Three New York Locations Rank Among Nation’s Best Places For Fall

The USA Today 10 Best Readers Poll announced the top 10 places in the United States to visit this fall. Fortunately, for those of us that live in New York, 3 of these spots are right here in the Empire State.

Personally I would be more specific and say these are great early fall or Halloween season places to visit. Let's face it, we say we like fall but we really mean Halloween season. Once the leaves are gone, the trees are bare, and it's 40 degrees and raining, nobody like fall but I'm getting off topic.

gray concrete road between brown and green leaf trees at daytime

We already know that New York State has spectacular fall foliage, and the best apple cider donuts in the United States. That's part of the reason our home state took 3 of the top 10 spots. Here are a few others that made the list:

• Mackinac Island, Michigan - #1 overall
• Allegany County, Maryland - #2 overall
• Woodstock, Georgia - #3 overall

a large tree with lots of leaves on the ground

As for the top places in New York to visit this fall, we have 3 spooktacular spots that made the top 10.

SLEEPY HOLLOW - #10 overall - Yes! The inspiration to "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow," the Headless Horseman, and Ichabod Crane! The town really embraces with haunted happenings, the Great Jack-O-Lantern Blaze, peak fall foliage, and more.

Headless figure holding a pumpkin in an autumn forest

SARATOGA COUNTY - #7 overall - Apple picking at Saratoga Apple, haunted corn maze at Schuyler Farms, and the Saratoga Fall Festival featuring the pumpkin roll down Caroline Street are just a few reasons why.

ROCHESTER - #6 overall - With the Genesee River, Erie Canal, and Lake Ontario, Rochester offers spectacular waterfront foliage.