Park your car and prepare to walk through the immaculately preserved old town of Augsburg. You will visit the most important historical locations in the city, such as churches and museums. At the end of the walk, you'll have lunch in a museum café among the artefacts.

Survey the impressive old town square and admire the handsome city hall and Perlach Tower.
Built during the early 1600's, the city hall is often referred to as the Golden Hall, due to its opulently guilded interior wooden ceiling. Work was also carried out at the same time to heighten the original 10th century tower, to its present height of 70 meters.
Note: the observation deck in the Perlach Tower is currently closed, which is a shame, since you could receive a lovely view of the Alps to the south.

Between the grandiose and colourful medieval buildings along Maximilianstraße, there is the imposing late gothic Benedictine monastery church of St. Ulrich and Afra.
Discover the lovely interiors of this house of worship, which was built between 1474 and 1604, and pay particular attention to the impressive Fugger organ.
Interestingly, this is one of the two dual denominational churches in Augsburg.

Seek out the Römisches Museum, hosted within the Tuscan Hall of the old arsenal building, paying particular attention to its beautiful baroque façade before you enter.
The museum is small, but interesting, and displays finds and excavation results from the Stone Age to Roman times.
Note: the exhibits are only described in German; however, the museum provides iPads which will translate the display information.

Originally established as a Carmelite monastery in 1321, St. Anne's is now a Lutheran church. It is closely tied to the story of Martin Luther, who stayed at the monastery in 1518. Take a wander through its hallowed halls and soak up the beautiful and intricate baroque decoration.

This statue is dedicated to Hans Jakob Fugger, an important patron of the arts in Augsburg from a merchant banker family. Notably, Fugger brought Titian's pupil Antonio Ponzano to Augsburg to paint frescoes. Also, his library, which he donated to Albert the Fifth, became the nucleus of the Bayerische Staatsbibliothek. The Fugger monument was erected by King Ludwig the First of Bavaria in gratitude to his philanthropy.

Spend some time wandering through the fascinating displays of the Maximilian Museum and top up your knowledge of Augsburg's cultural history.
The museum tells Augsburg's story through displays of its silver working industry, scientific instruments, clocks, porcelain and pottery. The highlight of the museum is arguably in the Viermetzhof courtyard, which exhibits impressive bronze sculptures.
Enjoy a light lunch in the museum's café before heading back to your car. By the way, do you remember your visit to the Römisches Museum? Before the museum found its current home, the stone monuments were in this café (yes, this is where you dine), the imprints of the pedestals might be still visible in the floor slabs.

Use this centrally located car park and take the short walk into the historic town of Donauwörth.

Walk over the Wörnitz river through this memorable riverside gate leading to the heart of Donauwörth. As you cross the bridge, look to your right and view where the Wörnitz river meets the Danube - this historic area is traditionally where the town was established by two local fishermen.
As you turn from Spitalstraße on to the main road, Reichsstraße, take note of the handsome city hall.

The city hall of Donauwörth is arguably the town's most stunning building.
Originally built in the middle-ages and given a gothic revamp in the mid-1800's, take note of the cities coat of arms above the entrance. The double-headed eagle was awarded to the city in 1530 by Emperor Charles V.
Then walk past the charming medieval style buildings along Reichsstraße and check out the impressive Cathedral of Our Lady.

Built on the site of an 11th century church, the Liebfrauenmünster's plain, but beautiful interiors are well worth seeing. It was built in the 15th century.
While admiring the cathedral, consider Donauwörth's place within the causes of the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648). It was in this town that the Protestant majority stopped a Catholic procession from occurring in 1606, causing a riot to develop, ratcheting up the pre-war tensions.

Park in this large Nördlingen car park and take the walk into this historic town, located in the crater valley.

Visit the fascinating Rieskrater Museum and discover the story of the massive meteor that impacted the area around 15 million years ago. The meteor was almost one mile across, travelled at 100,000 miles per hour, and destroyed all life within 100 miles. The meteor's imprint left the Ries Crater, the massive circular valley in which Nördlingen now sits.
Of note within the museum's collection is a genuine moon rock from Apollo 16 on loan from NASA. This was a thank-you to Nördlingen for hosting the training of Apollo 14 astronauts.
The exhibits are only described in German; however, the museum provides iPads which will translate the display information. Please note that from November to February the next activity closes earlier, and it takes at least 45 minutes to enjoy the climb. So if you are traveling in winter, take this into account; you may have to visit the Rieskrater Museum at an accelerated pace.

Ascend the 350 stairs of the 90m tall Daniel Tower for panoramic views of the town and the surrounding area. This is a great way to truly appreciate the massive meteor crater that Nördlingen sits within.
Expect to take at least 15-minutes to climb the narrow stair. Note that there are toilet facilities about three-quarters up the tower.

St. George Church is one of the biggest in Southern Germany and built in a mainly Gothic style. This is the primary Protestant church in the town and was constructed towards the end of the 15th century.

Leave your car in the car park on the banks of the Wörnitz River and cross the wall into the medieval old town of Dinkelsbühl for dinner.

Visit the Hotel Deutsches Haus and enjoy an evening of fine dining at their Old German Restaurant.
Originally a nobleman's home, built in 1440, the hotel building has an abundance of character, just like the restaurant's delicious cuisine.
Reservations are recommended.