State-recognized resort directly on the Rennsteig with the districts of Buchbach, Hirschfeld, Kehlbach and Windheim.
The unspoiled nature and not least the hospitable population have created many loyal friends for this climatically favorable low mountain range town.
Worth seeing: fortified church in Steinbach a. Wald and St. Laurentius church in Buchbach. A special attraction is the leisure center with ice cream café, pizzeria and restaurant, indoor swimming pool, sauna, solarium, bowling alley. Outdoors there is a terrace café, tennis courts, playing fields and a sunbathing lawn, children's playground in the village, guest evenings, excursions, guided hikes, signposted routes for mountain bikers and Nordic walking, leisure lake in Windheim, not far from Lauenstein Castle. A vacation on the Rennsteig is something special.
The Rennsteig ski center is a special attraction for winter sports enthusiasts and snowshoe hikers. The ski lift in Windheim, a variety of cross-country ski trails and the opportunity to hike for hours through snow-covered forests on skis with a guide, if desired, make for an unforgettable vacation experience.