Location
The Resume
(September 5, 1906- )
Born in United States
Population: 2,209 (2019)
Located in Chelan County, Washington
Located in the Cascade Mountain Range
Part of the Wenatchee−East Wenatchee Metropolitan Statistical Area
Designed after a German Bavarian village
Why Leavenworth, Washington might be annoying
It is a tourist trap.
Its winter weather gets really cold in January.
It was a dying timber community before it was dominated by tourism.
It went through a rapid population decline between 1950 and 1980.
Parking in the downtown area is a struggle for most tourists.
Why Leavenworth, Washington might not be annoying
It was where one of Washington's largest sawmills was built.
It has a reindeer farm, wineries and a dozen outdoor recreational places.
Its nutcracker museum houses one of the world's largest collections of nutcrackers.
There's almost always a festival going on any season year round, including its own Oktoberfest celebration.
It received help from 'Good Morning America' to light up its Christmas lights for the Christmas holiday season (2007).
It was chosen by A&E as the Ultimate Holiday Town USA due to its Christmas-lighting festival (2009).
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In 2020, Out of 11 Votes: 18.18% Annoying
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