Recommended sights in the greater area:

• open-air museum Vogtsbauernhöfe at Gutach (typical Black Forest houses and traditions)
• summer bob sledding in Steinwasen
• romantic boat rides through the naturally preserved Taubergießen region
• Triberg falls (longest waterfall in Germany)
• Mummelsee (legendary lake)
• Titisee (resort lake)
• Dorotheenhütte in Wolfach (quality mouth-blown glass production displayed live, with factory outlet)
• daytrip to the Kaiserstuhl region with its scenic vineyards cultivated on prehistoric volcano rocks
• the Feldberg mountain, the highest elevation in the Black Forest (1,492 m/ approx. 4500 ft.), ideal for hiking trips, and the area offers beautiful views
• strolls through beautiful downtown Freiburg
• trips across the nearby French border into the Alsace region with its picturesque medieval villages and the famous cities of Straßburg and Colmar
• only approx. 150 km (100 miles) to Lake Constance and the famous "flower island" of Mainau and to Europe's largest waterfall at Schaffhausen (Switzerland)
• world's largest cuckoo clock in Hornberg (listed in the Guiness Book of World Records)