Offenbach is full of life and offers a unique combination of history, culture and natural beauty. Its convenient location next to Frankfurt attracts many tourists. Offenbach is home to many museums and galleries: the Leather Museum provides insight into the history of leather craftsmanship, while the Klingspor Museum focuses on the art of typography and graphic design.
For nature lovers, the city also has a lot to offer, as it is surrounded by beautiful parks and green areas. The Main River offers scenic walking and cycling routes, while the nearby Spessart Nature Park fascinates with its dense forests, peaceful lakes and magnificent landscapes.
Location
Offenbach am Main is a city located in the German state of Hesse, situated on the south bank of the River Main and forming part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region.
Rumpenheim Castle
Rumpenheim Castle (also known as Offenbach Castle) is located on the banks of the Main River in Rumpenheim (near Offenbach). Rumpenheim Castle is a small, three-winged building with a long history, situated in an idyllic castle park and is often visited by walkers who admire the castle. There is a ferry across the Main nearby.
The castle currently standing on the site was built in the 17th century, but its roots go all the way back to the 14th century. It was built in the Baroque style as the summer residence of the Prince of Hesse-Homburg.
Isenburger Castle
The characteristic red building on the banks of the Main is an important Renaissance structure, although it was never completed. Today it houses the Hochschule für Gestaltung (HfG).
Palais de Büsing
The Büsing Palace is a neo-baroque city palace in Offenbach am Main. Today, the palace is considered one of the most prestigious buildings in Offenbach am Main. Around 1775/80, the Bernard and d’Orville families, owners of the snuff factory founded in 1733, had a new residential and commercial building built: today’s Büsing Palace.
In addition to the palace-like main building with its large garden, storage rooms and part of the manufacturing operations were located to the side of the large courtyard, with other factory buildings nearby. The building experienced its heyday at the end of the 18th century.
German Leather Museum
The German Leather Museum was opened in 1917 and moved into its present premises, a warehouse in the classical style on the western side of the town, in 1939.
It now combines three museums, the Shoe Museum, whose collections include examples of footwear from all over the world, the Museum of Applied Art which demonstrates how leather has been used over the centuries by craftsmen and designers, and the Ethnological Museum, which concentrates on the use of leather Africa, America and Asia. The museum organizes special exhibitions on many leather-related topics.
Klingspor Museum
The Klingspor Museum Offenbach is a museum for modern international book art, typography, and calligraphy. The Klingspor Museum is a type museum based on the type specimens produced in the Klingspor Brothers type foundry between the late 19th century and the 1950s.
Deutsches Architekturmuseum (DAM)
The German Architecture Museum (DAM) is an exhibition space in Frankfurt. The main focus of the Architecture Museum is the large-scale temporary exhibitions that the DAM devotes each year to the topics of modern and contemporary architecture at home and abroad. The program is complemented by congresses, symposia, photographic exhibitions and lectures.
Capitol Theater GmbH Offenbach
The Capitol Theater in Offenbach is a great cultural institution, this historic theater offers a wide range of modern events and beautiful architecture. Here we will see theater performances, conferences, concerts, congresses, galas or comedy shows.
The historical atmosphere and unique climate of the heart of the Rhine-Main region attract business people as well as international rock and pop stars and comedians.
Offenbacher Wald Zoo
The Offenbach Forest Zoo with an area of approx. 1,200 square meters is located in the forest on the outskirts of Offenbach. Families with children will be delighted to stay here. A large playground, animals that can be petted, and benches encourage rest. In it we will find about 300 animals, mainly domestic animals, but also several exotic animals of 27 species.
Wetterpark Offenbach
The Offenbach Weather Park vividly illustrates the effects and phenomena of the weather at its various stations. The “Visibility” station explains, among other things, the view, atmospheric opacity, and typical weather conditions.For this station, an observation tower was built in the weather park, where these terms can not only be explained but also recognized.
Provided there is sufficient “visibility,” one can enjoy a view of the Frankfurt skyline and the Feldberg mountain, among other things. The shape and color scheme of the tower are inspired by physical measuring instruments. The observation platform, measuring 8.5 square meters, is almost 10 meters high.
Alter Friedhof
The Old Cemetery, covering around 28 hectares, is now a landscape and garden monument. It was one of the first park cemeteries in northern Germany. The diverse vegetation combined with the historic chapels in different architectural styles and graves characterize the character of the Old Cemetery.
The cemetery paths and seating areas invite you to stop for a while. Famous representatives of Schorndorf, including Prime Minister Dr. Reinhold Maier and the painter Ina Krämer, found their final resting place here.
