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What hotels are near The Hauptwache?

Hotels near The Hauptwache: (0.04 mi) Hotel Zentrum (0.13 mi) JW Marriott Hotel Frankfurt (0.22 mi) Motel One Frankfurt-Römer (0.16 mi) Hotel Neue Kraeme (0.19 mi) Moxy Frankfurt City Center View all hotels near The Hauptwache on Tripadvisor

What restaurants are near The Hauptwache?

Restaurants near The Hauptwache: (0.01 mi) Café Hauptwache (0.01 mi) New Deli (0.02 mi) Kentucky Fried Chicken (0.02 mi) The Alley Frankfurt (0.03 mi) Takahumi View all restaurants near The Hauptwache on Tripadvisor

What attractions are near The Hauptwache?

Attractions near The Hauptwache: (0.02 mi) MOMEM - Museum Of Modern Electronic Music (0.02 mi) CYC Choose Your Chauffeur (0.02 mi) Junges Museum Frankfurt (0.04 mi) Dialogmuseum Frankfurt (0.08 mi) Galeria Kaufhof Frankfurt An der Hauptwache View all attractions near The Hauptwache on Tripadvisor

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Neighborhood: Innenstadt

How to get there

Hauptwache • 1 min walk
Eschenheimer Tor (Eschenheim gate) • 6 min walk

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Bitter & Zart

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387 within 6 miles

MOMEM - Museum Of Modern Electronic Music

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Junges Museum Frankfurt

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Dialogmuseum Frankfurt

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Galeria Kaufhof Frankfurt An der Hauptwache

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Gutenberg-Denkmal

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482 ftMonuments & Statues

Schillermarkt

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319 ftFlea & Street Markets

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TYPSUKR

Arlington, VA758 contributions

A Modern Square in Central Frankfurt

Dec 2019

We passed through the Hauptwache on several occasions, which highlights how central it is Frankfurt, and most anywhere you're going in the middle of the city will probably lead you through here. The square itself is very large (although when we visited it was filled with Christmas market vendors) and the building around the square are mostly modern shops, restaurants, and offices. There is also major a major transportation hub under the square. The actually Hauptwache building (i.e. an old militia garrison) still stands as a cafe.

Written January 26, 2020

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Sachin0408

Bengaluru, India938 contributions

Busy City Area

Dec 2019

The Hauptwache is a prominent area of the Frankfurt city full of shops, restaurants, cafes, pieces of modern architecture, antique shops - In short you will not be missing anything if you are here. Its totally well worth your time strolling aroung and having fun.

If you are a tourist like me there's no way you won't be visiting Haptwache.

Written January 11, 2020

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Ramón Ortiz-Soto

Frankfurt, Germany24 contributions

Great Excursion

Jan 2020 • Friends

I highly recommend this Area to Visit. It is a very Historical Part of Frankfurt am Main, Check out the Site and have Fun Learning About the History of this Great City. Also learn Everything About This Site in any Language Wishing all whom Visit a Great Stay in Frankfurt am Main 👏👏

Written January 23, 2020

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i.lovetravelling

100 contributions

Not more than Average

Nov 2022

Good Central Location to reach local restaurants, shopping and sightseeing. Since several years the area has been turned into a pedestrian area which is much more convenient now. Especially the area around Hauptwache and Rossmarkt has developed within the years with many more shops and small cafes.
Cafe Hauptwache is quite a big place for a "cafe". They also offer normal dishes for lunch. But nothing special.

Written November 24, 2022

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Paul P

Dallas, TX475 contributions

Better Than it Needs to Be

Dec 2022 • Family

We had a very nice lunch at the Hauptwache restaurant during the Christmas market. This place is so iconic they could scrimp on the food, but they don’t. The schnitzel, soup and sausages were great, and the service was attentive. Unfortunately, the interior of this building lacks the character of the exterior. In the summer it would be better to sit outside.

