101 Places of Interest in Frankfurt

There are an incredible number of books about Frankfurt and its sights on the shelves of bookstores. The Römer, the Museumsufer or the Palmengarten may not be missing in such works, of course. But now the book "101 Unorte in Frankfurt" shows that Frankfurt has much more to offer and that even rather unsightly, inconspicuous and unknown places in the Main metropolis are full of exciting stories and that a discovery of these "Unorte" is absolutely worthwhile.

Unusual is probably the most appropriate word to describe the book by Frank Berger, curator at the Historical Museum in Frankfurt, and art historian Christian Setzepfandt. The two have succeeded in presenting places that are probably still unknown even to long-established Frankfurt residents. Or did you know that there is an animal cemetery in Westhausen? Do you know what is in a small, unsightly concrete house in the Römerstadt? Do you know the place where the DM was born? Are you familiar with the story surrounding the Peace Oak in Sossenheim? Or are you aware of which footballer was the owner of the Herrmann tobacco shop on Berger Straße? The book offers answers to all these and even more questions in an informative and entertaining way.

Unfortunately, but from a historical point of view extremely exciting is, for example, the connection between the Bismarck monument in Höchst and the square behind the KITA at Friedberger Anlage. Absolutely comprehensible for every student is the description of the disagreeable AfE tower on the Bockenheim campus. Nostalgic feelings are awakened by the visit to the "Monte Scherbelino", once a popular excursion destination for families. The book in filled with such places, which do not always represent the most beautiful side of Frankfurt, which does not diminish the charm of these places and buildings admittedly.

So discovering unlocated places is at least as exciting, if not even more exciting, than walking in the familiar footsteps of Frankfurt's history. So if you want to get to know the city away from Goethehaus, Messe or Paulskirche, you should definitely pick up this book! Therefore:

Certainly recommended!

An article by Frankfurt-Tipp