St. Jakob’s Church contains the one must-see art treasure in Rothenburg: a glorious 500-year-old altarpiece by Tilman ...

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 ...

A trail leads downhill from Rothenburg’s idyllic castle gardens to the cute, skinny, 600-year-old “Toppler Castle,” the summer home of the town’s mayor in the 15th century, Mayor Toppler.