What to do a couple of days in Frankfurt, Germany in October

Frankfurt is easy to reach with the subway, takes about 15 min. There is a whole row of museums and fabulous art gallereies to pick from along the river, a whole lot of historical sights to see, some beautiful old churches - including the "Kaiserdom" where the emperors were elected and crowned or St. Leonards with one of the few examples of a "hanging vault" left in the world, the Holocaust Memorial wall with over 11,000 names of Frankfurts murdered Jewish citizens, beautiful parks - including a Chinese Park!, the Main Tower with observation deck, wonderful farmers markets every day that would give Paris a run for its money, dining possibilities in 700 year old watch towers or 300 year old apple wine gardens. If you want to go out of the city a bit, there is the Saalburg, the only rebuilt Roman fort in existence, up in the Taunus mountains near Bad Homburg. Oh, I could go on, as the people on this board can tell you. Feel free to write me for more info!

Jo can definitely tell you anything and probably everything about Frankfurt, so I would say she's a resource to follow up on if you plan to stay in Frankfurt. Ask her also about the cool spa/pool complexes in Frankfurt.

You can also do a search on day trips from Frankfurt as I know that's been discussed on this board before.

Thank you so much, your information will be very helpful. Deb

I lived in that area , and thought where would I take some one . My answer Berg Elez (SP) ? it is on the Mosel about an hour from the airport . I think others in the know would support this idea . Others on this BB will both correct my spelling give you their opinon .

The Spa/ pool complexes in the area near Frankfurt are great. I don't know where it was for sure but our Daughter who lives near Frankfurt took us to one close to her house & it was so much fun. It had a hot pool area that had a whirl pool that was part of it & so on & so on. The one street that Jo had mentioned with all the Art all in one spot & my wife & I found a great Chinese Restaurant just across the river on the pedestrian bridge. A big building with a lot of glass that looked like it would not be good but was great.Anyway there is a lot to see close to this area so have a good time.

I would take the train to Bacharach (1 hr) and walk around the quaint, small town, have lunch (get a glass of local wine) and then take a Rhine River cruise. To catch a cruise, there is a ticket booth right by the river outside of the town walls. Bacharach is one of my absolute favorite towns. When we lived in Mainz, we would always take friends there. I also enjoyed going to Cochum (2 hr. train ride). Personally, I enjoy the small towns versus the big city of Frankfurt. Just depends on your preference. Have fun!