17 Great Places To Visit In The Fall (PHOTOS)

With Labor Day less than a week away, it's time to start planning your fall escapes.

The great thing about traveling in the fall is the wide variety of options. If you're missing the summer sun, head to the beach in Hawaii. If a city-centric trip is what you desire, head to the cities of Europe like Amsterdam or Istanbul. Or choose a destination that's far-flung, like Sydney, Australia or Tokyo. You can even stay closer to home and enjoy fine weather and culture. Whatever you desire, here are 17 places that are best visited in fall.

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Amsterdam is an ideal place to visit in the fall, when the summer crowds are gone, the weather is warm and the days are still long.

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Amsterdam is an ideal place to visit in the fall, when the summer crowds are gone, the weather is warm and the days are still long.

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[Doc Wattson]

04:35 PM on 09/02/2010

Not really sure what most of the places on this list have to do with Fall. Do the electronic billboards in Tokyo look different in fall for some reason?

[bynddrvn5]

08:26 AM on 09/02/2010

Amsterdam is fantastic, but Sweden is still my favorite. Sweden just has so many things to see, castles, forts, historic buildings, international businesses, Stockholm, Gothenburg, Trollhattan, Uppsula, Sundsvall, and Torekov. The last time I was in Sweden, I saw the Volvo Ocean racing sailboat, the prince racing by in his Porsche for the Gothenburg city race, and then visited most of the castles. Torekov is a very interesting and wealthy area, and the average house price is well over 1 million dollars. Sweden is a strange but cool mix of new and old age.

After Sweden and The Netherlands, my third favorite would have to be the Lake Louise, Alberta. One of the most beautiful places on earth.

[Kristain Musni]

02:35 AM on 09/02/2010

Amsterdam is excellent. Pulp Fiction fans in the world would see Amsterdam as being a haven for ‘pot’ lovers who like hanging out at hash bars. Believe it or not, there is more to do when in Amsterdam. for further information visit here Interesting Facts About Europe

[Kristain Musni]

02:35 AM on 09/02/2010

Amsterdam is excellent. Pulp Fiction fans in the world would see Amsterdam as being a haven for ‘pot’ lovers who like hanging out at hash bars. Believe it or not, there is more to do when in Amsterdam. for further information visit here http://www.europevoyage.net/

[KataVideo]

01:43 AM on 09/02/2010

If you go to Tokyo this fall, the leaves probably won't be changing until November.. do yourselves a favor and get the JR Pass(es) so you can see Kyoto and Nikko as well.

[spartanmom]

04:32 PM on 09/01/2010

Just about anywhere outside the smaller cities and 'burbs of New York State, New England or Pennsylvania (yes, I left out New Jersey, but only on principle. the west is nice but don't tell anyone from Jersey I said so) are great in the autumn.

Storm King Highway or Route 44/55 over the 'Gunks are personal favorite drives.

[Fi]

02:58 PM on 09/01/2010

Where is Scotland on this list, there is nowhere more beautiful than God's own country in Autumn.

[Mac Torquil]

02:57 PM on 09/01/2010

I see Austin TX on there and I agree, it is lovely. But, from a native Texan, the best bet in the fall is Big Bend National Park on the Rio Grande. And the rafting in those canyons is just magnificent. Plus in the area you have the Davis Mountains and McDonald Observatory. And the Terlingua chili festival.

[shoegirl]

02:56 PM on 09/01/2010

I love the fall. I especially love the picture of Montauk New York and Portland Maine. Beautiful.

[Comfortably Numb]

02:52 PM on 09/01/2010

traveling to all these places will certainty increase someone's carbon footprint ....

[american-dolt]

02:08 PM on 09/01/2010

Fulltime Employee here, doing the same grind, years ago I went away once a year to someplace nice, now, its been 5 years since I've gone anywhere. Yep, no bread.

[Ergon]

11:11 PM on 09/01/2010

New England in the fall. Nr. Mt. Shasta. Blue Ridge Mountains. Oregon. Fill up with gas, take a tent. (We did that along PCH once)

[bynddrvn5]

07:25 AM on 09/02/2010

Oh, the PCH is one of my favorites. The only road close to the PCH is Route 154 through the Santa Barbara mountains, from most points on the road you can see Santa Barbara, the Channel islands, and miles of Pacific Ocean.

Nice picks, in fall from the Blue Ridge Mountains all the way up to Mount Desert in Maine, is just beautiful.

[Shannon Cook]

01:23 PM on 09/01/2010

The best place on Earth to visit during Autumn is the Blue Ridge Parkway

[missjulz]

02:02 PM on 09/01/2010

Oh, I have to sooo agree with you on that! And be sure to stop off for some fresh donuts and apple cider and apple butter somewhere.

[KIVPossum]

02:36 PM on 09/01/2010

ONE of the best places. Yes, in the top ten. No, the top 5. Maybe the top 3.

Heck, you're right, it IS the best.

Thanks for making me homesick

[Aristotle79]

11:17 AM on 09/01/2010

I will be in Amsterdam in 10 days and at Italian lakes in 18 days! Yippeee (Don't blame me for being excited, I haven't taken a vacation day in over 14 months!)

[HarryP]

12:09 PM on 09/01/2010

I'm sure you didn't work on weekends (those days count as vacation for the media - you know)
Enjoy your trip - bon voyage and enjoy some real Italian gelato - and pizza.

[KIVPossum]

02:37 PM on 09/01/2010

Enjoy it. Beautiful places, for sure. Will be in Istanbul on Sunday.

[TCC]

11:02 AM on 09/01/2010

These jumbo slide shows never work in my web browser, WinXPSP3 FireFox 3.6.8

[mratcheson]

12:56 PM on 09/01/2010

Yep, same here. They don't work for me either, WinXPSP3 Firefox 3.6.8.

[spartanmom]

04:27 PM on 09/01/2010

I used to have a problem using firefox on my mac but it seems to have cleared up. How long since you updated?

[mratcheson]

06:30 PM on 09/01/2010

Oops, sorry, Firefox 3.6.8 under *VistaSP2, haven't tried the jumbo slide shows on XP.