Palm Garden
One of the finest botanical gardens in Europe is the Frankfurter Palmengarten, a trust established by the citizens of Frankfurt in 1868. On 50 acres, the gardens display numerous beautiful and interesting plants throughout the year. In addition, the Palmengarten offers a variety of recreational activities including guided tours, summer concerts, evening festivals and exhibitions.

The Palmengarten is known world-wide for its ample collections of tropical plants. With 5000 sqm, the Tropicarium is one of the largest complexes of greenhouses. It displays tropical plants including orchids, bromelias, palms, ferns, succulents and many others. These plants are arranged largely according to their natural habitats such as rain forest, mangrove, mountain rain forest, monsoon and trade-wind forest, savannah, thorn forest and different types of vegetation approaching desert.

The large Palmenhaus was constructed in 1869 and built on to the Gesellschaftshaus. It displays many palm species as well as a variety of other, mainly sub-tropical plants. The new gallery of the Palmenhaus is used for flower shows and informative exhibitions. Rare blooms are on display in the horticultural Blütenhaus.

Opening hours:
November through January
9:00 am - 4:00 pm (Gate Siesmayerstraße 63: until 6:00 pm)
February
9:00 am - 5:00 pm (Gate Siesmayerstraße 63: until 7:00 pm)
March through October
9:00 am - 6:00 pm (Gate Siesmayerstraße 63: until 8:00 pm)

For more detailed information, check their webpage

Address: Palmengartenstr
Tel: +49 (0)69 21 23 82

Historical Gardens
In these historical gardens, you can see foundations from the Roman and Medieval times.
Address: Nearby the cathedral
Tel:

Frankfurt Zoo
Frankfurt zoo is amongst the oldest in the world, having its origins not in a menagerie, but was founded by citizens in the 19th century. On 8 August 1858, Germany's second zoo (after Berlin) was opened by the zoo company, presenting 600 animals. On about 130.000 sqm you can admire and observe today more than 4500 animals of 600 species: the "Grzimek-Haus" presents you night active animals, inside the "Exotarium" you will experience a trip around the world from the polar seas to the amazonas and the bird halls are unique in Europe.

For more information call
Tel. +49 (0)69-212-33735 or 33731
Fax. +49 (0)69-212-37855
or check the very interesting zoo -webpage of Dirk Petzold.

Address: Alfred-Brehm-Platz 16, 60316 Frankfurt/Main
Opening Hours: daily 9am (8am summer weekends) - 5pm (winter) or 7pm (summer)