Medieval Crime Museum, Rothenburg ob der Tauber: Photos, Reviews & Location

Museum devoted to medieval crime, with an offbeat collection of torture tools, legal tomes & art.

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#7 of 8 Tourist attractions in Rothenburg ob der Tauber

LocalGuideWorld score: 4.40

0.2 km from the center of Rothenburg ob der Tauber

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Burggasse 3-5, 91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany

kriminalmuseum.eu

+49 9861 5359

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What is the rating of Medieval Crime Museum?: Medieval Crime Museum is rated 4.4 out of 5 based on 4,630 reviews.
How does Medieval Crime Museum rank in Rothenburg ob der Tauber?: Medieval Crime Museum is #7 of 8 Tourist attractions in Rothenburg ob der Tauber by LocalGuideWorld score (rating weighted by number of reviews).
Where is Medieval Crime Museum located?: Burggasse 3-5, 91541 Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany — 0.2 km from the center of Rothenburg ob der Tauber.
How can I contact Medieval Crime Museum?: Phone: +49 9861 5359 · Website: kriminalmuseum.eu

Reviews (8)

Frans Dekkers 2024 Sep 30

Very nice museum in a very nice (and very old) town

Philip Smith 2024 Sep 12

Not to be missed when you visit Rothenburg! Tooky wife and I about 90 minutes to wander through. Lots of cool things to see and learn about.

Pritha Bagchi (Sweta) 2024 Aug 25

We entered this museum near the closing time. So we didn't have much time in hand to explore the whole museum thoroughly. But whatever we saw there, it was an amazing experience. Because as a crime thriller movie and story geek, when I read and watch about the tortures and punishments of the mediaeval times, all of those are properly collected and preserved here. I wish we could have some more time. If you ever decide to visit Rothenburg, I suggest you to make time for visiting this museum if you're interested in these.

Rebecca Harvey 2024 Aug 13

This museum is bigger than it looks. There are lots of artefacts with a great deal of information. All of the information is on German, with an English translation on some displays.

Over the three floors of the main building, there are various displays: instruments used for punishment; details of how the justice system was imposed, and how it changed; animals used as punishments, and much more. There is further information as a timeline over two floors in a second building. There is a cafe next to that.

It cost us €9.50 each, which was good value considering we spent well over an hour in there and there was a lot to see.

There are toilets in the museum. There are a lot of stairs, but I don't recall seeing a lift.

Calvin Lenz 2024 Aug 05

This is a fascinating and entertaining museum with all kinds of things you've probably never seen before. Worth spending some time in to take it all in. Be warned though it is a fair bit of walking on hard stone floors so wear comfortable shoes (but that goes for basically all of rothenburg too)

Dan Kottas 2024 Jun 01

It was interesting for a rainy day. Some parts were interesting. I think I would have liked more information about what happened medically and how survivors fared later in life. (If known)

John 2024 May 08

Great experience lot of intraments of torture. English discriptions in most items. Well worth a visit cost 8.50eu each.

Dajana Grgurić 2024 Jan 20

Such a great place if you like the dark ages and are interested in witch hunts, torture devices and stuff like that. The museum holds many authentic torture devices and historical artefacts, as well as some replicas. They also have descriptions and texts in English, so you can learn a lot even if you don't know German. I highly recommend the museum to anyone who likes to learn about crime and punishment. You will enjoy it!!