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Seasonal Travel
Fall in Full Color: 10 Towns Where America Puts On Its Greatest Autumn Show in 2026
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Damascus, Virginia in Fall and Christmas 2026: A Season in Trail Town USA
October 1, 2026
Seven trails, mountain color, a Christmas market, a lighted parade and a polar plunge: how to spend fall and the 2026 holidays in Damascus, Virginia.
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Bar Harbor, Maine
The harbor town at the doorstep of Acadia National Park, with granite peaks, carriage roads, lobster shacks and blazing mid-October color.
Beaufort, South Carolina
Live oaks, tidal marsh and centuries of history in South Carolina's second-oldest city, with mild winters that make it a year-round escape.
Door County, Wisconsin
A Lake Michigan peninsula of lighthouses, cherry orchards and harbor villages, with fiery fish boils in summer and peaceful shores in winter.
Eureka Springs, Arkansas
A Victorian spa town tucked into Ozark hillsides, with winding streets, historic springs, a famously haunted hotel and brilliant fall color.
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Fall in Full Color: 10 Towns Where America Puts On Its Greatest Autumn Show in 2026
From Stowe's steeples to Aspen's golden groves, ten small towns and mountain cities where fall foliage and a great Main Street meet in 2026.
Small Towns
Damascus, Virginia in Fall and Christmas 2026: A Season in Trail Town USA
Seven trails, mountain color, a Christmas market, a lighted parade and a polar plunge: how to spend fall and the 2026 holidays in Damascus, Virginia.
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Where Halloween Comes Alive: 11 Historic Small Towns for October 2026
From the Headless Horseman's Hudson Valley to Wild West Deadwood, these 11 historic small towns turn October into something real.
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