I highly recommend adding Solvang to your California bucket list the next time you find yourself in the area! It's really that incredible!
@kittiesandbotsgemini9892
10 ай бұрын
Hey drew if you go to the Mexican State of Puebla you need to visit the town of Chipilo which is a Italian Town in Mexico where Italian inmigrants came and they have Italian Food
@lasse5089
Ай бұрын
I never knew of this town. I thought Elk horn was the only danish town in the USA. How many more is out there?
@missyoyojojo
10 ай бұрын
Dean is my dad! So glad you had him to show you the town. He's so dapper!
@willum4629
6 ай бұрын
as a dane he is very good at danish like it sounds normal with no accent
@DocTheNotable
3 ай бұрын
I have tasted a danish chocolate chip cookie before from what i can remember I can't remember the taste but I assume it was good. Also I like the danish architecture 😄
@mreppen1
10 ай бұрын
It’s a tourist icon. Been many times, to both Solvang and Denmark. Solvang is no way Denmark, maybe a Disneyland version. Having said that, I enjoyed the video.
@chdreturns
10 ай бұрын
@@YahWinUWinlol been to Denmark and looked at the resturaunts ratings in Solvang and... Yea its not remotely Danish, the Danes actually give a shit about the quality of their food... This is a tourist trap through and through. Everything is based around Copenhagen and not their smaller countryside towns. At least that bakery has Lakrids by Bülow but you can just order those online. Still waiting to pass my full judgement till I actually visit.. But it def looks awfully trashy compared to the real thing.
@akyhne
10 ай бұрын
More Danish than the current Denmark? Like WTF! What is that based on?
@misakitten8835
8 ай бұрын
why so rude? I mean sure it's attracting tourists but I wouldn't go this far. Actually I find it cute and a bit funny to see how the american and danish stuff is mixed. For sure it's not Denmark 2023 but a lot of these for sure still has the danish spirit. Also Dean is great :) @@chdreturns
@DocTheNotable
3 ай бұрын
@@akyhnehe meant that solvang is not like denmark.
@j.d.445
10 ай бұрын
I'm danish and visited Solvang back in 1988. I was around 15 years old. It's not quite like Denmark, but a fun visit. All the bicycles are missing in Solvang 😊 Loved your visit to the bakery and your enthusiasm 👍
@akyhne
10 ай бұрын
I'm 55.I was born in Denmark, I was raised in Denmark, I've always lived in Denmark, and I've traveled all over Denmark. Solvang looks nothing like Denmark! Not the current state of Denmark, not the state of whatever year, Solvang was built.
@mortenchristiansen4331
Ай бұрын
Surmule
@jenserikaugustinussen3833
10 ай бұрын
That town doesn't resemble anything Danish at all. The only Danish thing was the bakery.
@ellenstergaardgravesen1011
10 ай бұрын
Always make me laugh to see them serve "Medisterpølse" (which didn't really look like a medisterpølse anyway) and "Æbleskiver" together - you would never do that in Denmark. 😂 There's another "Danish" town founded in 1901 in Iowa - Elk Horn. They have a windmill which was moved from my birthplace, Nørre Snede, in Denmark to their town in 1976. Elk Horn is known as "Denmark on the Prairie" - which is kind of funny because the annual town party in Nørre Snede is called the "prairie party"....
@freja3187
10 ай бұрын
denmark dosent look like that. maybe in the 1800's. the closet would be "den gammle by" (the old city) in Aarhus
@yungchum2073
10 ай бұрын
This older gentlemen was a delight and seems super cool tbh.
@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky
10 ай бұрын
He's a legend!
