The state of Washington is one of the most scenic in the U.S. It's home to various landscapes, including mountains, volcanoes, rainforests, coastlines, and many evergreen forests that earned it the nickname, "Evergreen State." These diverse ecosystems are spread across its iconic national parks: Olympic , Mount Rainier , which has been shrinking in the past 10 years , and the newest, North Cascades . The North Cascades is the most underrated of the three, so much so that many miss out on its quirky gateway towns such as the unofficial Bavarian capital of the U.S., Leavenworth .

Located in the eastern foothills of the Cascade Mountains, Leavenworth feels like a quaint European village that just magically appeared in Washington. You'll see old, Bavarian-style architecture with p

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