page_title: Rothenburg ob der Tauber
section_title: Museums
hierarchical_section_title: Rothenburg ob der Tauber / Main sights / Museums
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Bäckerkorb, oder auch Schandkorb; dieser wird mit dem Delinquent ins Wasser getaucht. Im Mittelalter wurden Bäcker die zu kleine Brötchen buken, hierzu verurteilt (Exponat im Mittelalterlichen Kriminalmuseum Rothenburg ob der Tauber) -- Nähere Beschreibung fehlt.
context_page_description: Rothenburg ob der Tauber is a town in the district of Ansbach of Mittelfranken, the Franconia region of Bavaria, Germany. It is well known for its well-preserved medieval old town, a destination for tourists from around the world. It is part of the popular Romantic Road through southern Germany.
  Rothenburg was a Free imperial city from the late Middle Ages to 1803. In 1884 Johann Friedrich Hessing built Wildbad Rothenburg o.d.T. 1884–1903.
context_section_description: The Criminal Museum (Kriminalmuseum) gives an insight into judicial punishment over the last 1000 years. Exhibits include instruments of torture, shrew's fiddles, scold's bridles, medieval legal texts, and guidance on witch trials.
  Imperial City Museum (Reichsstadtmuseum) with the municipal collections and a weapon collection
  Doll and Toy Museum (Puppen- und Spielzeugmuseum)
  Shepherds' Dance Museum (Schäfertanz Museum)
  Christmas Museum (Weihnachtsmuseum "Käthe Wohlfahrt")
  Craft House (Handwerkerhaus) 11 rooms showing the everyday life of craftsmen's families in Rothenburg
  Historical vaulting and state dungeon
caption: Ducking stool at the medieval Criminal Museum
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