These 3 New York Locations Rank Among Best Places To Visit In America This Fall

The fall season officially got underway in New York on Monday September 22nd at 2:19pm. As quickly as autumn arrived it's time for us to depart. New York has some of the best fall destinations in the entire country. Let's explore.

USA Today ranked the 10 Best Places to Visit for Fall and New York 3 locations that made the top 10. Time to take your sweaters and hoodies out of the closet, grab a cup of pumpkin spiced whatever and hit the road for an Empire State adventure.

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With 3 spots in the top 10 New York has more best places to visit this fall than any other state in the nation. We did get the top spot however, that went to Mackinac Island, Michigan. This place is so popular it has won several distinctions in 2025:

• Best place to visit this fall
• Best summer travel destination
• Best historic small town (#7)
• Best small town in the Midwest (#10)

Here are the Top 3 Places to Visit In New York This Fall, according to USA Today.

#3 - Sleepy Hollow, New York - Perhaps it's the "Legend of Sleepy Hollow" and stories of the Headless Horseman that landed Tarrytown, NY on this list. It could also be the Great Jack-O-Lantern Blaze, Hulda's Night and the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery's walking tours.

#2 - Saratoga County, NY - Visit for the fall foliage, Double M Haunted Hayrides or get on your bike and enjoy the Saratoga Foliage Ride.

#1 - Rochester, NY - Takes the #1 spot in New York and is the #2 overall Best Place to Visit This Fall.