A short trip to the Rhine-Main area and beyond offers many possibilities. How about a journey tracing the history of democracy, the revolutionaries of the Vormärz period, and the revolutionary year of 1848? The National Assembly in the Paulskirche, the first freely elected German parliament, will celebrate its 175th anniversary in 2023. However, the fight for unity and freedom was not limited to Frankfurt. Starting from the Paulskirche, author Sabine Börchers has explored seven routes into the Rhine-Main area, the Wetterau, the Rheingau, along the Bergstrasse to the Spessart and the Mainviertel, uncovering many remaining traces of the revolutionaries in today's locations. The journey begins with a city tour in Frankfurt. Additionally, it touches on communities where the struggle for freedom burned brightly, introduces people who risked their lives for a unified Germany in freedom, and interviews experts about their significance for today's democracy.