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here’s something about fall that brings out the urge for day trips, road trips and any other type of excursion that I can fit into my schedule. Personally, I’m tempted to say that any town is magical during the fall season. However, certain towns and cities around the United States transform into something movie-level magical during that enchanted window from the middle of September through the beginning of November. That’s why I’m covering the best picks for foliage and spooky follies in my USA fall bucket list! I’ll even reveal the best city to visit if you’re worried that you’re too late for peak foliage.
you come in October, expect to see tons of costumed people walking around. You’ll also see plenty of historic homes, taverns, shops and inns all decked out in beautiful harvest décor with a level of enthusiasm you’ve probably never experienced before.
I don’t think you can get a feel for Salem unless you take a walking tour. There are plenty of historic tours that will take you place by place to live out scenes from the Salem Witch Trials. I’ve immensely enjoyed the House of Seven Gables, the Witch House, the Old Burying Point Cemetery, the Pickering House and Pickering Wharf for creating a well-rounded afternoon. Fall Under the Spell of You can see a lot in a day in Salem Autumn by the Sea in Salem, because most of the museum Massachusetts Everybody should make the trek experiences are pretty brief. to New England to celebrate fall in Walk in the Footsteps of Salem at least once in their lifetime. Washington Irving’s Headless Tucked away in Essex County on Horseman in Sleepy Hollow, the North Shore of Massachusetts, New York Salem is as charming as it is The only place in the United States engrossing. What I like about Salem that I can say even touches Salem’s in the fall is that you’ll get your fall energy is Sleepy Hollow, New fill of pointy hats, crystal balls and York. Located in Westchester haunted tours while also digging County, the village of Sleepy Hollow into the history behind one of the is situated less than an hour from most important and fascinating seaports in America’s history. People who come to Salem to visit landmarks associated with the 1962 Salem Witch Trials end up being charmed by beautiful foliage by the sea combined with the whimsy of a small New England town. When 26 || Terra Travelers
New York City. However, the two spots are netherworlds apart! First, the foliage alone in Hudson Valley is worth the trip. However, the big draw for an autumn visit to Sleepy Hollow is an event called the Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze that lives up to every expectation for what you’d expect from the place that inspired the Headless Horseman from “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.” Sleepy Hollow’s Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze puts on display more than 7,000 handcarved pumpkins at the mysterious Van Cortlandt Manor set on the confluence of the Hudson River and Croton River for the entire length of fall. When touring Sleep Hollow, visiting the burial site of Washington Irving at the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery is always a must.
Experience Fall in Wine Country in Salinas Valley
While I’ll readily admit that I’m partial to New England and the Northeast for foliage viewing, this certainly isn’t the only corridor that
