Palmengarten

Beautiful place to visit if you enjoy botanicals. It was pouring rain when we went. The flowers were gorgeous, and there were many different greenhouses representing all of the climates of the world.

This is probably one of the most fantastic places I've been too, and it was very much similar to the Buchard gardens in Victoria, British Columbia.

While botany, is not my expertise, I couldn't help myself notice of how interesting it was to read and learn about all the plants, flowers, leaves, seasons, harvesting etc etc.

I could have easily spent the entire day, studying each and every species of plant in great detail, but my children's impatience, cut the trip short by half. What a magnificent display of all the plants that were kept and maintained and how they are harvested thru out the course of the year.

I'm glad we were given a map to navigate thru the park, otherwise we would have been long lost.

Another fun part of the tour, was the boat ride in the little lake/ pond that I think was 5 euros. Or maybe 10 euros for the family.

A great spot to visit.

With a 36-degree C day in front of us, we decided the Palmengarten might be a good place to visit for shade and water views. It's an easy one-transfer S-Bahn ride from FRA airport. The size of the place felt similar to the Botanical Gardens in my home area of STL. We discovered beautiful and well-cared-for garden areas, a butterfly house, and shaded resting areas. It was a great spot to spend a few hours.

A lovely place to visit, even in winter. The app is very informative, and tells you what's in the different buildings (eg bromeliad, arctic), where different sculptures are, where points of interests for kids are, etc.

In the summer, it would be great to visit with children. I saw play grounds, water play, Minigolf, and a railroad loop.

Pre-covid review

Loved our time here! We had a free day to spend in Frankfurt and decided to jump on the hop on/off bus and tour the city. We stopped at a few museums on the way & Palmengarten was on my list!! We didn't get to spend as much time here as we'd have liked, but got to walk throughout most of the grounds.

I got to see lily pads that were flipped over, I've never seen that before! They were huge lily pads!

The grounds were gorgeous! Lots of flowers throughout. Loved the bamboo forest! They had a lovely greenhouse also! Huge fountain!

The day we visited was pretty quiet and we didn't see too many people there. It's not a huge garden area and you can see everything within 2 hours.

It's a bit tucked away from the main street and we had to walk a few blocks to get out. Also, the entrance wasn't the easiest to find.

Definitely recommended!

Tip: There is a museum club where you can visit a bunch of museums for 1 price. Palmengarten was on the list!

I think the Palmengarten might be the best botanical garden I have ever been to. When I went to Frankfurt, I definitely did not know that something they would be known for is their botany but they absolutely should because the place is fantastic. The tickets were quite cheap in general compared to other botanical gardens, but if you are a student, it's only €3 which is simply unheard of.

Here are some of my favorite bits of the Palmengarten:
- I now think that every botanical garden should have a butterfly garden. It makes so much sense. One of the ways key ways to have biodiversity is butterfly pollination and having this garden would be a great way to explain this phenomenon that makes our planet what it is today. Regardless of the scientific reasoning, it just adds to the eventfulness of the botanical garden, and this one was no different with the Palmengarten as it had many different species of butterflies all within a small area. Makes it extremely vibrant.
- The butterfly cocoon display in the butterfly garden was absolutely amazing. You are able to see all the different species of butterflies slowly come out of their cocoon and it's interesting to see how each nest differs based on the different species they are.
- The amount of indoor spaces in the Palmengarten is mind-blowing. The separate their areas based off of which geographic areas the plants would natively live in. And because these areas are in very physically close proximity to each other in the indoor spaces, its a fantastic way to get a quick and in-depth comparison for how each place differs from one another.
- The amount of wildflowers growing here is absolutely incredible. There's this field somewhat near the back that you can tell the Palmengarten didn't design for it to be covered in these vibrant wildflowers, but it is which just gives the garden so much more personality and character.
- Did I mention how cheap the tickets were to here?
- Also Frankfurt is sunnier than I had expected, so on a beautiful day, the plant's color just looks this much more vibrant.

Overall, absolutely fantastic experience and I genuinely cannot wait to come back again!

Toller Garten, vor allem hat mir das Schmetterlingenhaus gefallen :)

Als Student der Goethe Uni ist der Eintritt auch sogar kostenlos.

I was skeptical about visiting this place but one of my friends managed to convince me to give it a try. I'm amazed at how well maintained this place is. The restrooms and, the park itself are clean. I felt safe. There are many beautiful species of plants and, a few animals. There is a train and, spots that kids will enjoy. This was a truly pleasing experience. I will definitely be back.

Palmengarten is such a lovely thing to do in Frankfurt. It can be a little tricky to get to. There is a subway station nearby, but you may need to transfer lines once or twice, depending on where you're coming from, and you will still need to walk a couple of blocks. The entry price is pretty reasonable, at 7 euros per adult (at the time I'm writing this review.) There are multiple exhibits, including indoor greenhouses full of plant species from around the world, including cacti, and of course, palms. There are also lovely outdoor areas such as the rose garden, and the lakes and waterfalls. It's pretty easy to walk the whole park fairly quickly, but there are plenty of places to sit and rest and enjoy the views too. There were lots of ducks and geese (including a couple of babies!) and tons of colorful plants and flowers all around. We went on a gray day, and the sights were still lovely-- plus, it wasn't too hot, and the gardens weren't too crowded. This is a really peaceful place to visit. Plus, it's been around since the 1800's, so there's a lot of history here!

schönes Gebäude, schöne Pflanzen, ein schöner und ruhiger Ort, um einen Nachmittag zu verbringen. Ich würde es jedem empfehlen.