In Frankfurt you will find a large number of important German institutions; among them is the University Johann Wolfgang Goethe Universitat, then several museums, most of them along the river Main, on the so-called Museum shore (Museumsufer), and the huge botanical garden called Palmengarten, which houses among other things an impressive collection of palm trees. The best-known museums are Städelsches Kunstinstitut und Städtische Galerie and Naturmuseum Senckenberg. Other notable museums are Museum für moderne Kunst (Museum of Modern Art) and the Schirn Kunsthalle (Schirn Art Gallery). The European Central Bank headquarters is in Frankfurt.

Important touristic attractions: the Dome, or St. Bartholomew's Cathedral (Dom Sankt Bartholomäus)...