@SupremeLeaderKimJong-un
10 ай бұрын
The area was originally inhabited by the Chumash, but as part of the mission system expansion by Spanish missionaries, Father Estévan Tapís founded Mission Santa Inés as he mentioned, in order to relieve overcrowding at Mission Santa Barbara and Mission La Purísima Concepción since it was located midway between the two. However this community around the mission was abandoned after the US conquered California. Danes wouldn't come to the area until 1910 when Danish-Americans created the Danish-American Colony Company in San Francisco. Later that year, suitable land was found in the Santa Ynez Valley and thus they founded Solvang in 1911 As he mentioned, most of Solvang's buildings were initially built in the Spanish-style, but after World War II, interest grew in the concept of a European timber-style village. The pioneer of the so called "Danish Provincial style" was Ferdinand Sorensen, originally from Nebraska. In the mid-1940s, after returning to Solvang from a trip to Denmark, he first completed Møllebakken, his Danish-styled home, and then went on to build the first of the village's four windmills. A little later, Earl Petersen, a local architect, gave the older buildings a new look, adding façades in "Danish Provincial" style. Buildings in the half-timbered style of Danish rural houses proliferated, creating a new tourist attraction. Even Danish royalty like Prince Henrik paid a visit!
@ChokyoDK
10 ай бұрын
The one thing not so Danish about the town is the wide streets and no public transport...
@ALEXWJ
4 ай бұрын
True
@Alhem11
10 ай бұрын
Been there, it's not even close to be like Denmark...😂
@emmalierosenvingen2642
10 ай бұрын
the town is very old, it was founded in 1911, so of course its not going to look like how Denmark looks today, but its a very good example of how Denmark looked in the early 1900s
@steenbronkegmail1
10 ай бұрын
It appears more like a German or Dutch town than a Danish town.
@Galantus1964
10 ай бұрын
ohh dear.... just like in Elk Horn... it seems Solvang the walt disney version of Denmark serves, medisterpølse and Æbleskiver in one serving.. blasphemous... americanized danishness.... what's not to hate...
@AverytheCubanAmerican
10 ай бұрын
This is similar to how there's a Bavarian alpine-style town called Helen in Georgia! Helen was platted in 1912, and named after the daughter of a lumber official. The town was incorporated in 1913. Before becoming a bustling Bavarian Alpine village, Helen was once home to the Cherokee people. Eventually, the area became a logging town. The logging industry kept Helen at the center of commerce in Georgia with the Matthews Lumber Company sawmill leading the boom. By the 1930s, the timber company and the sawmill abandoned the town of Helen, and residents left for other opportunities. The US government created the Chattahoochee National Forest, which brought both tourism and additional lumber opportunities to Helen through the 1950s. Unfortunately, business wasn’t booming, so in 1968, two major local businessmen, Pete Hodkinson and Jimmy Wilkins, found a way to uplift their town after hearing of a nearby town finding success by renovating and updating their downtown storefronts. With the help of local artist, John Kollack, who had previously spent time in Bavaria, this became Georgia’s Little Bavaria. And the vibe fits perfectly with the Blue Ridge Mountains as a backdrop!
@ringboneri23
10 ай бұрын
That place is a fucking tourist trap
@aarhusnord
9 ай бұрын
Aarhus, Denmark, here 🇩🇰. Many people are critical, but take it for what it is - a bit like Las Vegas. A sort of idyllisized clone of something Danish-German-medieval Disneyland experience. Of course, it cannot be "Danish" as it is situated in California. But you can buy some authentic Royal Copenhagen porcelain, eat an Æbleskive and get an idea about the Rundetårn/Round Tower. If you want to see what Denmark is really like, there is no way around booking a plane ticket. But as an "appetizer", why be so serious about its "artificial setup"? And ... If you can't or won't go to "real" Denmark, there are also plenty of videos, websites, Google Street Views to check out.
@nicolaiolsen8119
9 ай бұрын
Sausage and Æbleskiver is the weirdest mix I ever heard, and I am danish.
@JesperSandgreen
10 ай бұрын
Solvang is Denmark 100+ years ago.. Not at all Denmark today.
@lucasbrixen7348
7 ай бұрын
and the æbleskiver with medisterpølse is not a thing in denmark, we eat both things but separetly, they have never been in a dish together in denmark
@mortenchristiansen4331
Ай бұрын
Speak for yourself …😋
@larspeterthomsen9798
8 ай бұрын
Æbleskiver and Medisterpølse together? Heresy!
