Turn Frankfurt Into a Game

Frankfurt surprises. Behind the skyscraper skyline sits a medieval square, a neighbourhood of half-timbered apple wine taverns, and a riverside stretch of museums that makes for one of Germany's most rewarding afternoon walks. Questo gives you five self-guided city quests to get beneath all of it.

The Old Town centres on Römerberg, the reconstructed gabled square that anchors Frankfurt's history. Across the Main River, Sachsenhausen keeps its own pace: cobbled lanes, chestnut-shaded beer gardens, and Ebbelwoi taverns serving the city's tart local apple wine in ribbed stoneware glasses. The Museumsufer lines the south bank with more than a dozen museums within easy walking distance of each other.

Questo's Frankfurt quests cover ground across these neighbourhoods. One follows a treasure hidden somewhere in the Old Town, another traces the underground waters and secrets of Alt-Sachsenhausen, and a third takes on the Museumsufer through a mystery about the city's art guardians. There is also a quest following Goethe's footsteps through the streets where he grew up, and a true-crime route built around the Rosemarie Nitribitt case that reads like a 1950s Frankfurt noir.

For local colour: the Kleinmarkthalle covered market near Hauptwache is where Frankfurt does its daily shopping, with free samples at most stalls and a wine bar upstairs that fills with locals by midday. In Sachsenhausen, Dauth-Schneider on Frankensteiner Strasse offers a less-rushed apple wine experience than the famous tourist spots, with communal tables and solid Frankfurt cooking.

The quests suit couples, families, and groups who want flexible outdoor plans without a fixed schedule. Questo's Frankfurt quests are rated 4.53★ across 291 player reviews. Start at Römerberg or the riverbank and let the clues take you from there.