Frankfurt

:For other uses, see Frankfurt (disambiguation)

Culture

Festivals

Frankfurt hosts several festivals, fairs and carnivals throughout the year. The most famous is the Rheingau-Music-Festival with many (mostly classical) concerts at castles and under the open sky surrounded by vineyards. It takes place each May.

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Another major festival which takes place in Frankfurt, is the "Museumsuferfest"; "Museum-Riverbank-Festival". It is one of the biggest cultural festivals in Germany, which offers the oppertunity to see, buy, smell, taste and hear new things from all around the world. The festival takes place yearly at the end of summer and attracts an average of 3 million visitors. The festival goes over a period of 3 days and ends with a spectacular show of fireworks.

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Museums

• Städel
• Senckenberg Natural History Museum
• The Museum for Modern Art (Frankfurt am Main)
• Schirn Art Gallery
• Deutsches Filmmuseum
• Deutsches Architektur Museum

Culinary specialties

• Frankfurter Sausage
• Frankfurter Rindswurst
• Apfelwein
• Grüne Soße
• Bethmännchen
• Frankfurter Kranz
• Handkäs mit Musik
• Rippchen mit Kraut