@caziontherise
10 ай бұрын
It was the vanilla cookie from the blue tin that all us African Americans eat and turn the tin into a sewing kit.
@FaithlessDeviant
9 ай бұрын
My mothers sewing kit is in those tin cans too here in Denmark lol
@misakitten8835
8 ай бұрын
Great video thank you. Not sure why the comments have turned this way. I mean it's for sure not Denmark 2023 but it for sure still have the danish spirit mixed with the american. That it caters to tourists is something I'd consider obvious, doesn't make it less danish.
@KageKrigeren
9 ай бұрын
We danes love to complain, especially about the weather. The place reminds me of some of the smaller towns or Old Districts(in the bigger cities), which also have old architecture. I'd defintly visit this if I ever go to California.
@jesperhedegaard-ulstrup6994
10 ай бұрын
Det er vældig sjov med en dansk by
@freja3187
10 ай бұрын
Turkish pepper is from Finland :D but it is enjoyed alot in denmark
@peterb_nonumbers
4 ай бұрын
Loved your reaction to the legend that our flag fell from heaven😂
@freja3187
10 ай бұрын
but over all a cool town tho definetly an american idear of denmark c:
@stewiesquirrelladventures
10 ай бұрын
Hey Drew, you should check out a cool little town here in Texas that is a Czech community. West, Texas. They have two awesome gas stations there that are extremely popular with their kolaches.
@auraak7702
10 ай бұрын
Beautiful video,Drew. Truely Danish place in another land.
@dingoo__o8693
10 ай бұрын
sorry man, but this isn't Denmark.
@ayanahaviv7378
10 ай бұрын
I’ve been here!!! It’s one of my favorite places in SoCal
@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky
10 ай бұрын
Great!
@ChorizoFungis
3 ай бұрын
@@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinskyyou have to go to Santa Barbara drew, the beaches, the Spanish architecture, state street (it’s like the strip in Vegas, it’s just this long road with stores, restaurants, everything)
@mortenottosen4938
6 ай бұрын
we never serve medister with æbleskiver. never never never.
@cbjmurer
10 ай бұрын
No it's not. :-)
@coastalpaladin5024
10 ай бұрын
What an amazing little town. The people seem like a delight. I so what to go there now. Go Denmark 🇩🇰!!!
@akyhne
10 ай бұрын
Solvang looks nothing like Denmark.
@itzgamerz3102
10 ай бұрын
You should go to Holland Michagan, it is like an old version of the Netherlands
@nokidding3519
10 ай бұрын
There is a place very similar to this in Washington it's within the foothills of the Cascades on the east side and I think it'd probably be very similar to this place it's called Leavenworth Washington
@nanachan0709
10 ай бұрын
This video made me buy danish cookies 😆
@grigorkaraoglanyan7517
10 ай бұрын
Loveeee visiting solvang, best small town ive ever been...best coffee ive bought was from there
@jemic1960
2 ай бұрын
Been to Solvang, and it's fun and lovely and charming, but it's as Denmark in the 50s. Not like Denmark today. But you can get a Danish frokost, Dansh morgenbrød, Æbleskiver med syltetøj. And that's fun.
@andrewsokulski8922
10 ай бұрын
This is awesome
@mjdf122
10 ай бұрын
Drew Binsky back in action
@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky
10 ай бұрын
always :)
@页客
10 ай бұрын
Place I want to visit+1
@Jahalofe
11 күн бұрын
Its not like Denmark in any way Its a tasteless plastic copy of Denmark I visited with my son and we absolutely hated the fakeness there, we left next morning
@ane-louisestampe7939
10 ай бұрын
Exactly? NO! No! no! They make a huge efford, and derserve a lot of cadeaux for that. But it's a Potemkim Denmark. A nice one 🥰 though
@michaelchen8643
3 ай бұрын
Yes, in 1911 There was no interstate highway system Many of the roads were unimproved or semi improved and it times were impossible because of weather conditions People build communities and rail because you had a reliable transport system that wasn’t susceptible to damage from flooding or snow This meant that people did not mix and mingle and remote areas and Solvang was one of them It’s very easy for people to speak on English language separated from each other I was about the 1940s this changed the most people spoke English
@wncjan
9 ай бұрын
Nowhere near Denmark. Closest may be Denmark 200 years ago. But nice video
@ylette
3 ай бұрын
Warms my heart as a Dane, but I gotta say, this looks much nicer than 99% of Denmark.
