Wind your way into Bavarian Leavenworth and the landscape shifts to an alpine village — imagine you are in the high peaks of Europe! Leavenworth delivers high-voltage Bavarian memories: yodeling, schnitzel, oom-pa-pa music, lederhosen and dirndls-a-plenty. It’s even home to one of the world’s largest nutcracker collections at the Leavenworth Nutcracker Museum! Intricately detailed Bavarian architecture houses an abundant and growing food scene, including international restaurants and handcrafted foods. Guests enjoy festive outdoor beer and brat gardens, wine-tasting rooms and hugely popular festivals such as Maifest, Oktoberfest, and Christmas Lighting. Flowers flow throughout town and can be enjoyed while taking in the shops on foot or by horse-drawn carriage. Visitors choose from family-friendly hotels, upscale resorts, rustic cabins, vacation homes, and bed-and-breakfast inns. Recognized by the A&E Network, Travel Channel, HGTV, and Good Morning America as a must-see in the winter, the New York Times wrote “It’s like living in a snow globe.” “The Today Show” and “Condé Nast Traveler” described Leavenworth as a top destination for unique fall foliage.
With more than 800 miles of trails, Leavenworth offers amazing outdoor recreation! Mountain bike Freund Canyon, day hike the Alpine Lakes Wilderness or float the Wenatchee River with Outdoor Adventure Center. Rock climbing is also huge here. Rock and Ice Magazine named the Icicle climbing network in the neighboring Icicle River Valley among the top five in the nation. Want to try out new outdoor activities but don’t have the gear? Rent it at Leavenworth Mountain Sports!
The arts and culture are also amazing here! Live music is often played from the gazebo on Front Street while Art in the Park can also be found on display. Take in eclectic live music, film and a colorful array of events at Icicle Creek Center for the Artslocated next to award-winning, LEED-certified Sleeping Lady Mountain Resort, home to expansive outdoor art installations and a stunning organic garden. Pay a visit to Leavenworth’s Upper Valley Museum to get a glance of this historic area’s amazing story of local people who took charge of the valley’s future, shaping it into the amazingly popular destination it is today.
Traveling east from Leavenworth, you follow the meandering Wenatchee River. Stop and shop at local fruit stands to keep your snack cache full! In small-town Cashmere, you’ll find a community with a whole lot of heart. Cashmere can only be described as All-American. The town takes its high school football seriously, the locals know their history and their neighbors, and they love to welcome visitors! Cashmere’s Cottage Avenue Historic District features early 1900s-era Craftsman bungalow homes lined with picket fences and mature trees. Learn about the region’s founding days at the hands-on Cashmere Museum and Pioneer Village.
Pay tribute to all who lost their lives and those who responded at the 9/11 Spirit of America Memorial. Want to literally try a taste of Cashmere? Sample internationally-recognized confections created at the Aplets & Cotlets Candy Kitchen. Stop in for free samples and their factory tour. Next, pop over to the enormous Apple Annie’s Antique Gallery, home to the largest gallery of antiques in the Northwest!
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