The village is mainly famous as the site of the Waldalgesheim chariot burial (), a 4th-century BC Celtic princely chariot burial, discovered in 1869. The jewellery found in the burial has given its name to the "Waldalgesheim Style" of artifacts of the La Tène culture, a more fluid and confident style of decoration than early Celtic art, with Greek and Etruscan influences. The objects from the burial site were dug up by the farmer who found them on his land. The site was not investigated by archaeologists, and has recently been covered by a housing development.