What is the Frankfurt outdoor escape game?
The Frankfurt outdoor escape game takes the escape room format outside and spreads it across the city centre. You play on your phone, and at each of the 10 stops a puzzle tied to the landmark in front of you is solved through observation and logic. Count on roughly 2 hours, 22 minutes of them walking over 2 km, and start whenever suits you.
The puzzles sit at the Alte Oper, Römerberg, Frankfurt Cathedral, St Paul's Church and the Old Bridge, among other places. Each one stands alone, with no storyline linking the stops, and up to three hint levels are available if you get stuck. Because the old town is compact, the legs between stops stay short and the whole route holds together as one outing.
- Durationabout 2 hours
- Walkingabout 22 min · 2 km
- Stops10
- LanguagesEnglish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Dutch
How the game plays out
Observe
Study the square, the façade or the statue in front of you. The answer lies in what you can see, so no prior knowledge is needed.
Reason
Each puzzle is solved with logic and stands independently, so being stuck at one stop does not hold up the next.
Navigate
Navigation runs through Google Maps: roughly 22 minutes of walking over 2 km across the centre.
Pace yourself
There is no countdown. Use up to three levels of hints when you need them, pause at any stop and continue later or on another day.
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How it works
- Book online Choose the number of players. Your booking reference arrives by email straight away.
- Get the app Download the World City Trail app from the App Store or Google Play and enter your booking reference.
- Play when you like Start whenever you are ready, walk at your own pace and pause any time. No guide, no fixed schedule.
Who it suits
Friends
Everyone can throw in ideas at the next landmark, and nobody has to know Frankfurt beforehand.
Couples
A shared puzzle that keeps you talking between landmarks, with no clock running in the background.
Team building
Teams of colleagues can work through the route together on their phones, with no guide to organise.
Good to know
- Bring a charged smartphone with mobile data; a power bank helps.
- Best started in daylight, so you can see the details the puzzles ask about.
- No entry tickets needed: everything happens outside the buildings. Going inside is optional and paid separately.
- Family friendly; children must be accompanied by an adult.
- Not suitable for wheelchair users and difficult with strollers.
- Teams of up to 5 work best; bigger groups split into several teams, one ticket per player.
- Every purchase helps support stray cats and dogs in Greece.
Puzzle route from the Alte Oper to the Old Bridge
10 stops · about 22 min walking · start: Alte Oper · finish: Old Bridge (Alte Brücke)
The route begins at the Alte Oper and ends at the Old Bridge, with eight landmarks in between: the Goethe monument, the Goethe House, St Paul's Church, Römerberg, the Stadthaus am Markt, Frankfurt Cathedral, the Historisches Museum and the Iron Footbridge. Starting in daylight is the smarter choice, since the clues are read outdoors and rain or wind make the walk heavier. Google Maps handles the directions, the app lets you pick a different first stop or rearrange the order, and the puzzles themselves never require an entry ticket.
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1Alte OperStart
The Alte Oper, Frankfurt's old opera house, opened in the 19th century and was burnt out in the Second World War. After years as a ruin and a citizens' campaign to save it, it reopened as a concert hall. Above the entrance runs the motto Dem Wahren Schönen Guten, to the true, the beautiful, the good.
2Goethe-Denkmal
This bronze statue honours Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, who was born in Frankfurt in 1749 and became one of the great writers of the German language. It was designed by the Munich sculptor Ludwig Schwanthaler and unveiled in 1844, and the house where Goethe was born is only a few minutes' walk away.
3Goethe House
This is the house where Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, the author of Faust, was born and spent his youth. It was destroyed in the Second World War and rebuilt afterwards, and much of the original furniture, which had been taken to safety, is back inside.
4St Paul's Church (Paulskirche)
The oval Paulskirche is one of the key places of German democracy: during the revolution of 1848 and 1849 it was the seat of the first all-German parliament. Today it is no longer used for services but for ceremonies and exhibitions.
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5Römerberg
Römerberg is Frankfurt's old town square, named after the Römer, the row of houses with stepped gables that has served as the city hall for centuries. Opposite stands a row of half-timbered houses rebuilt after wartime destruction, and in the middle the Justice Fountain shows Justitia with her scales.
6Stadthaus am Markt
The Stadthaus am Markt is a modern building between Römerberg and the cathedral, at the edge of the rebuilt old town. It stands over the Archaeological Garden, where excavations revealed remains of Roman buildings and of the early medieval royal palace from which Frankfurt grew.
7Frankfurt Cathedral
Frankfurt Cathedral, dedicated to St Bartholomew, was never the seat of a bishop, yet it is known as the Kaiserdom: from the Middle Ages the kings of the Holy Roman Empire were elected here, and later also crowned. Its tall Gothic tower rises above the roofs of the old town.
8Historisches Museum
The Historisches Museum tells the story of Frankfurt from its beginnings to the present day. It stands between Römerberg and the river Main and combines a modern building with parts of the medieval Saalhof, a former royal residence by the river.
9Iron Footbridge (Eiserner Steg)
The Eiserner Steg is an iron footbridge over the Main, built in the 19th century on the initiative of Frankfurt citizens to link the old town with Sachsenhausen. Its railings are covered with love locks, and from the middle you get a wide view of the river and the skyline.
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10Old Bridge (Alte Brücke)Finish
The Alte Brücke stands at Frankfurt's oldest crossing of the Main, used since the Middle Ages, although today's bridge is modern. On its railing sits a golden rooster. According to legend, the builder promised the devil the first soul to cross the bridge, then sent a rooster over first.
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Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Wir haben die Tour im Rahmen eines Betriebsausflugs unternommen. Die Tour hat wirklich Spaß gemacht, lediglich eine Aufgabe war für uns leider nicht lösbar. Wir haben das auch bis zum nächsten Tag noch nicht verstanden. Aber es hat trotzdem sehr viel Spaß gemacht und es wurde das erreicht, was wir wollten. Das Team musste miteinander kommunizieren und jeder hatte auch begeistert mitgemacht. Auch die Informationen rundum Frankfurt und die jeweilige Sehenswürdigkeit waren sehr informativ. Ich würde eine solche Tour jederzeit wieder unternehmen.
Sabine– Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Nette Abendunterhaltung, welche jederzeit unterbrochen werden kann. Spielerischer kleiner Rundgang mit einiger Info. Kann sicher auch gut genutzt werden, um Kinder zu begeistern. Wenn der Text vorgelesen w?rde w?re es sicher noch besser aber f?r den Preis ist es v?llig ok wie es ist
Saskia– Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
Es war super, dass die App einen geordneten St?dtetrip zugelassen hat, ohne ewiges Herumirren, ohne genau zu wissen, wo man hin will oder kann. Die App sucht das Wichtigste raus, gibt super Informationen ?ber die Sehensw?rdigkeiten preis und das alles verbunden mit einem Spiel. Leider ist die Navigation manchmal etwas ungenau gewesen und auch sind manchmal Infos aufgeploppt, die zu einer anderen Sehenw?rdigkeit geh?rten, aber alles in allem ist die App es wert erneut genutzt zu werden!
Heike– Germany –
Collected on GetYourGuide
War mal eine andere Art die Stadt zu erkunden. Kurzweilig und informativ. Die R?tsel sind auch gut l?sbar. Nutzen die App gern in einer anderen Stadt wieder.
AdrianlO –
Smart riddles, pleasant experience. Would recommend while in Frankfurt!