City: Hesse
Top Things to do in Hesse
Top Hotels in Hesse
- 1. Premier Inn Frankfurt Messe hotel
- 2. Hotel Hamburger Hof
- 3. Scandic Frankfurt Museumsufer
- 4. IntercityHotel Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof Sud
- 5. Hyatt Place Frankfurt Airport
- 6. Adina Apartment Hotel Frankfurt Neue Oper
- 7. Sheraton Frankfurt Airport Hotel & Conference Center
- 8. Radisson Blu Hotel, Frankfurt
- 9. Hilton Garden Inn Frankfurt Airport
- 10. Mercure Hotel Kaiserhof Frankfurt City Center
What to do and see in Hesse, Germany: The Best Nature & Parks
Hesse (/ˈhɛsə/) or Hessia (German: Hessen [ˈhɛsn̩], Hessian dialect: Hesse [ˈhɛzə]) is a federal state (Land) of the Federal Republic of Germany, with just over six million inhabitants. The state capital is Wiesbaden; the largest city is Frankfurt am Main. Until the unification of Germany, the territory of Hesse was occupied by the Grand Duchy of Hesse, the Duchy of Nassau, the free city of Frankfurt and the Electorate of Hesse, known also as Hesse-Cassel. Due to divisions after World War II, the modern federal state does not cover the entire cultural region of Hesse, which includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse (Rheinhessen) in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Restaurants in Hesse
1. Gewaechshaus fur tropische Nutzpflanzen
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 7 reviews
2. Palmengarten
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4.5 based on 2,008 reviews
Frankfurt's beloved botanical gardens are home to 50 acres of tropical trees, orchids and ferns.
Reviewed By Susprarc - Gothenburg, Sweden
It was a grey, cold November Sunday but what a treat! Nice walks, huge glass palm house and green houses with exotic plants and lots of information about the plants, history etc. 7 euro per adult and we spent a couple of hours here.
3. Bergpark
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4.5 based on 846 reviews
Reviewed By 476jael - Long Island, United States
During our stay in Frankfurt, we took an excursion to Kassel, the charming city of Grimm Brothers, famous German fairytale writers. After about 1.4 hour train ride from Frankfurt Hbf to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Bhf and a short taxi ride from the station, we arrived at the road side of Schloss Wilhelmshöhe (Wilhelmshohe Castle) inside Bergpark, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. After a short walk, we arrived at the majestic Schloss Wilhelmshöhe. The castle was facing a breathtaking view of the vast and beautiful Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe with the tall Hercules Monument and its cascading water fall. After looking at the castle and admiring the beautiful view of the park from the castle front, we started walking toward the direction of Hercules Monument and Schloss Lowenberg (Lowenberg Castle). We spent about 2 hours walking around the beautiful park before returning to the place where our taxi dropped us off. Since there was no taxi stand around, we crossed the road and walked to the beautiful “SchlossHotel Bad Wilhelmshöhe”. The hotel’s receptionist kindly called a taxi for us. So, we took the taxi to return to Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe Bahnhof for our train to Eisnach for our visits to J.S. Bach’s Birth House and Schloss Wartburg where Martin Luther was hiding and translating New Testament. [Notes: (1) Kassel train station to visit Bergpark Wilhelmshöhe is not Kassel Hauptbahnhof. (2) My review of Schloss Lowenberg would appear on Tripadvisor site as a separate review]
4. Edersee
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4.5 based on 259 reviews
Reviewed By TTOverseas - Cairo, Egypt
My initial interest in Edersee was for the Dam Busters history, but my daughter and I enjoyed a relaxing afternoon lunch and walk around the area. The view of Waldeck Castle is cool and we had a lazy pizza lunch.
5. Felsenmeer
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4.5 based on 138 reviews
Reviewed By sandralovestravel - Enterprise, United States
I went to the Felsenmeer as a teenager and wanted to revisit when I was in the area. Exactly as I remember! - after all, a bunch of rocks don't change much. It costs 4 Euro to park the car - for a 12 hour period. There is a walkway around, so you don't have to climb if you don't want to. I didn't climb all the way to the top. It was a lot of fun climbing up and down the rocks - but be careful, you can get hurt if you don't pay attention. Definitely wear sturdy, comfortable shoes, bring water, and a camera. There is a restaurant at the bottom. We didn't go, but the menu offered standard German fare at very reasonable prices. Also, there are quite a few hiking trails. I saw a lot of families with small children - young and old. Can get sunny, so you may want to bring sunscreen.
6. Tiergarten Weilburg
7. Tier- und Pflanzenpark Fasanerie
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4.5 based on 153 reviews
8. Wilhelmsbad
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4.5 based on 87 reviews
9. Wildpark Alte Fasanerie Klein-Auheim
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4.5 based on 161 reviews
Reviewed By RoySproson - Hanau, Germany
I visit the Fasanerie with friends and family each year at different times of the year. We always enjoy the promenade to see the animals which are well known , goats , wild boar , sheep and exotic , lynx , wolves , owls , deer , bison......in vast open space within the forest at the Western edge of Hanau. There is a learning space which is interactive. In the summer , there are drinks and ice cream to rehydrate thirsty visitors. There is an adventure park for the younger members of the family . The service is smiling but discrete and the price is low - the children can also feed the goats and sheep. Highly recommended for visitors to the region.
