How to Find the Best Autumn Vacations

Autumn is a beautiful time of year, with golden browns, burnt oranges and lazy yellows blending like a painting in the foliage of the landscape. Here are some special places where you can find affordable vacation packages and enjoy the fall season.

Instructions

1. Trek through the autumn leaves in New England. The inns and bed and breakfasts in this area can be booked up for years in advance. The first step is to plan ahead for next year. Make lodging reservations now (see Resources below).

2. Say hello to Minnie and Mickey. Walt Disney World offers discounts in the fall, but the biggest attraction is the shorter lines for rides, restaurants and events (see Resources below).

3. Enjoy the Virginia wine country. Autumn is the perfect time of year to take a tour of wineries. More than 20 varieties of grapes used in the production of wine are grown in Virginia (see Resources below).

4. Pick some fall apples and pumpkins in New England, then take your treasures home and get domestic. Make apple pie, carmel apples, pumpkin pie and jack-o-lanterns (see Resources below).

Tips & Warnings

• If you must see the fall leaves in New England this year, consider a driving tour and then lodge out of the area.

Resources

• Listing for New England Inns
• Disney World
• Virginia Wineries
• Apple Picking