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PagodaSwan · 11-23-2005, 08:41 AM

Bethmann Park
Big Chess Men
garden ; park

Friedberger Anlage
Bornheim/Nordend

While old men play , budding Kasparovs battle it out on the giant chess board and young lovers laze around beautifully tended flower beds. This tiny park is one of Frankfurt's best-kept secrets. The Chinese Garden of Heavenly Peace is dedicated to the memory of victims of the Tiananmen Square massacre.

Hours: 7:30 AM-dusk

Bornheim
Boho Neighbourhood

Berger Stra

Berger Strasse is the spinal cord of the district of Bornheim, the traditional working class part of town. These days, it prefers the label 'bohemian', an image it measures up to well with its mix of dusty bookstores, health food shops and inexpensive restaurants.

Deutsches Architekturmuseum
Building Blocks
museum ; architectural highlight

Schaumainkai 43
Sachsenhausen

tel: 069 21 23 88 44 (info)

Renowned architect Oswald Mathias Ungers transformed this patrician villa in 1984 with his 'house within a house' concept. The museum has a groovy hands-on approach and topical exhibitions dissecting the virtues and vulgarities of architecture. Frankfurt's town planning is frequently fodder for debate. Claustrophobes beware.

Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00 AM-12:00 AM (Wed to 10:00 AM)

Fotografie Forum International
Say 'Cheese'
art gallery

Leinwandhaus, Weckmarkt 17
Altstadt,60311

tel: 069 29 17 26 (info)

From fashion to art to photojournalism, this gallery-museum on the fringe of its 20th anniversary is the only exhibition space in Frankfurt entirely devoted to photography, exhibiting the best of the contemporary still image. It also hosts the award-winning World Press Photo collection every two years.

Hours: Tue-Fri 11:00 AM-6:00 PM (Wed to 8:00 PM), Sat-Sun 11:00 AM-5:00 PM

Web: www.ffi-frankfurt.de
Email: contact@ffi-frankfurt.de

PagodaSwan · 11-23-2005, 08:42 AM

Goethe-Haus & Goethemuseum
Literary Livin'
significant house ; literary

Grosser Hirschgraben 23-25
Innenstadt W

tel: 069 13 88 00 (info)

'He is happiest, be he king or peasant, who finds peace in his home.' Goethe's parents' house is a wonderful example of how Frankfurt's well-to-do lived in the 18th century. It was Goethe's birthplace, and he lived here until moving to Weimar in 1775, an act that many Frankfurters found hard to forgive.

Hours: Sun-Fri 10:00 AM-5:30 PM, Sat 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Web: www.goethehaus-frankfurt.de
Email: info@goethehaus-frankfurt.de

Museum Für Moderne Kunst
Amazing Museum
museum

Domstr 10
Altstadt,60311

tel: 069 21 23 04 47 (info)

This is the most challenging and provocative contribution to Frankfurt's museum mile. The labyrinthine passages in this odd-shaped buiding contain exhibits viewed from odd angles, from tiny, elevated viewing balconies or unobtrusive side entrances. Some are hidden in narrow staircases and cubbyholes; others fill a whole wall.

Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (Wed to 8:00 PM)

Web: www.mmk-frankfurt.de
Email: mmk@stadt-frankfurt.de

Naturmuseum Senckenberg
Sated Serpent
kids ; museum

Senckenberganlage 25
Bockenheim

tel: 069 754 20

This is Frankfurt's busiest museum and is a particular favourite with young folk. With an atmosphere that's a little raucous by museum standards, the exhibits from the mummified cats to the anaconda swallowing a water boar are the instigators of excited chatter. As far as dinosaur bone exhibits go, this is a great collection.

Hours: 9:00 AM-5:00 PM (Wed to 8:00 PM, Sat-Sun to 6:00 PM)

Städelsches Kunstinstitut & Galerie
Beacon of Culture
art gallery

Schaumainkai 63

tel: 069 605 09 80 (info)

This mammoth building is chockers with student groups and budding artists engaged in lectures and sketching lessons. There's a stunning collection of Van Eycks, Dürers, Rubens and Vermeers. (openings) and cultural events are a regular occurrence, as are parties and piano music in Holbein's bistro/restaurant.

Hours: Tue-Sun 10:00 AM-5:00 PM (Wed to 8:00 PM)

Web: www.staedelmuseum.de
Email: info@staedelmuseum.de

PagodaSwan · 11-23-2005, 08:45 AM

It's easy to see why the youthful Beatles fell in love with Hamburg. Germany's second largest city has a magnificent harbour right in its centre and, so the locals like to say, has more in common with canal cities like Amsterdam or Venice. Indeed, Hamburgers will proudly point out that their city has even more bridges than Venice.

But, unlike its maritime counterparts, Hamburg remains a hard-working port that is among Europe's busiest. Add to this the independence of a place that has been invaded only once in its history (by Napoleon, no less) and you too will be inspired to serenade the city.

Fishmarkt
markets

St-Pauli-Fishmarkt
St Pauli

Every Sunday morning the cobbled streets just south of the Reeperbahn are invaded by a fleet of small trucks which pour a market onto the banks of the Elbe. Locals have been wandering through the elaborate displays of fruit, vegetables and seafood every week since 1703.

Hours: Apr-Sep: Sun 5:00 AM-10:00 AM; Oct-Mar: Sun 7:00 AM-10:00 AM

Hamburg Kunsthalle
art gallery

Glockengiesserwall
City Centre,20095
close to the Hauptbahnhof

tel: 040 428 54 26 12 (info)

Behind the green cupola and columns that dominate Glockengiesserwall, just north of the Hauptbahnhof, awaits the famed Kunsthalle, with its internationally important art collection, which ranges from medieval portraiture to 20th-century minimalism.

Hours: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM,

Web: www.hamburger-kunsthalle.de
Email: info@hamburger-kunsthalle.de

Harry's Hamburger Hafenbasar
museum

Balduinstrasse 18
St Pauli

tel: 040 312 482 (info)

This shop-cum-museum-cum-whatever is the life's work of the late, great Harry Rosenberg, a bearded character famous with seamen around the globe for his intense collecting of worldly souvenirs. The result is this curio-crammed shop that is free to visit as long as you buy something, which is easy if you're in the market for a set of Zulu drums.

Hours: Tue-Sun 12:00 PM-6:00 PM

Web: www.hafenbasar.de

Museum für Völkerkunde
museum

Rothenbaumchaussee 64
Rotherbaum,20148

tel: 040 428 48 25 24 (info)

The impressive Museum of Ethnology has some fascinating exhibits from around the world. Such exotic displays include ivory carvings from the kingdom of Benin and a complete, intricately carved Maori meeting hall.

Hours: 10:00 AM-6:00 PM

Port of Hamburg
waterfront

St Pauli

You can't miss Hamburg's frenetic port; it covers more than 12% of the whole city and sees in excess of 70 million tonnes (78 million tons) of goods trafficked through it every year. To put it all in perspective, you can climb the steps above St Pauli Landundgsbrücken to witness the progress of carriers, freighters and other ships through the city's waters.

PagodaSwan · 11-23-2005, 08:47 AM

Hamburg Townhall

PagodaSwan · 11-23-2005, 08:51 AM

Frankfurt