@Hansen710
3 ай бұрын
its not just a windmill its a replica of a national symbol.. dybbøl mølle is a dutch style windmill, its the story behind it that makes it a symbol... that and holger danske is a symbol of our freedom a vang is not meadow it comes from a old viking word that means a small patch that have been used for growing food.. but now the meaning it is kind of like a hyggeligt place.
@Xerdoz
9 ай бұрын
Does it also only have glass bottles for ketchup and only miniature beverage cans since every country in Europe is the same, according to him. If he uses the word 'exactly', that implies everything is absolutely the same as it is in Denmark.
@leonardowynnwidodo9704
10 ай бұрын
This might be me, but his speech pattern is very similar to Stan Lee’s, and his appearance is similar to Colonel Sanders
@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky
10 ай бұрын
hahaha
@LWgaming3537Oficial
3 күн бұрын
i am danish and 10 years old w is not counted as a letter is under v warning i am gonna talk danish] hej jeg hedder lucas og jeg elsker æbleskiver jeg er ti år og jeg spiller roblox og fortnite jeg er en gamer jeg har været på en ø jeg ikke kan huske hvad hed] translate that
@DefenderOfChrist_
2 ай бұрын
As a Dane I am very happy about Solvang.
@josueveguilla9069
10 ай бұрын
Fun Fact: Boutique is French for "shop/store".
@akyhne
10 ай бұрын
In Danish: Butik. And we go down in the 'butik' to 'shoppe' (do shopping).
@caziontherise
10 ай бұрын
Ive eaten danish cookies my whole lufe
@kennethhansen4000
10 ай бұрын
Good video. It was very fun to watch. It looks a bit like a tourist town in Jutland (western Denmark), near the beach. However, the beach is missing... And then there had to be a pølsevogn ( hot dog cart) with cold "Cocio" (coco milk) in the town... Æbleskiver and vaniljekranse (vanilla cookies) are something we eat together, at Christmas time, when we are having "hygge". - not something, we go to a restaurant to eat. Greetings from dk
@ecngames8468
3 ай бұрын
der burte være en lov mod at spise æbelskiver med kniv og gaffel
@TiffanyF-420
5 ай бұрын
You are definitely one of my favorite KZitem channels! I love all of your videos! Thank you for that because sometimes I NEED to relax, and your channels make it a lot easier!
@rabalderbanden7283
3 ай бұрын
im a dane i get a feeling of denmark looking at this
@CentralCoastCaliRaider
10 ай бұрын
Its funny u come to solvang this place has got real popular with tourist past 5 years. Im a UPS driver in solvang been out here last 10 years..its crazy to see this lil town blow up and get so popular it will be like LA traffic out there during the holidays and parts of summer.
@urbanbshvac
10 ай бұрын
You have to hit up vancouver/Toronto and montreal Canada next summer bro
@Mart9
10 ай бұрын
I was there in 2022 😊
@mississippiapple1078
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@damlund1
7 ай бұрын
It doesn't look like Denmark at all. Danes have never and will never eat æbleskiver and medisterpølse together, that's an American invention and a very disgusting one. A lot of Danes laugh at those people in Solvang and Elk Horn whos have a very distorted picture of what Denmark and Danes are like.
@Kamplays1
10 ай бұрын
This is awesome! I can't wait to go there! Drew was smart to get out of the way and let that old man do his thing! That dude is so cool!
