Frankfurt Attractions: Tickets and Hours
Frankfurt Attractions: Tickets and Hours
Most of Frankfurt’s headline attractions can be bought at the door, but a few have quirks worth knowing before you queue: a museum that closes on Mondays, a tower with 328 steps, a house with no lift. Below, each one in turn with address, hours and price.
Goethe-Haus and the Deutsches Romantik-Museum
Großer Hirschgraben 21 is the rebuilt 18th-century townhouse where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe was born in 1749. The Deutsches Romantik-Museum next door covers Novalis, Brentano and Caspar David Friedrich. One combined ticket opens both, and the price is listed on frankfurter-goethe-haus.de . Hours are 10:00 to 18:00 daily, with Thursday open until 21:00. The Goethe-Haus itself is hard going with a pram or wheelchair.
Senckenberg Natural History Museum
Senckenberganlage 25 in the Westend houses Diplodocus and Edmontosaurus skeletons, with a cast of a T. rex among the dinosaurs. Adults pay €12, and ages 6 to 17 and students with ID pay €6. Children under 6 are free. The museum opens at 09:00 and closes at 17:00 according to museumfrankfurt.senckenberg.de .
Kaiserdom and the Domturm
Free to enter, the Kaiserdom at Domplatz 1 is where ten emperors were crowned between 1562 and 1792. The tower climb costs €3 for adults and €2 reduced. It has 328 stone steps, no lift, and a view straight into the bank towers. Pay at the base of the tower.
Main Tower and the Städel
Main Tower, at Neue Mainzer Straße 52, charges €9 for adults and €6 reduced, and the Frankfurt Card gives 20% off the adult ticket. It closes in bad weather. The Städel at Schaumainkai 63 asks about €17 to €19 for adults, with Tuesday from 15:00 at €10. It is open Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00, until 21:00 on Thursday, and closed on Mondays. Compare ticket types at staedelmuseum.de .
River cruise from the Mainkai
Primus-Linie runs 50-minute and 100-minute sightseeing cruises on the Main from the Eiserner Steg quay. The operator advertises sailings all year round, with hourly departures from 11:00 to 16:00 in the standard city-tour pattern and extra sailings on weekends. Check prices and times at primus-linie.de . A cruise on the Main is separate from the Rhine, where boat services can be suspended when the river is low, as in autumn 2026.
Tips for planning
Cluster the museums: the Städel sits on the Museumsufer, on the south bank just across the river from the Altstadt. The Frankfurt Card (€13 for a day, €21 for two) bundles transit with partner discounts. Keep an eye on bags around the Hauptbahnhof and crowded trams. If you want a guided option, you can look at Frankfurt tours on GetYourGuide , or see the sightseeing page for the old town.
Tip: Goethe-Haus and the Städel are both open late on Thursday, so pair them for a long museum evening.