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gallery (called the St del for short) is the most important of the seven museums on the Museumsufer

Many visitors to Frankfurt are in the city for only one day before heading off to other German destinations If you want to see the city on foot, take advantage of the vast network of Fussg ngerzonen (pedestrian streets) for sightseeing and shopping For a general walking tour, start at the Alte Oper (U-Bahn: Alte Oper), stroll east along Grosse Bockenheimer Strasse (better known as Fressgass s, or Gluttony Lane, because food stores and restaurants line the street), and continue to An der Hauptwache, Frankfurt s Times Square Northwest of the Hauptwache is the B rse, Frankfurt s stock exchange A block to the north of Hauptwache, at the end of Grosse Eschenheimer Strasse, stands the Eschenheimer Turm, a restored medieval tower, and the Eschenheimer Tor, a medieval gateway Running east from An der Hauptwache is the broad Zeil, the busiest shopping street in Germany South of An der Hauptwache, via Liebfrauenstrasse and Neue Kr me, the R merberg and the Kaiserdom form the heart of the Altstadt From there, Limpurgergasse leads to the river and the iron footbridge called the Eisener Steg, which crosses to the Museumsufer along the south bank of the Main From the footbridge and the south bank, you have the best views of Frankfurt Farther south, beyond Gartenstrasse, lies the picturesque district of Sachsenhausen, famed for its apple-wine taverns

Deutsches Architektur Museum (German Architecture Museum)

Museumsufer This museum is for those with an interest in architecture or urban planning On display is a collection of 19th- and 20th-century architectural plans and models, examples of international modern architecture, and a series of exhibits showing how human dwellings have evolved over time in different parts of the world A pair of 19th-century villas house the museum, designed by Oswald Matthias Ungers The museum has a nice gift shop See map p 386 Schaumainkai 43 % 069/2123-8844 U-Bahn: Schweizer Platz (then a 5-minute walk north on Schweizer and west on Schaumainkai) Admission: 6 ($810) adults, 3 ($405) students and children Open: Tues Sun 11 am 6 pm (until 8 pm Wed)

Deutsches Filmmuseum (German Film Museum)

Museumsufer Deutsches Filmmuseum is one of the two top film museums in Germany (the other is in Berlin) The first-floor galleries chronicle the history of the German and European filmmaking industry with examples of moviemaking equipment and models illustrating how special effects are shot Old

German films play continuously on the second floor If you have an interest in film, you can easily spend an hour or more here See map p 386 Schaumainkai 41 % 069/2123-8830 U-Bahn: Schweizer Platz (then a 5-minute walk north on Schweizer and west on Schaumainkai) Admission: 250 ($340) adults, 130 ($175) students and children Open: Tues, Thurs, Fri 10 am 5 pm; Wed and Sun 10 am 7 pm; Sat 2 7 pm

Goethe-Haus (Goethe House)

City Center Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 1832), Germany s greatest writer, was born in this spacious, light-filled house and lived here until 1765, when he moved to Weimar (see 14) Reconstructed after wartime damage, the ocher-colored house still manages to convey the feeling of a prosperous, tranquil home life in bygone days The interior decoration reflects the baroque, rococo, and neoclassical styles of the 18th century Paintings of friends and family adorn the walls The room where Goethe wrote is on the second floor; the room next door displays one of his most cherished childhood possessions, a puppet theater Annexed to the house is the modern, glass-fronted Goethe-Museum Of interest to Goethe specialists, the museum contains a library of books, manuscripts, graphic artworks, and paintings associated with Goethe and his works To see the house and museum, give yourself about half an hour See map p 386 Grosser Hirschgraben 23 25 % 069/138-800 U-/S-Bahn: Hauptwache (then a 5-minute walk west) Admission: 5 ($675) adults, 250 ($340) students, 150 ($2) children Open: Mon Sat 10 am 6 pm, Sun 10 am 5:30 pm

Historisches Museum (Historical Museum)

Altstadt The exhibits in this large, drab-looking museum at the south end of the R merberg showcase the history and culture of Frankfurt from its earliest settlement to the present day Collections include examples of gold and silver plateware and jewelry; pottery and porcelain; and paintings, lithographs, and photographs On the first floor, have a look at the models of the Altstadt at various periods of its development (Middle Ages, end of World War II, present day) As you can see from the models, when Allied bombs fell on Frankfurt in 1944, one of Europe s largest medieval cityscapes was completely wiped out You can browse through in half an hour if you re only mildly interested; if history is your thing, expect to spend more time See map p 386 Saalgasse 19 % 069/2123-5599 U-Bahn: R mer (the museum is at the west end of the square) Admission: 4 ($550) adults, 2 ($275) children 6 18 Open: Tues Sun 10 am 6 pm (until 9 pm Wed)