses, once known as the most beautiful ruin in Germany
• The Goethe House, where Frankfurts' favorite son was born
• Deutsche Ordens Church (Teutonic Order of Knights) built in 1309
• Paulskirche, the location of Germany's very first democratically elected parliment in 1848
• Farmers Markets, Thurs. & Sat. at the Konstablerwache, Fri. by the Stock Exchange, Wed. & Sat. in Bornheim on the Berger Str., Tues. & Thur. small market on the Kaiser Str., Tues, Fri. & Sat. in Höchst, Tues. & Fri. Sachsenhausen Sudbahnhof, Fri. Nordend Friedberger Platz. Multiple museums to visit for every interest. kultur-frankfurt.de/portal/…1441.aspx

Wonderful list from Ms Jo. Research the sights on her list and decide which you'd like to see or experience. Then, if you need specifics regarding how to get there, how long you need to plan to see it, etc. just come back with specific questions. Since you're staying at or near the airport you'll have to take travel time to various sights and back to your hotel into consideration. I loved the Romerplatz and the cathedral.

When I saw the post my response was going to be...... Ask Jo... she will give you all the right answers and tell you about her beloved Frankfurt! Thanks to her my grandson and I enjoyed it!

So many options. Wow! Thank you Ms. Jo Are they all easy to get to by train?

They are all easy to get to by walking. Frankfurt is a great city for walking.
That said, I would stay at a hotel in the city and not at the airport.

Jo, nice list. What do you do with the rest of your day? ;o)

I go to a fest or go have some Grüne Soße at one of my favorite restaurants. :-)

you could do worse than using a good guide to take you around their town.

If you consider that, ask and I can recommend an excellent one.

Come on, Nigel. Don't beat around the bush. We all know who you mean. Modesty (and the guidelines) prevent her from mentioning it here, but I don't think there is any reason we can't. Our own Ms. Jo leads a walking tour company in Frankfurt. I'm not generally a fan of profit-added tours, but in this case, what you pay for is what you get (unless you take the "shoes added" option).

Note that a shuttle from an airport hotel may not take significantly more time than just training into the city (close to airport) and spending the night there.