Hauptbahnhof

This guide to Frankfurt's Hauptbahnhof follows a Saturday-morning rider who skips the departure board for a bright yellow tram waiting outside: the Ebbelwei-Express, a rolling apple-wine tavern that began in 1977 with a handful of retired 1954 streetcars. You'll hear how the tradition of Hessian cider drinking got put on rails, alongside the story of the bronze Atlas that has hoisted a globe over the station's entrance since 1889. Listen for the platform announcements as you pass beneath him, mostly ignored by the half million commuters who move through the hall each day.