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Family travel in the Pacific Northwest and BC

Leavenworth: Washington’s Bavaria

Recently, I went on an article-scouting trip to Leavenworth, Washington with the family. We had a wonderful time. So wonderful that by Saturday evening, I began picking up real estate fliers. Here’s a (very brief!) introduction to the little town, located about two hours northeast of Seattle. I’ll write up a guide to Leavenworth with kids soon, I promise.

Leavenworth sits on the flanks of the North Cascades; the town was remodeled in the 1960s and 1970s with a Bavarian theme.
Leavenworth hosts frequent festivals -- music, food and dancing. And costumes! And bounce houses.Â
These guys know how to play a mean horn.
I picked up gingerbread with espresso frosting here at The Gingerbread Factory. Yum.
And sometimes you experience cognitive dissonance. Â Â Â Â Â Das Bling Shop?
We visited this adorable farm with the kids. It's right outside Leavenworth.
The farm's windmill.
The farm's playground.
The farm's finger-eating goats.
Yes, you should do this.

I took all of these photos with the Hipstamatic App for the iPhone. I recommend it!

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About Lora

Lora Shinn writes about family travel, Pacific NW travel, grown-up travel...and travel in general. Her travel-related articles and essays have appeared in Family Fun, Parenting, AFAR, National Geographic Traveler, AAA magazines and Redbook, among others.