LEAVENWORTH, WA | 5 Things You MUST Do When Visiting This PNW Bavarian Town 

Have you ever been to Leavenworth? What are your MUST do's???

I grew up in Leavenworth and definitely think that The Cheesemonger's Shop is one of the absolute best shops in town!

I want to spend my Christmas there. Am all the way from Trinidad and Tobago. My wish is to spend Christmas in a place that has it all.

Guys!! You forgot the most important part of Leavenworth - MAIFEST and the parades - with the DOGS! Especially for Kevin :D Usually around the weekend of May 14th-15th, there is a Maifest parade where all the Swiss breeds participate. There are 4 Swiss breeds: The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, the BERNESE Mountain Dog (emphasis added), the Appenzeller, and the Entlebucher. The Bernese - aka KEVIN - is the only one with a long coat. The Bernese Mountain Dog Clubs will gather and dress up themselves and their dogs and be part of the parade! I have a great picture of friends and their Berners in the parade, but don't know how to post it for you. It's also a great time to go white water rafting, hiking, golfing, etc., etc. Leavenworth is awesome!!

This year will be our second trip to Leavanworth. We were there on our anniversary first week of December. It was Krampus Week and it was a nice unexpected and fun twist. Last year the things we took in and feel you should do when you visit are: 1) Travel US 2 from Seattle and stop at the Expresso Chalet 2) Eat Breakfast at the Old MIll Cafe in Plain 3) Visit Doghaus Brewery (write your name on the wall or cieling) 4) Eat at pizza at Tumwater Pizza 5) Grab a pretzel at Munchen Haus 6) Grab a drink and food at Gustavs' 7) Visit the Nutcracker Museum 8) Visit the Reindeer Farm ! 9) Take in the city center winter festivities We are returning for a second visit in a couple weeks and here are some of the things on our agenda as well as some of the things mentioned above... Depending on the weather we may stop at some hiking, site seeing trails along the way. Icicle Outfitters Sliegh Ride www.icicleoutfitters.com/ Leavenworth Voices Concert icicle.org/ Reindeer Farm www.leavenworthreindeer.com/ Mystery Date (she doesn't know about this one yet) www.amazingco.me/us/experiences/mystery-picnics/dates/leavenworth Trying to work in a Leavenworth Snowmobile trip.... We will probably skip over Leavenworth next year as we want to check out Rovameni, Finland at Christmas.

So beautiful! Thank you for sharing!

That looks amazing! Glad you shared with us!

This looks like an amazing place to visit!!..thank you guys so much for sharing!!!..you did great Dionna signing off!!!!!…thank you guys for an awesome video, fun, entertaining and informative!!!!!💜💜💜💜💜💜

What an amazing place! That’s a great place to go. Thanks for sharing.

That looks incredible! Thanks!

Leavenworth is amazing!

You two are just so darn cute! Really made me smile first thing this morning! Keep’em coming!😀

WE LOVE LEAVENWORTH!!!!!! We went during the pandemic and everything was takeaway, and we got the BEST pizza to bring back to camp. Love this video you two. That pretzel also looks phenom.

Yes! Leavenworth is amazing. I’ve lived there twice and we are actually planning a trip back this coming weekend for my Leavenworth high school reunion!! So beautiful, but it’s has changed so much and is so crowded now - but still so beautiful!!!!

Rafting in the summer and skiing in the winter!

Wow, you guys! What a beautiful place! I know my traveling days are pretty much done, but it is so awesome to be able to travel vicariously through you because you go to fantastic places! I loved seeing Leavenworth! I've always been so drawn to the European villages and their Christmas fairs, etc. Now I am craving hot pretzels, trying new cheeses ,and petting a reindeer! Your AirBnB is totally worth the cost; you're getting experiences and memories that are priceless. You two are a totally awesome couple and just seem to be so right together! Thank you so much for the videos, and Justin thanks for all the hair help. If I can ever get my hair to stop thinning, maybe I can use more of them,lol! Be well, stay safe and happy! P. S. I love your dogs, too!

Haha! You two remind me of my husband and I so much! Especially when you started trying to pronounce Charcuterie (sp??) . Great video! Makes me excited to go to Leavenworth again! We've gone once and loved it, but we didn't do the hiking, so definitely want to do that. Thanks for the fun video!

Can I just say that the 2 of you are awesome humans! Love your videos on both channels and Kevin’s Facebook 🥰🥰🥰

Looks like a great place to visit!

The cheese mongers is so fun and delicious, and the park in town is beautiful too.

Thanks so much for sharing!!😀 I’ve been wanting to visit Leavenworth! Looks like it’s time for the hubby & I to book a trip. Favorite places to vacay so far have been Jackson Hole WY & Whitefish MT/Glacier so Leavenworth looks like a place totally in our wheelhouse.

Dear Dionna & Justin, I’m excited that you’ve started a travel channel! I’ve been subscribed to Justin’s professional channel for some time now, and it’s been extremely helpful. My partner Ted and I have both been camping/traveling since we very young. I was a toddler for my first road trip (1963?) from SoCal to Vancouver Canada to visit family. We’re continuing to travel via road trip both short and long term through our later years and are currently planning on shipping our rig from Galveston to Belgium next year in August for an extended trip. The initial focus being Scandinavia. I hope you both love your adventures as much as we love ours!!! Kathryn (& Ted)

we now need to go there

I've been to Leavenworth but only briefly, I NEED to visit the cheesemonger! Although I'm not sure I want my cheese to taste like a baked potato.

My hubby and I should go for our 28th anniversary in October.

IM GOING THERE TODAY

I absolutely love Dionna’s laugh…infectious. Great information on Leavenworth, Washington. I have done both Leavenworth in Washington and Kansas…not to be compared.

where are we going next?

We go to Leavenworth often but haven’t done the hiking or stay overnight. That overlook house is definitely amazing and the resort we’ve seen from the trails around it. It’s a big budget lodging.

Ahhh! Leavenworth! One of my favorite places! We used to live about an hour and a half from there. Icicle River RV Park! Icicle Brewing. Goose Ridge Winery. Love, love Cheesemongers. And you have to go into the hat shop! Cured for great sausage. Lake Wenatchee. Sooo much to see and do!

Love your Burnese Mountain dog! I saw the house featured on some RU-vid channel...pretty over-the-top!

Can’t wait for you to post your hike of the Enchantments. I have only gone as far as Culchuck Lake. It was AMAZING. My add would be a run or bike ride on Icicle road with the icicle river raging next to you. Love it ! Great review.

I’ve driven through Leavenworth a few times on my way to Seattle but haven’t stop, even though I really wanted to.

Love Leavenworth!! The cheese place👍.

Have the Enchantment Salad at Yodelin. Make sure to add avocado to it. Soo good!

I’ve never been there. It looks pretty. But I live in Georgia so unless I can talk my husband into an rv I probably never will. But I have been working on it. The only problem is one of our dogs gets car sick. So we don’t know how he will travel. But I would love to travel all over the place. I will keep working on my husband until we get something. We want a Class C motorhome. But like everything else. Th prices are ridiculous. So were waiting for prices to go down some. And when there is a larger selection.

Go to the nutcracker museum!

Fabulous and inspiring!! Thank you! I’m grateful I got the email about this because RU-vid DOES NOT !😡 I have to struggle to see my videos I request and subscribe to. I hope they can fix their system.. But till then, thanks for the reminder ❤️ You two are adorable and adventurous.. love this channel!❤️

What a beautiful woman!! I love her. Greeting

Dump driving

Going to be there in early August. Whats the typical wildfire situation around that time? Pray that there's blue skies and no smoke. Thank you.