St. Jakob’s Church contains the one must-see art treasure in Rothenburg: a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman Riemenschneider, the Michelangelo of German woodcarvers. For a closer view of this ...

For more views, walk the wall that surrounds the old town – a 1.5-mile stroll that’s at its most medieval before breakfast or at sunset. Rothenburg’s Medieval Crime and Punishment Museum ...