@FlyWithVeiga
10 ай бұрын
This is really cool; idk how you always find these cool places/people
@graeker4286
10 ай бұрын
SUV's and trucks kinda ruins the authenticity lol
@raymonddunkerley3032
10 ай бұрын
Definitely a fun place to visit, especially on your way to Santa Barbara or SF from LA.
@_-martin-_
10 ай бұрын
That is no Danish mustard!
@keonroshdieh2497
10 ай бұрын
I love Solvang
@lucasbrixen7348
7 ай бұрын
i does not at all resemble denmark, im danish and ive been there and its not like denmark at all, not even close. Dean dont even speak good danish
@Ping63ms
3 ай бұрын
I saw this in geoguessr
@Rojoeee_fan
10 ай бұрын
🇺🇲🤝 🇩🇰
@hagmann65
8 ай бұрын
It really isn't...
@TAST_EU
10 ай бұрын
10:42 WTF why you dip da Medisterpølse in da Sennep
@josueveguilla9069
10 ай бұрын
AWESOME. LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.
@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky
10 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@josueveguilla9069
10 ай бұрын
@@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky My pleasure
@MateoLunar
4 ай бұрын
So Denmark share a border with the us
@Cega82
4 ай бұрын
No not the us but canada yes
@paraskep5080
10 ай бұрын
I’ve been there before. It’s really cool
@TheNadnerb
10 ай бұрын
Well now I want to go there
@Excaliburhope
10 ай бұрын
Go to Poulsbo WA
@IStaySt0n3d_OSRS
10 ай бұрын
wish this video was longer!
@Izzy0614
10 ай бұрын
He sounds like Stan Lee!
@raymondlianto9882
10 ай бұрын
Cool danish town in USA. The cookies look tasty.
@MikhailTravels
10 ай бұрын
Привет 🙋🏼♂️ Классное и интересное видео 🔝✅️👍🏻📹🙂
@LarsPallesen
6 ай бұрын
It's exactly like Denmark? Ehm ... something tells me you've never been to Denmark if you think that. It's a Disneyland fantasy land.
@crillesryggsack2860
10 ай бұрын
This was interesting 🙂
@CountDankula0
10 ай бұрын
It's amazing
@johnfrancisbaldemoro9772
10 ай бұрын
Thanks
@MaximDL1410
10 ай бұрын
Vi elsker Danmark ❤😊
@marko100skive
5 ай бұрын
most american thing to say, its nothing beside the flag to do with Denmark
@mortenottosen4938
6 ай бұрын
sorry but this doesn't look anything like Denmark
@nanachan0709
10 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
@ChoiceDK
10 ай бұрын
As a Danish person myself, this place really has a special place in my heart. Very exciting video! I'm glad you decided to visit it.
@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky
10 ай бұрын
it is really cool isn't it?!
@ChoiceDK
10 ай бұрын
It is and I would love to visit. I'd actually choose this place as my hometown if I moved to the US. Many great possibilities since LA is just right next to it.@@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky
@karenhackney9920
10 ай бұрын
You should visit Frankenmuth, MI and Holland, Mi
@JackAustin-e5u
10 ай бұрын
Oh wow, this place is so cool! Love the architecture!
@Chihuahua6
10 ай бұрын
town in the USA that is just like Denmark
@Max-0076
8 ай бұрын
went there with my Danish dad, he was not very fond of it
@jdm9251
5 ай бұрын
What are the Danes fond of? A bunch a Debbie downers
@faizahmad3660
10 ай бұрын
Free Palestine 🇵🇸
@DM57262
10 ай бұрын
There’s a town in the state of Georgia called Helen that is very similar to this place, except everything is modeled after a German village. It’s beautiful there. You should definitely check it out.
@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky
10 ай бұрын
cool! similar to Leavenworth in Washington State?
@DM57262
10 ай бұрын
@@MoreTravelsWithDrewBinsky I had to look up Leavenworth to see. Yes, it’s exactly like that!
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