Albert Schweitzer was born there in 1875. It had been part of France only four years before that. Al spent most of his childhood in nearby Gunsbach. There haven't been many people who were experts in so many fields as Schweitzer. He has been described as theologian, organist, musicologist, writer, humanitarian, philosopher, and physician. Albert Schweitzer College is located in Kaysersberg, and there is a museum there as well.
Then there's Anthony Bourdain, who also had a wide-ranging if different life from Schweitzer. Bourdain was a chef and travel reporter. He was in the Strasbourg area working on a project when he suddenly fell out of view. Bourdain committed suicide in a hotel room in Kaysersberg.
The town had a castle overlooking its boundaries. It went up in the 13th century, and the remains still can be visited today ... if you are up for a little hike. Some of us stayed on the ground and snapped a photo of some of the leftover walls.
Here's a travel tip before we watch a video. Our tour group landed in Kaysersberg unexpectedly (long story, but we had some extra time). The basic function of the stop was to eat lunch, but we did have extra time. However we were late getting a map, and thus missed a few things. Next time, I'll stop in the tourist office immediately to find out what was where.
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