Goodbye August, goodbye summer, and goodbye warm weather for another year—at least on this side of the world. Before the leaves begin to fall, it’s the best time of the year for heading out on your last adventures: get in those last games of golf, pack everyone in the car to go and see the colorful leaves.
Journey with TripAtlas.com as we go by rail or by car through the top Fall Getaway Spots in eastern Canada and the United States for the best that Mother Earth and her stunning natural shades has to offer this Fall 2008.
Fabulous Fall Getaways this Autumn in Eastern Canada and the United States
I remember that my parents and relatives would rave and rush to plan short weekend getaways when fall or autumn came around each year so that we could go and “watch the leaves change.” It wasn’t until later I realized that “watching the leaves change” doesn’t mean you actually watch them change right before your eyes.
Glorious Fall Foliage Destinations: Where to Watch the Leaves Change
It’s only now that I can appreciate what they meant by why we should drive miles to look at trees—the cascade of hundreds of rich colors is eye candy like no other in the world. Here are a few of the top places for Fall Foliage and Sights in Eastern Canada and the United States, including New England and a few eastern provinces in Canada:
- The Berkshires, Massachusetts
- Cayuga Lake & The Finger Lakes, New York
- Algonquin Park, Ontario
- Georgian Bay & the Bruce Trail, Ontario
- Laurentian Mountains, Quebec
- Cabot Trail, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia
- Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick
- Moosehead Lake, Maine
Fall Foliage, Colors, and Romance in Canada
The Exclusively Canada Fall Foliage Romance by Rail takes you and your significant other by rail across some of Eastern Canada’s top cities: Toronto, Quebec City, Montreal and Halifax. This seven-night/eight-day train journey will wind through Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and to Halifax in Nova Scotia, passing through the eastern corridor’s luminescent fall and autumn colors. The dramatic and peaceful landscape is truly a spectacular experience to be shared and a fantastic fall getaway that brings you some of the best of Canada. Get more information here.
