This is a great stop for an hour or two while you are exploring Rothenburg! The admission is only…read more7€ for adults,l with reduced fees for others (3.50€ for students, 4€ for college students, 6€ for seniors & 17€ for families which includes 2 adults and children under 18). The museum houses an array of artifacts and replicas of torture decides and items used as punishment during medieval times. These items range from humiliating masks to torture chairs and finger presses, then up to a Iron Madden. There is also a lot to read and see on the justice system and rules that dictated crimes and punishments. All of it was very fascinating and there was a lot to learn. Some of our favorites were all the masks used to draw attention and humiliate an offended, such as one that whistled every time the wearer breathed, so everyone knew where they were. The plaques where in German with most having English translations below. Oh, and turns out you can bring your dog in as we found out with others walking around. They also have a great cafe after you are done in another building. This is a great stop for a hot chocolate or coffee and to try a mini schneeballen. Highly recommend adding this museum to your list while in Rothenberg!

We took a break from Christmas market and visited this museum right when it opened. It's €7/adult,…read morecollected at the door. You start in the basement and go down these steep and rather dim stairs. The lighting is a bit dim down there giving an overall eerie vibe to the place. I suppose that's intentional. Displays are well laid out and most of the plaques are in a German, English and Japanese. At the far end of the basement, there are stairs to get to the 2 floors above with more displays. The lighting is a bit better up there. There's a lot to look at so if you get tired, wooden benches are placed all around to take breaks. The WCs are also upstairs. Everything is informative and interesting. There's quite a bit of duplication. People have found so many ways to hurt each other throughout history. I also found it a bit depressing in contrast to the spirit of the Christmas market. Glad I went as it's a popular museum and recommended by friends who went but I won't be coming back.

If you want to see something of real franconian lifestyle from the ancient time you will be very…read morepleased. Spend the whole day with or without your family. Retire and see a lot of well and friendly maintained items.

A really well done museum, definitely a great experience for any WWII buff in your family. You can…read moresee the courthouse that the trials were held in, however it is no longer in the same set up. You can then walk through a series of photos and videos of what led up to, what happened during, and what's happened since the war. It was super interesting, however all of the displays were in German. It's fine, because the headsets came in English - however if you wanted to move quickly by reading everything that won't be an option if you don't sprechen deutsch. The upstairs area was quite warm and I actually almost ended up accidentally taking a nap while listening to the audio presentation. So be prepared - not much aircon and no fans. For COVID safety everyone has to wear a FFP2 (or similar mask).

No trip to Nuremberg is complete I feel without seeing Courtroom 600. Courtroom 600 is where the…read morefamous trials of some high profile members of the Nazi party took place after WWII. Since the trials I visited Courtroom 600 on a guided tour, which I recommend because most exhibits are in German only. But you can easily go on your own, if you prefer skipping a guided group. I went on Sunday and was able to see the courtroom with no problems at all. By going on a Sunday, I was able to actually walk around in the courtroom. If you go when a trial is on break, you may only be able to view the room from an above gallery. The courtroom is not open everyday of the week and is not always guaranteed to be viewed by visitors. It is still used for jurisdiction today and visitors can only visit Courtroom 600 when there are no trials in session.