FRANKENMUTH, Mich. (WOTV) There’s a town in Michigan where Christmas and family traditions are celebrated all year long. Frankenmuth is home to Bavarian Inn and Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland.

Bavarian Inn

The Bavarian Inn was founded by Dorothy Zehnder who, at the age of 93, still works six days a week in the kitchen. Multiple generations of the Zehnder family still work there with her. The Bavarian Inn includes 12 European-themed dining rooms, which can seat 1,200 people at one time. The restaurant is known for its family-style chicken dinners which include their famous chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy, baked dressing, buttered noodles, soup, salad, and homemade ice cream.

Also inside the Bavarian Inn you can find a bakery with pies and pastries, a gift shop, wine and beer shop, and candy shop with homemade chocolates.

The Bavarian Inn Lodge is a 360 room hotel, water park, and conference center. It is made for families with a game room, four swimming pools, and indoor mini golf course.

Frankenmuth

Head to downtown Frankenmuth for a unique shopping experience at River Place Shops. There are more than 40 shops and attractions that each offers a different experience.

Sugar High is a cupcake shop in Frankenmuth that is celebrating its win on Food Network’s Cupcake Wars. They took home the top prize in season seven’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles episode. Sugar High offers almost 50 flavors each day, with flavors rotated on a regular basis.

Bronner’s CHRISTmas Wonderland

Christmas lives all year long at Bronner’s, the world’s largest Christmas store. The entire complex covers 320,000 square feet, the size of about six football fields. Christmas enthusiasts can find 50,000 different items including décor, ornaments, and stockings. Most items can be personalized. Bronner’s is proud to offer a majority of their items for under $20.

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