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Things to do in Frankfurt in November

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Hello! I will be in Germany in November, and I'll have 3 full days in Frankfurt. The reason I'll be there is that I have opera tickets for all 3 days, and I'm very excited about the program. I was hoping for suggestions for things to do during the day. However, this will be my third time in Frankfurt (not counting airport layovers), and I have seen a lot of the big, obvious sights listed in Rick's book.

I love museumgoing and am interested in art, history, classical music/opera/ballet/theater and science (probably more biology than engineering). I'm not outdoorsy--the outdoorsish things I like are city walks, nice gardens and relaxing river/lake cruises. I would be okay with a day trip, but since I'm mainly here for the operas, I don't want to run the risk of missing them so I'd probably prefer something close--say 40 min on the S/U Bahn instead of 2 hrs by train.

The first time I was in Frankfurt, i stayed for a week (they had the Christmas market then). I did the city walk, took the Frankfurt on Foot tour, saw the churches listed in the book, went to the Sachsenhausen district, ate at the Kleinmarkthalle and went to the Schirn, the Stadel, both Jewish museums, the Goethe house, and the sculpture museum. I also saw a show at the English theater. The second time I was in Frankfurt (for a few days to see operas like I'll be doing on this trip), I visited the Hindemith Kabinett, saw an interesting exhibit at the applied arts museum and took a day trip to Wurzburg. The Palmengarten seems popular and I haven't been there, but I'm not sure if it would be worth seeing in November. For any day trips, I would prefer places that you can easily take in over a day (for example, I would probably need two days for Cologne).

Another quick question--I really like the Frankfurt specialties green sauce and apfelwein and have talked them up to my family and friends. Any suggestions for where to get bottled versions to take home?

Thanks in advance!

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If you like churches, you might like some of the ones that are not listed in the book. St. Leonhards and the Deutsche Orden Church.

Have you gone to Frankfurt Höchst? They have one of the oldest churches in Germany. The Justinus church, consecrated in 830. There is a great market there, 3x a week, Tue. Fri. and Sat. from 7-13:00 including a market hall. There is a small schloss there with a dry moat and some wonderful restaurants. Check out St. Josephs while you are there.

Have you been to Bad Homburg? The palace there is worth a visit as is the Redeemer church next door. The Saalburg Roman fort is near by as is Hessen Park Open Air museum.

I like going to the Palmengarten all year round. The hot houses are great when the weather is nasty.

You don't say when you were last here? The Romantic museum is new as is the Dialog in the Dark. Have you been in the Franconoford next to the Kaiserdom?

I think the Städel is going to have a huge exhibit about the Renaisance in Nov. Will have to check the dates. Have you been to the Liebieg Haus, Film Museum, Communication Museum, or the Historic Museum?

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Thanks for the response! I have been to the Liebieghaus but not the other museums--I'll have to look them up. All the places you mentioned look really interesting--I hadn't heard of that neighborhood in Frankfurt. Bad Homburg sounds like a great day trip. I enjoy palace tours, and it looks like there's a good mix of buildings, parks, churches and sights that would fill a day but not leave me exhausted and late.

I was in Frankfurt fairly recently (the first time last December and then again in April) but didn't see the Romantic museum or Dialog in the Dark (that one looks very unique!).

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Last fall, my husband and I spent 5 days exploring Frankfurt and the environs. We enjoyed it so much we‘re swinging through again this coming September.

One of the best surprises of our Frankfurt visit was our day trip to Darmstadt for the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt. With your interest in science and art this may be a good fit. The museum has an interesting (quirky?) combination of collections: zoology, geology and fine art. Taxidermy, fossils and German expressionism - art all under one roof!

The modern galleries at the Städel were under construction when we were there last year so we’re looking forward to going back to see those.

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