Hameln

If the picture of the statue of the Pied Piper doesn't tell you, Hameln is Hamelin in English. Yes, this is the town in the tale of the Pied Piper, and the town makes a big deal out of that. In the 2nd picture, look closely at the top of the bridge structure. That's a golden rat up there.
Hamelin is a pretty well preserved and rehabbed old German town, as pictures 3-5 show. The 5th picture is the front of the town hall. Above the brown square in the center is an exposed carillon.
As to that brown square, everyday at 13:05, the bells begin to play, the brown square doors open, and the Pied Piper legend is shown. The 6th picture is of the second part of the story when the children of the town are being led away because the town leaders refused to pay the piper, literally.Read more