Discover Amerika... visit Germany stateside!

Discover the German heritage of German Village located in Columbus, Ohio

Discover Amerika... is all about researching, discovering and exploring mostly overlooked and sometimes hidden stories of the true German influence on America that had permeated within the USA and helped shape our great nation.

The diversity of all things German in the USA is simply incredible with the amazingly vast selection of  German themed restaurants, shops, cafes, bakeries, candy stores, breweries and themed hotels located in almost every state across America.

There are numerous communities across the USA that are still today rooted deep in German culture, heritage and traditions brought to America from the early German immigrants during the great exodus migration of the 1800's. 

This is part of the answer as to why the popularity, appeal and attraction of the German experience exist today. It’s a known truth that German or Bavarian ethnic themed festivals and attractions all across the USA are very popular with respective annual event attendance figures at all time highs!

Why is that?

The popularity of these events like "Oktoberfest" and other noted fairs, festivals, events and attractions are not just in the larger German ethnic populated cities like Chicago, New York, Cincinnati, Milwaukee or Dallas either. These types of German ethnic "experiences" are celebrated in smaller communities all across the country too including!

Leading the way are the smaller tourist communities that have actually been settled originally by German immigrants in the 1800's and other communities that had been modified, transformed and converted into Bavarian hamlets originally to capture a piece of the lucrative tourism market identified during the 60's and 70's.

A few of the best known are:

It's a combination of the timeless traditions regarding German heritage, the numerous fun-time feeling festival celebrations, the hearty foods, the craftsman-styled merchandise and the (circus-like) sounds of a rousing Oompah-pah brass horn band that all gets the adrenalin flowing of both the old and young at heart.

Could it be a flashback to our own childhood fantasy experiences regarding mystical storybook themes of German/Bavarian Castles, Characters and Costumes?

If you really think about it… it's worked very well for Walt Disney over the years now hasn't it?

It’s also an incredible perceived appeal that the German/Bavarian experience has on people of all races from various financial and religious backgrounds. It seems most people really enjoy themselves and have a good time within this environment every time!

From a German-American standpoint, it seems to be somewhat of an emotional destiny quest for thousands of German-Americans that are both curious and anxious to get back in touch with their Germanic roots to seek out and experience anything German... it's truly a genuine attraction phenomenon.

Do you know of some German related person, place, thing, or event (past or present) that's within the USA that needs to be listed and recognized for its German-American historical significance?

If so please take a moment and let us know on the form provided just below.

Let the story be told and help us to Discover Amerika!