Baden-Baden is an attraction in itself with his parks, museums, opera house, baths, hiking and biking regions. But it´s also a good base to visit other locations. For exampel the citys like Heidelberg, Freiburg, Straßburg, Karlsruhe, Stuttgart or Basel wich you can reach in max. 1 hour by car or train. The Europa-Park is the most popular amusment park in Europe and only to reach in 45 min. There find every age something to do. Furthermore you have attractive regions like the Elsaß (France), Black Forest and the Pfalz.
When you like good food and wine you are on the source of it. Nowhere in Germany you find more restaurants with Michelin stars, but it must not be high gourmet restaurants. The standart is all over high. In Baden are the white wines famous.