Wonderful, ranging area offering the great outdoors in the middle of Frankfurt. Well kept paths,…read moreroomy enough for walkers and cyclists without fractiousness, arena where Frankfurt Galaxy (American football) play, a nightingale meadow that I have never been able to find, plenty of play areas for kids and opportunities all over for picnics, sun bathing or just lazing. Worked over for the National garden show in the 1980s with plenty of public transport stops all around it is well worth a visit at any time of the year.

Nidda Park is a great place to go on the weekends, especially if you have children (or a bike,…read morelol). There is a playground with a sandpit for the little ones (around 3-4 and up to 7-8) , a zip line for grown ups and teens, and a waterpark for the whole family where the water runs from 11am to ?? during the summer days. It also have a soccer field for the local team, a restaurant and more!! Checkout this aerial video of the park, it will give you an idea on what to expect :) http://youtu.be/gdU90Gk4lI0

Bad Homburgs Kurpark is one of the largest and most beautiful city parks in Germany, and an…read moreexcellent place for an autumn stroll. Designed in the classic English landscape style, it covers 44 hectares and includes trees of both local species as well as exotic Asian and North American varieties. The garden is the work of several designers: the oldest section was designed by the famous Royal Prussian Garden Director Peter Joseph Lenné. The the western section, the so-called "Jubiläumspark", was laid out in 1913 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the reign of Kaiser Wilhelm II. At the center of the Kurpark lies the "Brunnenallee", a wide avenue lined with chestnut trees, along which are located most of Bad Homburgs medicinal springs, as well as the historic "Kaiser-Wilhelms-Bad" and the "Brunnensälchen", which houses the famous Bad Homburg casino.