Listen to an Alpenhorn performance @ 0815 & 0915

The hills (err, Highway 2) come alive every morning, thanks to daily Alpenhorn performances at the Enzian Inn. Guests staying at the property can enjoy coffee and breakfast on the balcony, where a musician perches on the adjoining railing and plays a quick concert.

Even if it’s not Christmas time, you can still see Santa’s crew at the Leavenworth Reindeer Farm. This fantastic, family-run operation has been around since 2016, and has a herd of a couple dozen subspecies of Woodland Caribou which are considered an endangered species.

Admission is $20-$25 dollars depending on the season, for those ages 3 and up. Advance reservations are recommended.

Learn about the unique history of Leavenworth

Probably the number one question people have about Leavenworth, is “how the heck did a small town in the middle of Washington turn into a German-themed tourist attraction?!” The place to find out is the Greater Leavenworth Museum, which is on Front Street above the Nutcracker Museum.

In true Bavarian style, there are a handful of beer gardens on Front Street with plenty of long tables and outdoor patio space.

One of the most popular bars in Leavenworth is München Haus, which has a semi-indoor area with a fun ‘eye spy’ mural, a rooftop deck and patio. Their sausages are fantastic, and customized with almost any topping you can think of, and the bar serves up beer, wine and non-alcoholic bevys.

indulge in a therapeutic massage, body wrap or invigorating steam.

The Alpine Spa at Icicle Village Resort is just a 10 minute walk from Front Street, with gorgeous views of the Cascade Mountains. There’s a wide range of services available, including sugar scrubs, a steam room and couple’s massages in a private suite. The signature facials are fully customized to each guests’ unique needs (be sure to ask for the complimentary foot rub!), and there’s even a Men’s Refining Facial for the gents.

Holiday lights and decor blanket the streets, bakeries roll out seasonal goodies, snow cloaks the mountain peaks and wooden facades, and carolers sing in the gazebo.

Kids love sledding in town or heading up to the tube park, there are groomed tracks for nordic skiing, and horse drawn sleigh rides complete with hot cocoa.

Be sure to duck into Kris Kringle on Front Street, a year-long Christmas store with thousands of decorations, light up houses and figurines.

While snowmobiling and skiing both are adrenaline-filled experiences, snowshoeing is a great slow-paced way to enjoy the winter wonderland.

Snowshoes are easily rented in Leavenworth from many different places (here are a few) or it’s fairly cheap to buy your own pair if you think you’ll be a regular snowshoer.

Once you rent the snowshoes, there are many places to take them. Leavenworth is full of beautiful trails that can be snowshoed. The Icicle Gorge Nature Loop is a great option. This hike is a 4-mile hike along Icicle Creek. The grade of the trail is nice and gentle and the trail is mostly flat.

The Icicle Gorge Nature Loop trail is an interpretive loop with several signs explaining the ecology of the area and describing different species you may see along the trail. Read the sign at the trailhead for a map of the trails in the area to keep on the nature loop trail.

One way to explore the snowy forests near Leavenworth is by snowmobile.

Snowmobiles are great for exploring snowy forest roads in the winter. Snowmobiles can take you on a great adventure, with far less work than going on a hike! It’s great if you want to get outdoors during the winter, but you don’t feel up to hiking in the snow.

In Leavenworth, you can join a snowmobile tour or rent a snowmobile of your own to experience the fun of riding a snowmobile through the woods.

Snowmobile tours are available through Leavenworth Snowmobile Tours.

There are many tour options available ranging from one hour to four hours through the mountains surrounding Leavenworth. There is a four-hour tour that goes to the top of Sourdough Mountain Lookout, a great viewpoint of surrounding mountains.

A Bavarian paradise, Leavenworth has been known for brats for a while, but more recently it has become the center for fondue!

Fondue is a melted cheese dish served in a portable and heated pot. Most commonly, fondue is eaten by dipping bread and other bites into the pot with a long-stemmed forks. Fondue is generally made with melted cheese, wine, and various herbs and spices.

Fondue is the national Swiss dish popularized in the 1930s by the Swiss Cheese Union as a way of increasing cheese consumption. Fondue became popular in North America in the 1960s.

On a cold winter day, fondue is the perfect warm comfort food — luckily you have plenty of options for fondue in Leavenworth.

Scenic Hot Springs, a breathtaking oasis nestled just 10 miles east of Skykomish. Embark on a picturesque 2-mile uphill hike through rugged terrain and experience the natural beauty of our unchlorinated hot springs.

$10 per person

Eagle Creek Winery (D’vinery tasting room)
Icicle Ridge Winery
Goose Ridge Estate Winery
Hard Row to Hoe Winery
Woohoo Winery
Patterson Cellars
Winegirl Wines
Ryan Patrick Wines
Obelisco Estate Wines (The wine cellar tasting room)
Plain Cellars
Chateau Faire le Pont Winery
Boudreaux Cellars
Water from Wine
Rocky Pond Estate Winery
Kestrel Vintners