Tourist highlights in the region:

Aalen Roman Museum and a former mine now open to visitors
Ansbach Margravial city featuring a magnificent palace
Bad Windsheim a health resort worth seeing, open air museum
Creglingen "Herrgottskirche" and "Riemenschneider" altar
Dinkelsbühl medieval town, similar to Rothenburg o.d.T
Ellwangen lovely townscape, impressive fortress and monastery
Gunzenhausen and Franconian Lake District a huge artificial lake district
Langenburg "Hohenlohe" castle and town above the "Jagst" valley
Nördlingen circular medieval town centre
Nürnberg city with a wide range of sights
Pommersfelden famous castle in Franconian Baroque style
Schillingsfürst impressive "Hohenlohe" castle
Schwäbisch Hall formerly wealthy salt town with "Komburg" monastery and "Würth" gallery
Volkach lovely wine town on the river Main
Weikersheim another "Hohenlohe" castle with magnificent park
Weinsberg legendary "Weibertreu" castle
Wertheim beautiful townscape at the mouth of the river "Tauber"
Würzburg former seat of the prince-bishops and former royal seat, "Marienburg" fortress

 Some tips specifically for cyclists

Bett & Bike
Bayerninfo for cyclists
Tourist Information "Romantic Franconia"
Cycle Way "Picturesque «Tauber» valley"