Leavenworth, Washington is not some cheesy, fly-by-night theme park, but an architecturally honest replica of Germany’s Bavaria. All things considered, the buildings are large and true, the smells genuine and the food tasty, although they could lay down a bit more cobblestone. Located on the sunnier eastern side of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state, Leavenworth is surrounded by an alpine world of craggy peaks, rushing streams and lush green meadows along the banks of the Wenatchee River. With a population of 2,500, it offers a refreshing and rare measure of Bavarian authenticity unmatched in the continental United States. I should know as I was raised in south central West Germany, attended their schools and traveled extensively throughout Bavaria, Austria and Switzerland.

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