Saalburg - 4 Things to Know Before Visiting
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A Roman fort located on the Taunus's central ridge, northwest Bad Homburg. It is a cohort fort, part of the Limes Germanicus, the Roman linear German provinces border fortification. The fort includes a museum, Saalburg is the most completely reconstructed Roman fort in Germany.
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Palmengarten
17.76km from Saalburg
It is one of the three botanical gardens in Frankfurt, Germany, located in the Westend-Süd district with 22 hectares. The botanical exhibits are organized according to their origin in free-air or climatized greenhouses, which also contain numerous tropical and subtropical plants.
Naturmuseum Senckenberg
18.19km from Saalburg
Natural history museum, located in Frankfurt. It is the second-biggest of its kind in Germany and particularly popular among children, who love the vast collection of dinosaur fossils. Senckenberg boasts the largest exhibition of enormous dinosaur fossils in Europe.
Alte Oper
18.87km from Saalburg
Frankfurt's original opera house. It is now known as the Alte Oper (Old Opera). Alte Oper is a concert hall and former opera house in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It was inaugurated in 1880 and destroyed by bombs in 1944. It was rebuilt in the 1970s and opened again in 1981.
Main Tower
19.24km from Saalburg
This 240 meters skyscraper in Frankfurt is named after the nearby Main river. The tower has five underground stories and two public observing points. It is the only skyscraper in Frankfurt with a public viewing observatory. The tower's design features what appears to be two connected towers. The smaller of the two is of a cuboid shape, a design common to 1970s architecture. The second and taller is a circular tower with an entire blue glass exterior which features the transmission tower on top.
Museum für Moderne Kunst
19.67km from Saalburg
The Museum für Moderne Kunst (MMK in short) is a modern art museum in Frankfurt. Founded in 1981 and opened in 1991, the museum is popularly called "peice of cake" because of it's trangular shape. This is one of the newest museums in Frankfurt and it's permanent collection comprises of over 4,500 works of international art, from 1960's to the present.
Frankfurt Zoo
19.68km from Saalburg
The Frankfurt Zoo is a world-renowned zoo in the city of Frankfurt, Hessen. The zoo is home to around 4,000 animals, many of which can be seen in one of the six themed areas on the zoo grounds. With plenty of attractions for visitors of all ages, the Frankfurt Zoo is a must-see destination for any traveler visiting Frankfurt. Frankfurt Zoo is an accredited member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) and participates in several global conservation projects.
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Situated in west-central Germany, The state of Hesse is bordered by six German states. Most of the population of Hesse lives in the southern part, in the Rhine-Main Area. The countryside is hilly and has numerous mountain ranges. Hesse is the greenest state in Germany, as forest covers 42% of the state.
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