Leavenworth is famous for Christmas lighting. The town attracts many people from around here to come and visit. This is such a beautiful tourist village where you can enjoy many thing including beer and food.
There are so much around the village: Bakery, Breweries and Distilleries, Agritourism (so many farmlands: Orchard, Farmer market, Fruit Barn, Flower farms), arts, theaters and music, museums and gardens, camping, birding, cycling and mountain biking, golfing, hiking and trails, equestrian activities (horseback rides, carriage rides, wagon rides), fishing, standup paddle boarding, rafting, kayaking and tubing, rock climbing, skateboarding, ziplines and many others adventurous activities.
However, the town is more like a festive village where you will find everything. The village is located in the Cascade mountains in central of Washington state, about 2.5hours drive from Seattle - east on 90. Google map is here. There are so much to see and do around this town.
All year round, there are so many events that attract people to come here, stay and enjoy. It might be various depends on years.
January: Bavarian Ice festival, music festival
February: Wine and chocolate with Cascade farmlands, Race winter sport
March: Film festival
April: Culinary celebration, mountain film festival,
May: Rockfest, Oyster fest, Maifest - Spring celebration, Spring bird fest,
June: Spring wine, Bavarian bike &Brews, Music festival
July: Music festival, Summer theater
August: Summer theater
September: Fall wind walk in downtown, river salmon festival, Autumn leaf festival
October: Octofest in downtown, Octofest Marathon
November: Military appreciation, Snow fest, Fowl play, Bavarian Christmas market
Famous for its beers & food and Christmas Lightning
Before getting to the village, you will cross many farmland - very good to go in Summer!
From Seattle, through 90 - we will cross the national forest for several miles. In Winter, the view along the way from Snoqualmie pass to the village is just unbelievably beautiful with snow and snow on Christmas trees along the way!
Communities endeavour to maintain their traditions even after migrating to a new territory. Do the folks here prefer to converse in the German language too?
I donât hear anyone speak German it was established in 1885 - long time ago @C_T and given the fact that I visited during Covid time, only local Americans are there - normally it would be very very busy!
Right, I think if I go in normal time, there would be so many people or too crowded as even with the pandemic, still I saw many people coming here with their kids and families @Austinelewex it is unplanned trip - when we had 4 in the car (3 are driver) we could go that far. Along the way, there were always snow!
Wow this village looks awesome, thanks for sharing, I already saved it in my âwant to visitâ list! Your pictures are beautiful! The picture with the horses reminded me visiting Neuschwanstein castle
Thank you for sharing @Sophia_Cambodia . I live in Bavaria and I must say that it looks very authentic. I explored it a little bit in StreetView and there are lot more Bavarian houses.
Yes it is true @LudwigGermany it is not a very big town though, but it is truly charming and you can just stroll around for many hours. It is refreshing! There are gift shops, eatery and brewery which is very rich!
Hehehehe, to be honest, some terms or names I donât know about @Ant_Bad_Yogi I know you are so German through your various posts in Connect - it didnât surprised me you love to picture it that way.
Hi dear @renata1 thank you, yes lovely place without my make up! Yes I went to visit my relatives over there. It is a difficult journey when in pandemic but I came back safe and sound.
Your pictures are beautiful! 
The cover photo looks like Zermatt to me.