Weikersheim

Detour into the village of Weikersheim. From the ample parking lot it’s just a few steps to the attractive Marktplatz and the castle. The *Dorfmuseum (on the market place) is well-worth the entrance fee. On the first floor are several rooms set up to show how the locals lived in years gone by with displays of country-simple antiques, among them some lovely examples of painted beds, chests, and cupboards. The second floor is full of farm implements and the floor under the eaves covers winemaking in the area. (9 am–6 pm, April to October; 10 am–noon and 2–4 pm November to March.) The adjacent 18th-century Schloss Weikersheim is filled with its original furniture, tapestries, porcelain, and gloomy family portraits. Once you are on the hour-long tour (German only), it’s hard to escape as you are locked into each floor of the castle as you enter it. Skip the tour, and go instead to admire the statues in the formal garden and the view of the Tauber valley. (9 am–6 pm, April to October; 10 am–noon and 2–4 pm, November to March.)