#fall-travel

#fall-travel

This village in the lower Hudson Valley is famous for being the real-life setting of Washington Irving's haunting short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, which was also made into a 1999 movie. In the tale, the Headless Horseman is said to appear on Halloween night, and plenty of paranormal phenomena occur. That's why the village truly comes alive during fall, when you can find Halloween parades, witchy decor, and plenty of on-theme activities.

The American vacation was once defined not by the beaches of Florida or the peaks of Colorado, but by the lake. Families escaped to calm waters for canoeing, hiking, and long afternoons spent idling on the shore. Today, vacations are harder to pin down. Some travelers look abroad to Europe, others to the Caribbean or the Canadian Rockies. Yet there's a reason lakeside getaways became the country's first great escape: they're simple, restorative, and far easier on the wallet than an overseas flight.

Every year when Labor Day rolls around and end-of-summer sales start, I make seasonal upgrades to my travel gear to prepare for fall trips. That means swapping my breezy linen for cozy layers, sandals for sneakers, and sundresses for sweaters. Mostly, I stick to classic travel clothing pieces instead of trendy ones so they can stay in my closet year after year.