With some terrific road trip options available in the surrounding area, renting a car makes sense. Without one, it wouldn’t be half as easy to experience everything that Cochem, 17 miles away, has to offer. Reichsburg Cochem, Wild- und Freizeitpark Klotten and Calmont Klettersteig alone justify the drive. The locals will also probably point you in the direction of Idar-Oberstein, 19 miles away. If you can only see one attraction here, make sure it’s German Gemstone Museum. (But we’re also big fans of Crag Church and Bosselstein Castle.)