October 07, 2005

Autumn roundup: where to see the leaves peak

The leaves are still plenty green in New York City, the unseasonably warm weather only just starting to cool.

But if you're planning ahead, there is plenty of advice about where and when to see the leaves at their peak, and what to eat when you get there. Here's a roundup:

Yankee Foliage.com for driving routes, advice, podcasts
Best fall foliage web cams
U.S. peak foliage map (found via Kottke)
Finger Lakes vineyards are perfect for fall foliage hedonists
Leaf peeping via the Niagara Parkway
In the land of leaves, seeking cheese
The Green Acres farm stand in the Berkshires
$125 weekend at Basin Harbor Club in Vermont
Metro-North one-day getaways
A few good meals in the Finger Lakes
Vermont: still green

Manhattan User’s Guide directs leaf peepers to the official state foliage guides for:
New York
Connecticut
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts

Staying in the city:
New York Botanical Garden
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Wave Hill
Central Park
Prospect Park

October 7, 2005 03:18 PM in Out of Manhattan, Sightsology

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