This city guide contains an introduction to the history of the city of Mainz from its Roman foundation to the present day. The focus is on the Cathedral of St. Martin and Stephan and the Cathedral and Diocesan Museum. Other sights described include: St. John's Church, Leichhof, Marksplatz, Liebfrauenplatz, Gutenberg Museum, Holy Ghost Hospital, City Hall, Iron Tower, Leichhofstrasse, Kirschgarten, Augustinian Church and Monastery, St. Ignaz, Museum of Ancient Navigation, Citadel, Roman Gate, Kupferberg Museum, St. Stephan, Ballplatz, Gutenbergplatz, Schillerplatz, Schönborner Hof, Natural History Museum, Deutschhausplatz, Electoral Palace and Roman-Germanic Central Museum, St. Peter, Mainz State Museum, Christuskirche.