Social Activities & Attractions in Frankfurt

Our Summer Camp in Frankfurt offers students an exciting & educational experience that they'll never forget!

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After German courses are over for the day, we offer plenty of time during our Frankfurt Summer Camp Program to discover Germany, its culture and customs!

• Cultural Opportunities
• Museums
• Historical & Architectural Sites
• Other Great Attractions

On most excursions, students will be accompanied by a teacher or representative of our language school in Frankfurt. This is done for mainly two reasons; the first being supervision and safety of the students, and the other is to build a strong relationship between teachers and students. This ensures a better learning atmosphere and allows for the students to feel more comfortable asking questions, hence understanding the culture, traditions and citizens of Germany better.

Typical Cultural Opportunities:

Students will have the opportunity to visit many beautiful cathedrals & churches, art galleries, museums, the Alte Oper, and many festivals & markets. Also, students can tour Sachsenhausen and explore its many apple-wine pubs. Other opportunities in Frankfurt include: the cafes & restaurants on Großer Bockenheimer Straße or visiting one of Frankfurt’s many jazz clubs.

Museums in Frankfurt:

Goethehaus (Goethe’s House):
This is the original birthplace of Germany’s most famous poet, Goethe (1749-1832). The museum was opened to the public in 1863, but was destroyed during WWII. The current museum is an exact replica of the original home.

Jüdisches Museum (Jewish Museum):
This fascinating museum details Frankfurt’s Jewish community’s history, which was Germany’s second largest community of such at one time.

Museum für Kunsthandwerk (Museum of Applied Arts):
This museum displays wonderful crafted objects from all around the world.

Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Stadtische Galerie (Städel Museum & Municipal gallery):
The Städel Museum offers a solid collection of art from the 14th century to the present. The museum was started by Frankfurt’s own Johann Friedrich Städel, who was a merchant, banker, and most importantly, an art collector.

Historical & Architectural Sites in Frankfurt:

Höchst:
This is one of the most fortunate areas in the Frankfurt area, as it wasn’t hit by the bombing of World War II. There are still original half-timbered buildings and cobblestone streets in the Höchst area.

Römer (City Hall):
The Römer is Frankfurt’s city hall, as well as one of the most historic building in all of Germany.

Der Dom (The Cathedral):
 This cathedral sits on a Carolingian foundation that was built in 852 A.D. Later, between the 13th & 15th century, the ‘Dom’ was renovated with gothic style architecture.

Paulskirche (St. Paul’s Church):
Frankfurt’s historical church of St. Paul was the meeting point of the first German Parliament.

Alte Oper:
 This magnificent concert hall was built in 1873 and is still in use to this very day.

Eschenheimer Turm (Eschenheimer Tower):
One of the last remaining gates in Frankfurt, built in the 1400’s.

Liebfrauenkirche (Church of Our Lady):
The stunningly beautiful church was built in 1308 and made larger through renovations in the 15th century.

Other Frankfurt Attractions:

Palmengarten:
This wonderful garden is 50 acres in size and displays marvelous and interesting plants. Guided tours, evening festivals, various exhibitions and summer concerts are held throughout the year. The Palmengarten has built a reputation for its tropical exhibits in the Tropicanium, which is one the largest greenhouse complexes in the world. There, visitors can see Orchids, Bromeliads, Palms, Ferns, Succulents and many others.

Senckenberg Museum of Natural History:
This is one of the largest national history museums in all of Germany. Exhibitions there include: variants of life (biodiversity), the evolution of life on our planet, and earth’s changes over its millions of years of existence. Galleries also display research activities in biology, paleontology and geology.

Frankfurt Zoo:
This zoo is home to over 3,200 animals from 600 different species, which makes it the largest zoo in Germany and one of the finest in Europe. Featured in the zoo are exhibitions with polar, jungles, tropical and sea environments. The zoo offers many hands on experiences for visitors, such as the animal nursery or the daily money feeding at 3:45pm!

On the weekends:
On the weekeneds, our Frankfurt language school staff will organize day excursions to such places as: Heidelberg, Wiesbaden, Königstein, Kloster Eberbach, Dusseldorf, Bonn, Cologne or several other cities that highlight magnificent German castles!