by Susan Breslow Sardone

Wondering when to go where for the best vacation experience in September or October? As summer turns to fall, foliage emerges and trees transform hills into a patchwork of colors.

Crisp fall days are perfect for leaf-peeping, the last state fairs of the season, and romance. Odds are you will find some of the best fall vacation weather in:

NORTH AMERICA

• New England & Northeast US
• Western US
• State Fairs
• Canada

  TROPICAL DESTINATIONS

• Aruba
• Barbados
• Curaçao
• Fiji
• Central and western Mexico

  EUROPE

• England
• Greece
• France
• Italy
• Spain

  SOUTH PACIFIC

• Tahiti

  Sure Things

• Year-round, the weather's just about perfect in Hawaii
• Somewhere around the world, every month of the year, a cruise ship is sailing some place wonderful.

  Beat the Crowds

• South America
• Australia
• New Zealand
• Kids are back in school. Lines at theme parks shorten.

  Not the Best Time to Visit

  Hurricanes may threaten Florida, the Eastern seaboard, the Western Caribbean, and Mexico’s Gulf Coast.

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• May/June
• July/August
• November/December

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