Fredericksburg, Texas
Named after Prussia’s Prince Ferdinand and known to residents as Fritztown, this Texas hill US Bavarian village was established by German settlers in 1846. In the beginning, new residents were enticed by the offer of free land.
However, settlers’ industrious nature quickly pushed Fredericksburg into a regional hub, even if it was one that spoke its own dialect, which can be considered Texas German, because many settlers refused to speak English.
Nowadays, this US Bavarian village’s storybook architecture, which includes an immaculate replication of a 19th-century German church, attracts a steady stream of tourism, especially when the town comes to life with Oktoberfest celebrations.
You should have included Helvetia, WV. It’s a Swiss-German inspired town that has a yearly festival called Fasnacht where people don masks and march around town, ending in a bonfire to burn an ‘old man winter’ effigy.
I HAVE BEEN TO HELEN GA, A FEW TIMES MY FAMILY AND ME ARE GOING BACK AGAIN WE LOVED EVERY IT, EVERY TIME WE GO
We found Hermann, MO, by chance years ago on our first cross-country trip west (where we’d moved) to east (where we are from & where all relatives reside). We were looking for an interesting place for gas & lunch. We ended up spending half the day there, soaking in the architecture/ambiance, & lunching on best ever home-made loose sausage sandwiches(& that’s sayin’ something b/c I grew up in Amish country in PA) & a split of local wine, with best sparkling grape juice ever for our kids. We all still recall it fondly years later. Would make it a destination in a heartbeat.
Dont forget to Mention Sugarcreek Ohio which is a German Swiss style town also with an Amish Mennonite Flair and Holmes County Ohio.
Leavenworth! WA! I am 90 miles West of this place and Yes I been there More than a few times, very cute! Close to Lake Wenatchee as well thee BEST PLACE to camp in the PNW! The thing I do not like about the situation is that its really kool to visit here for christmas BUT the mountain Pass is treacherous! ALSO Shops charge a killing for stuff! Still I love this town!