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Social activities & attractions in Frankfurt

After classes are over for the day, our program allows you plenty of time to discover Frankfurt, culture and everyday life.

Our students are accompanied by a school representative or teacher on many trips. This improves the relationship between teachers and pupils who become friends and thus creates a better atmosphere in the classroom and enables a greater understanding of the life of the country, its residents and culture.

Examples of typical cultural opportunities: visit beautiful cathedrals, art galleries and museums, many of which dot the river's banks, one of the world's finest ballet ensembles, Alte Oper with its ocomprehensive & diverse program of events.

Sachsenhausen with its famous Apple-Wine pubs, Grosser Bockenheimer Strasse with its cafés, delis, & restaurants, Frankfurters love jazz, and the city offers more jazz clubs than many cities in America.

Museums visits in Frankfurt Goethehaus: (Goethe's House) The birthplace of Germany's most outstanding poet (1749-1832). The original house, which had been open to the public since 1863, was destroyed in WWII; the present building is a meticulous reproduction of the original.

Jüdisches Museum: (Jewish Museum) This recently opened museum details the history of Frankfurt's Jewish community, which at one time was the second largest in Germany. Museum für kunsthandwerk: (Museum of Applied Arts) A monument to good taste, the Museum of Applied Arts contains beautifully crafted objects from all over the world. Tädelsches Kunstinstitut und Stadtische Galerie: (Städelsches Art Institute & Municipal gallery) The Städelsches has a good, solid collection of art from the 14th century to the present.

Historical & architectural sites in Frankfurt
Höchst Höchst: is one of the few areas of Frankfurt that escaped bombing during World War II. You can still see original half-timbered buildings and cobblestone streets.

Römer: (City Hall) The Römer is actually the city hall, and while it may not be as elaborate a building as others in Germany, its history is distinguished nonetheless.

Der Dom: The cathedral rests on Carolingian foundation dating from 852 A.D. Between the 13th and 15th centuries, the Cathedral was enlarged in the Gothic style. Die Paulskirche: In the church of St.Paul, a classical building and the house where the first German parliament met.

Die Alte Oper Frankfurt: Concert hall, built in 1873. Der Eschenheimer Turm: The most striking of the remaining gates, built in 1428. Die Liebfrauenkirche: The Church of Our Lady was built in 1308 and enlarged in the 15th century.

Palmengarten
The Palmengarten is on 50 acres and the gardens display numerous beautiful and interesting plants throughout the year. It also offers a variety of recreational activities including guided tours, summer concerts, evening festivals and exhibitions. It is known worldwide for its ample collections of tropical plants. The Tropicarium is one of the largest complexes of greenhouses. It displays tropical plants including Orchids, Bromelias, Palms, Ferns, succulents and many others. These plants are arranged largely according to their natural habitats such as rain forest, mangrove, mountain rain forest, monsoon and trade-wind forest, Savannah, thorn forest and different types of vegetation approaching desert.

Senckenberg museum of natural history
The Senckenberg is one of the biggest natural history museums in Germany. In the exhibitions you will experience the exuberant variations of life (biodiversity), the evolution on our planet and the changing of the earth through millions of years. The results of recent research activities in biology, palaeontology and geology will be placed in the galleries.

Frankfurt zoo
The largest zoo in Germany and one of Europe's best has 3,200 animals of 600 species. It features an exotarium with polar, tropical, jungle, and sea environments. The African Veldt enclosure is home to numerous species of antelope and ostriches. There is also a bear castle and a darkened exhibit where you can see nocturnal animals going about their nightly business. Children love the animal nursery, where they can watch zoo keepers care for young creatures whose parents are unable to do so. The baby apes are especially engaging. Don't miss the daily monkey feeding at 3:45 PM.

Day or weekend excursions from Frankfurt

At the weekend the school organizes excursions for our students, some examples below:

Heidelberg
Steeped in tradition, this town located about 1 hour South of Frankfurt is home to seemingly contrasting worlds.

The fairy tale setting has captivated imaginations and inspired creative hearts for centuries, from writers such as Goethe, Eichendorff, Hölderlin, Jean Paul, Victor Hugo, and Mark Twain to name just a few. It has more than 10 museums, many private galleries and five playhouses.

Browse the shops along Germany's longest pedestrian zone - and dive into the cozy side streets of the Old Town with their many fascinating shops Take a walk on the Philosopher's Path, one of Europe's finest scenic overlooks, with expansive views of the Old Town and Heidelberg Castle.

Subtropical plants thrive along the southerly slopes it meanders through. Continue on up to the Saints' Mountain (sporting a lookout tower, an amphitheater, and the ruins of St. Michael's Basilica). Königstuhl, the mountain on the opposite side of the Neckar River, is another excellent place to hike. Take the historical funicular train to the top for a ride you'll never forget.

Wiesbaden
Wiesbaden is a famous spa town located about 30 minutes drive from Frankfurt and is connected by a local regular train service.

The attractions are numerous: spacious parks, antique shops, a picturesquely medieval city center, festivals and cultural events all year round, attractive leisure facilities, and not least the surrounding region, with the Taunus hills and the River Rhine, with its scenic vineyards and romantic castles.

Mainz
Mainz has an impressive past and after a 2000 year history, Mainz has remained young. Where once Romans, the Emperor Barbarossa, the Bible printer Gutenberg or acknowledged Electors made their mark, now people and economics have made this Rhine metropolis their picturesque home. Must sees include: the City gate from about 1200, Schönborner Hof dating back to 1670, the Old University, Rheingoldhalle, Theater and the Carmelite Church.