Fall Towns: Where To Go For Foliage And Charm

Fall is a season filled with beauty. Leaves change from green to a variety of reds, yellows and oranges and temperatures drop, creating the perfect time to walk along scenic hiking trails in national parks or check out new places. These towns, in particular, become magical during autumn.

A canopy of golden fall foliage drapes over a walkway in Laurelhurst Park during autumn in Portland, Oregon.

Looking up the Potomac River to the Lower Township of Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, at sunrise in the fall.

Looking down on the amazing mountain town of Breckenridge, Colorado, during the fall.

There is colorful fall foliage that can be seen near the beautiful lake town of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin.

Bright orange leaves hang off the trees in Galena, Illinois.

This beautiful fall foliage spot is near West Stockbridge Congregational Church in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts.

Gorgeous fall colors can be spotted above the cityscape of Gatlinburg, Tennessee.

Take a fall day trip to experience the stunning fall foliage behind a rural Vermont church in Stowe, Vermont.

Fall colors surround a small-yet-picturesque bridge in Marquette County, Michigan.

Colorful fall foliage near a beautiful lake in Kennebunkport, Maine.

You can surround yourself with beautiful fall foliage near this woodsy spot in Macedonia Falls State Park in Kent, Connecticut.

Autumn in Lake Placid, New York, a village near the majestic Adirondack Mountains.

Beautiful aspen trees glow with bright yellow leaves and cover the mountainside in Crested Butte, Colorado, a great place to catch a sunset.

Fall colors surround a cemetery and small church in Lenox, Massachusetts.

Soft morning light hits a birch tree with fall leaves on the shore of Cooper Lake, a beautiful photo spot near Woodstock, New York.

Bright fall colors contrast with Black Butte, a satellite volcano peak, in Mount Shasta, California.

Autumn brings a burst of colorful leaves for Laconia, New Hampshire.

Fall leaves and trees bring beautiful colors along the Blue Ridge Parkway near Boone, North Carolina.

The landmark Trinity Church in Newport, Rhode Island's Queen Anne Square in late autumn.

Fall foliage leads down the stairway into the town of Davenport, Iowa.

Autumn colors along the Rio Grande outside of Taos, New Mexico. Fall foliage can be absolutely stunning.