3 Days In Nurnberg

Nuremberg sights, museums and more
Franconian open-land Museum in Bad Windsheim
Nearby places in Franconia

Are you staying in the altstadt? The first link in the post above takes you to lots of things to do and see.

I lived there for 3 years in the 80's. I always tell people to eat some Nürnberger bratwurst and Schäufele mit knödel for me.

Nürnberg is a lovely modern city with strong echoes of its medieval past in the walled old city. WWII history is also chillingly preserved there. There is much more to see and do than you have time for while you are there. You will wish you had more time.

This link to Google images for the city -- https://www.google.com/search?q=n%C3%BCrnberg&espv=2&biw=1600&bih=799&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dKjSVIy5KYffoASrs4DACw&ved=0CAkQ_AUoAg -- should give you more ideas. Be sure to click on the "Things to Do in Nuremberg" link.

The Germanisches Museum is a gigantic art gallery and folklore museum that will keep you busy for a whole day. The Nazi Documentation Centre, built in the half-completed ruin of a megalomaniacal Nazi assembly hall, is not exactly pleasant but an in-depth and very effective exhibition on the Third Reich. On the other side of town, there is an in-depth exhibition on the Nuremberg Trials in the court building where they took place.

I know you only have three days, but it's worth doing the short train trip to Bamberg, which is a beautiful and extremely well-preserved town, mainly from the baroque era.

I second Philip's suggestion of Bamberg. Or consider Coburg, which has, in my opinion, Germany's best castle.

I concur with the Fränkische Schäufele dinner. It's a Franken tradition. Most Bavarian style restaurants in Nürnberg will have it. This place specializes in it.
http://www.schaeufele.de/
Unfortunately in April many of the beer gardens may still be not be open.

I recommend a visit to the Dürer Hase market area by the Dürer house. If you go out the Tiergärtnertor here and walk along the wall outside of the old city to the north, you can come back into the castle from the north. You get a good view of the massive walls and it is an easier walk up to the castle then directly from the main market.

The German Railway/Transportation museum is an interesting way to spend an afternoon in Nurnberg. I am not sure of the admission price because the time I visited I had a German Railpass which allowed free admission.

Jack