Located on the Rhine River, Rüdesheim is the chief center of Rhine winemaking. The famed Drosselgasse, a tavern-lined cobblestone street, attracts locals and visitors alike. Half-timbered medieval houses, narrow streets and old inns give the town the flavor of the Middle Ages. Visitors to the town may wish to see the 9th-century Bromserburg, the oldest castle on the Rhine, or Siegfried’s Mechanical Music Museum, which houses one of the world’s largest collections of self-playing instruments.