The passenger shipping company with a long tradition, the Oberweser-Dampfschiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH (OWD) offers not only round-trips and regular tours but also one-day trips, tours for parties and special events on the river Weser. The town is surrounded by a network of well-marked hiking and cycle tracks connecting it with the most attractive recreation areas along the river Weser. Also, in the surroundings of Hameln in the lovely landscape of the Weserbergland (mountain area) tourists will find many attractions, e.g. Holzminden, the health resort Bad Pyrmont with its beautiful park with palm trees, Bodenwerder the town of the fabulous stories of Baron Münchhausen Bodenwerder , the castle of Hämelschenburg built in the Weser Renaissance style, and the convent of Fischbeck (with a tapestry carpet made in 1583).