The Frankfurt Skyline – Welcome to Mainhattan

As a citizen of the world, travelling and discovering new places is a philosophy of life. Anyone who feels at home in Manhattan is bound to feel the same about Mainhattan. The Frankfurt skyline has a lot to offer and is an exciting point of departure for an eventful day in Frankfurt's inner city. Here is a summary of the exciting attractions and activities around Frankfurt's skyline.



Viewing platforms

The viewing platform on the Main Tower is 200 metres high. From here, the city of Frankfurt lies at your feet and the views are breathtaking. Although the Commerzbank Tower is not always open to the public, guests are given free of charge tours​ accompanied by architects that end on the panorama platform of the skyscraper with a wonderful view of the Frankfurt skyline.

Art exhibitions

Visitors can also admire art collections inside the approximately 30 high-rise buildings. In the Art Foyer of the Deutsche Zentralbank, vistors are greeted with a collection of over 7,500 works of contemporary photographic art. Deutsche Bank Frankfurt also presents around 1,800 works on paper and photographs from all around the world in its two towers, with one tower focusing on art from Asia, the Pacific and America, as well as the Near East and Africa, and the second tower presenting the works from Germany and Europe. In the foyer of Main Tower, art installations are regularly exhibited with Architecture as their main theme.

Skyline Plaza

Anyone who's had enough of the dizzying heights of the skyscrapers can enjoy a shopping tour at Skyline Plaza. In the centre of the Europaviertel, there are numerous shops and businesses, as well as a rooftop café with a bar for relaxing and enjoying the view over the city. Anyone interested in going shopping in this metropolis on the Rhein and Main is sure to find our Shopping in Frankfurt page useful.

Messe Frankfurt (Frankfurt Trade Fair)

Located only 10 minutes away by car or 20 minutes on foot from Scandic Frankfurt Museumsufer and the main railway station is the Frankfurter Messe and the Trade Fair Tower. International events and trade fairs take place all year round on the grounds of the Frankfurter Messe contributing to the city's worldwide fame and making it an absolute hotspot.

A stay with a view

Wake up to an impressive sight of the skyline in the morning or in the evening as you fall asleep, the superior best view room, as well as the master suites at Scandic Frankfurt Museumsufer offer every conceivable comfort and convenience to make your stay in Frankfurt unforgettable.

Superior best view (28 sqm) Master suite (56 sqm)