Museum Bank or Museumsufer:
This is the colloquial name for the Schaumainkai which runs along the south bank of the Main in Sachsenhausen. It is lined with museums, including the Städel (Vermeer, van Eyck, Monet), the Liebighaus (sculpture) & museums of Architecture, Ethnology, Film, & Decorative Arts. Opening hours vary but are roughly 1000-1700 Tues-Sun (2100 Weds) & admission is between DM5-9. The latter two have pleasant cafés as well.

Goethe's House & Museum:
Although obliterated in the war, Goethe's birthplace has been authentically reconstructed & is now an interesting museum of his life & work. Grosser Hirschgraben 23-25, Tel: 138 800, open Mon-Fri 0900-1600/1800 winter/summer, Sat/Sun 1000-1600. Admission DM7.

Old Opera House:
The famous Alte Oper once attracted the cream of Frankfurt society, many of whom helped pay for its construction in the 1880s. It was badly damaged by Allied bombing in 1944 & rebuilt in its original style in 1981. Still a venue for blockbusting concerts & an elegant conference centre catering for up to 2,450 delegates. Opernplatz (Tel: 1340 420/2).

Jewish Museum:
This elegant mansion, once the home of the Rothschild family, contains displays & documents charting the rise of the city's Jewish community. Untermainkai 14-15 (Tel: 21 23 5000), open Tues-Sun 1000-1700 (2000 Weds), admission DM5.

Börse:
The most important stock exchange in Germany, opened in 1558. Admission to the visitors' gallery is free on weekdays between 1100 & 1300.

The Palmengarten:
Frankfurt's botanical garden is the city's loveliest park, tucked away between Westend & the diplomats' quarter. Admire the exotic plants in the elegant glass greenhouses (one with tropical butterflies), stroll through the magnificent & ever-changing outdoor garden, or rent a rowing boat for an hour on the pond. Palmengartenstrasse (Tel: 21 23 3939), open 0900 till 1600 in winter, till 1800 in summer. Admission variable according to special seasonal exhibitions.