Written December 28, 2022

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Kerwin Gray

Atlanta, GA2,150 contributions

Frankfurt should be an "A-list" City

Sep 2013 • Solo

Frankfurt plays second fiddle to the "A-list" tourist cities in Europe. But it shouldn't.

Walking out of the Frankfurt train station always excites me. Whether it is the day that I arrive or returning the day before I depart. Perhaps I should digress. For the past four years, I have made annual Eurail trips to Europe each of which lasted about a month. I have flown in and out of Frankfurt each time, because (1) it is relatively easy to get direct flights from Atlanta, and (2) it is a convenient central location. I always spend at least my first and last nights in Frankfurt and have stayed up to three consecutive days (which is a lot for me--I get my money's worth out of my Eurail passes).

Here is what I see as the major tourist attractions:

Just across from the train station, you will find a street market most mornings.

A couple of blocks toward the big buildings you will pass through the red light district with an assortment of street people who are docile enough that normal Frankfurt residents going about their daily affairs walk along side you.

As you approach the big buildings you pass through a park with and assortment of statuary. Then you come to the opera house frequented by a good quantity of entertaining street scenes.

I neglected to mention that there are virtually countless hotels in the streets in front of and to the sides of the train station. You are sure to find a reasonable priced room unless a large trade show is in town, and if it is the Automobile show, you might not find a room at all. September is problematic with trade shows.

Along with the hotels, there are restaurants for ever taste and mood.

The European Central Bank, and the Big E are located here.

If museums are your thing, just across the Holbeinsteg pedestrian bridge, you will find Museum Way along the south bank of the Main River.

A little further west, is the Schsenhausen neighborhood and an entertaining little restaurant district.

From Schsenhausn you can cross the Eiserner Steg pedestrian bridge and enter the old town area of Romerberg and find your way to extended pedestrian shopping streets from there.

All of the above can be done with a short walk from the main train station.

I always enjoy being in Frankfurt.

Written January 17, 2014

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RahulMD

New Orleans, LA1,731 contributions

Nice place to start a day trip in Frankfurt

May 2012

We had a 9 hr layover in Frankfurt on our way to Barcelona and decided to spend the day in the city. If you are in a similar situation, then this is a good place to start. We first took the S-bahn ( commuter train) from the airport and got off at this stop. From here we found a tourist information booth and got some free tourist information. We also walked around the city from this central location and got back here easily to take the train back to the airport. The train took about 15 minutes to get from the airport to here.

There are also many places to eat and ago around here. If I ever in Frankfurt again, I would definitely start here again.

Written April 20, 2013

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Maximilian H

Gothenburg, Sweden900 contributions

Avoid this as a tourist

Jul 2017 • Friends

First of all I am German and from this region.

I can recommend you not to visit this place because I know you will be disappointed.

This is a shopping street (there is also PRIMARK if you have to go there) which is extremely busy, almost aggressive, because you get a mix of all kind of people: business people, homeless people, alcoholics, beggars (with and without fake mickey mouse costumes) and many young people hanging around.

The scene is nothing special either, not many nice old buildings or so.

So, please, look for other spots, I can recommend

Shopping: Skyline Plaza (nice, new shopping center in Frankfurt with great view over Frankfurt on the roof)

Food: go to district "Sachsenhausen"

Written August 10, 2017

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junior1907

Istanbul, Türkiye188,485 contributions

Everyting is in and around this area

Commercial Center of the city with very good metro connection,lots of different kinds of shops and stores cafes,restaurants and bars,many shopping complexes and some important sights of Frankfurt.İt is always nice to spend some time here.Strongly Recommended.

Written February 14, 2015

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Polishedfingers

Frankfurt, Germany421 contributions

Bring your camera

This is a place you must visit if your in town for a short time and are looking for things to see. Right at your finger tips you shopping, food and culture rolled into one. The Ziel and The Roemer and The River are all within walking distance. There is just about always a festival going on through out the year. Bring your camera because the is so much beauty to see.

Written February 5, 2013

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