Nestled in Washington's Cascade Mountains, Leavenworth is an enchanting, Bavarian-style village that's hard to believe exists – let alone thrives as the Christmas capital of the Pacific ...

Welcome to Leavenworth, Washington, the Christmas capital of the Pacific Northwest. Decades ago, Leavenworth was a near ghost town on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains, one of the region ...

But the town’s reinvention as a Bavarian mountain village now draws millions. The decline of logging and mining nearly spelled the end for Leavenworth, Washington.

Welcome to Leavenworth, Washington, the Christmas capital of the Pacific Northwest. Decades ago, Leavenworth was a near ghost town on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains, one of the region ...

Welcome to Leavenworth, Washington, the Christmas capital of the Pacific Northwest. Decades ago, Leavenworth was a near ghost town on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains, one of the region ...

Welcome to Leavenworth, Washington, the Christmas capital of the Pacific Northwest. Decades ago, Leavenworth was a near ghost town on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains, one of the region ...

Freshly baked pretzels, shining tree lights and sleds in the snow lend a ruddy warmth to an unlikely collection of Bavarian-themed chalets in the mountains of Washington state. Decades ago, ...

If someone showed you a photo of Leavenworth, Washington, there’s a good chance you’d mistake it for a small town in Germany. Alpine-style storefronts, twinkling lights, and signs touting ...

Welcome to Leavenworth, Washington, the Christmas capital of the Pacific Northwest. Decades ago, Leavenworth was a near ghost town on the eastern slopes of the Cascade Mountains, one of the region ...

In December, Leavenworth takes on the ruddy, warm glow of a German Christmas market, with the magic of choirs, carolers, food vendors and a gingerbread house contest. Skip to content.