You can store your luggage at the luggage storage in arrival hall B-1. Cost is 4 euro per bag.

What are your interests? Hard to recommend things to see and do if we don't know what you like. Monday is a little bit difficult, because of the museums being closed, but these are my suggestions for things to do on Mondays in Frankfurt: * Walk across the Alte Brucke going to Sachsenhausen and visit the Deutsche Ordenskirche (Teutonic Order of Knights Church) located next to the Ikon Museum. Built in 1309 and suffering very little damage in the war, this church has some beautiful frescos in its' baptism chapel dating from the early 1400's, as well as some wonderful old altars along the walls. Interesting wall friezes of the life of St. Elizabeth and the story of St.George slaying the dragon. * Go view the massive scale model of Frankfurt located in the atrium of the Planungsdezernat Amt. This is in the same building as the Judengasse Museum located on Kurt Schumacher Str. Great idea to orient yourself where everything is in the city. Open weekdays, 9-5 * View the Joerge Ratgeb frescos in the City Archives, which are open weekdays from 08:30-17:00, a big plus, is that they are free. Located on Bethmann strasse, right around the corner from the Rmer. Recommend renting one of the audio guides for detailed info on these wall paintings. These are the largest religous wall paintings north of the Alps and painted early 1500's. * Ride to the top of the Main Tower. Fabulous view day or night! * Walk to the top of the Kaiserdom. Only 3 euro and 323 steps get you a winning view. * Visit the Palmengarten, which is open weekdays from 09:00-16:00 Nov.to Feb.and from 09:00-18:00 Mar.to Oct. Lots of Spring flowers right now! * The Frankfurt Zoo is open 7 days a week. * You can visit the Goethe House after 14:00 on Mondays. * Senckenberg Natural History Museum - Great dinosaurs, fascinating for the kids, but adults will enjoy it too. * The Geld Museum (Money Museum) is open on Mondays from 10:00-17:00 and it's free. * Stroll through the Klein Markt Halle and see what kind of samples are available for tasting * The Kaiserdom- Election and Coronation cathedral, Liebfrauen Church and the Alte Nikolai are always open

* Visit the neighborhood of Hoechst, which has a multitude of lovely half-timbered houses as well as the Bolangaro Palace, Hoechste Schloss and the Justinus Church built in 850 * Window shop around all the galleries that fill the neighborhood around the Kaiserdom. * Explore the neighborhoods of Bornheim, Bockenheim, Sachsenhausen, Nordend, and Westend. You will be amazed and pleasantly surprised at all the beautiful, old architecture that is here in Frankfurt. Streets to look for - Berger Strasse, Schweizer Strasse, Oeder Weg, Leipziger Strasse * Walk through the I.G.Farben building, which is part of the University campus. Amazing 1930's architecture & once the biggest building in Europe, this was headquarters for the American Military after the war. Eisenhower had his office here. Ride the Pater Noster for a fun and unusual experience. * Visit the Grueneburg Park next door to the I.G. Farben building and the Palmengarten. Nestled in the trees is a lovely Greek Orthodox church which almost looks like a jewel sitting there. Nearby is the Korean Pavilion.

The train to the city center takes only approx. 15 minutes. Look out for the signs to S-Bahn and get off at "Hauptwache" which is convenietly located for a walk along the main sights.

Mainz is a nice town for several hours. There's a nice pedestrians-only old town area and shopping area near the Marktplatz and the Dom (an amazing Romanesque cathedral) with lots of outdoor cafes. You can reach Mainz directly in 25 minutes from FRA using the S-Bahn or regional train, which I think is still just under 4 Euros each way.

Going into the city is no problem at all. Local trains ("S-Bahn") run frequently from the RegioBahnhof at terminal 1, take about 15-20 minutes. Get off at Hauptwache, and you'll be in the heart of the city. Frankfurt is great for people who are interested in art and museums, and it's ok for shopping. Otherwise, the city is a rather ugly business centre. More info on Frankfurt An alternative, for people who like smaller, less busy towns, is Mainz. The airport is situated in the middle between both cities, take the S-Bahn to the other side. Connections to Mainz are just as good as to Frankfurt. Mainz has more historical buildings to offer. The cathedral is really pretty, and for Chagall lovers, there is the church of St. Stephan with its wonderful stained glass windows.

well, I will throw this idea out and see if others think I am crazy. IMHO, Frankfurt is a wonderful city, but if you'd like to catch more European "charm", I would consider catching the train right there in the airport terminal and taking it about 30 min east to Wuerzburg which has some nice sites to see that are easy to access from the train station, such as the Residenz and the.....forgot the name but it is the large building on the bluff overlooking the city. Downtown Ffurt is so new and modern it almost feels "american". elkellyga's suggestion is doable, especially if you can get a train directly from and to the airport. Check www.bahn.de for schedules, enter Frankfurt Flughafen for the airport. The building he/she can't think the name o is the Festung Marienberg. It and the residenz are truly magnificent. Of course you have to calculate about one hour after plane arrival and two hours before plane departure into your time plan. Although I am partial to Wuerzburg (was born there), some parts of Frankfurt around the cathedral (Dom) have been rebuilt after WWII to look like the real thing: The Dom itself, the Roemer (old city hall)and surrounding buildings. Across the river on the Eiserner Steg pedestrianm bridge will take you to the old part of Sachsenhausen, and a bit west from there along the river - to some excellent museums. From, the airport you would take the shuttle (S-Bahn) to the main station and from there streetcars or subway to the aforementioned places.

All of the responses are do-able, however, I assume you will be arriving after a long trans-atlantic flight. I would be exhausted and not particularly anxious to set out on a major trek. Given the same scenario I would opt to leave my bags at the airport and hop a train toward Mainz. I would get off at Mainz Sud and spend the day just leisurely strolling the old town, visiting the cathedral, the Gutenberg Museum, the Chagal windows, having lunch at a small pub and strolling along the Rhine embankment before returning to the airport. A leisurely, but delightful day with minimum hassle!

Mainz is a good suggestion. The S-Bahn goes directly from the airport (Regionalbahnhof stop)to Mainz in about 20 minutes. Do get off at the Mainz Sud station, the first one right after crossing the Rhine trestle; it's adjacent to Mainz's "Stadtpark" and closest to the old town area. Mainz Hbf (main) station is a bit further removed. Buy a roundtrip ticket for two or a daypass from the RMV machines at Frankfurt Airport, whichever is cheaper - should be very cheap, maybe 12 Euros or so for the two of you.