Rothenburg Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

The most photographed corner in Germany, intact town walls and a skyline unchanged for centuries — Rothenburg is medieval time travel with riddles. This app-led scavenger hunt takes you through Rothenburg ob der Tauber on foot, using phone-based riddles to guide you from one landmark to the next. No guide, no fixed start time. • Frame the Plönlein, the crooked little square on every postcard • Walk the ramparts at the Klingentorbastei • Seek the famous altar inside the Stadtkirche St. Jakob Available in 24 languages including English, French, German, Spanish, Italian — see the full list when booking and choose yours when you start the game in the app. Around 2 hours - any group size. The Romantic Road's crown jewel, ready to play.

Starting at the Spitalbastei, the mighty southern bastion, you'll open the Explorial app, enter the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message, and pass through the walls into the old town. The tour is fully self-guided — no guide, no fixed start time, just your group and the city. The Plönlein soon appears — the tilted yellow house between two tower gates that launched a million postcards and, allegedly, a Disney sketch or two. The photo task is mandatory by moral law. At the Klingentorbastei, riddles patrol the northern defences, where wall, tower and waterworks combined into one clever fortress corner. Then the Stadtkirche St. Jakob delivers the finale: Tilman Riemenschneider's Holy Blood altar, carved so finely it seems to breathe. Around two hours inside the walls — after dark, the night watchman takes over. The leaderboard names the truest Rothenburger.

• Service animals allowed
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Max 15 people per booking. For larger groups, make multiple bookings.
• After booking you receive a text message and a Viator message with your game code. Download the Explorial app from your appstore. Open the app, enter your 6 digit game code
• Weather & Health Guarantee: If bad weather or illness prevents you from starting the tour, you can simply reschedule it for another day. You can also rebook to a different city or request a refund

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.