Perched on a rocky spur above the loop of the Clerve river, Clervaux Castle has guarded the town since the 12th century. The current whitewashed structure with red roofs is largely a postwar reconstruction — the castle was largely destroyed in December 1944 during the Battle of the Bulge, when American troops of the 110th Infantry held off elements of the 2nd Panzer Division for three days.
The reconstruction in the 1950s turned the castle into a cultural complex housing three permanent exhibits: Edward Steichen's "Family of Man," a museum of scale models of Luxembourg's medieval castles, and a small museum on the Battle of the Bulge with American and German weapons, uniforms, and personal effects. The Family of Man room alone is worth the journey; the model castle museum is a charming half-hour.
Open daily except Mondays. Take the steep cobbled lane up from the train station, or drive around to the upper car park.