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

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 Northwest.

How an unlikely Bavarian village became the Christmas capital of Washington state In December, Leavenworth takes on the ruddy, warm glow of a German Christmas market, with the magic of choirs ...

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — The scent of bratwurst and pretzels filled the air as horses clopped down the main street, hauling a carriage full of tourists. Nestled in her mother’s arms, a baby ...

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 ...

LEAVENWORTH, Wash. - Washington's popular Bavarian-themed town was full of guests enjoying the holiday spirit before it was reportedly vandalized just a few days before Christmas.

Front Street Park, a popular winter playground for tourists and locals in Leavenworth, Wash., was churned to a pit of mud days before Christmas, when the driver of a silver pickup truck did numerou… ...

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 ...