This article is a part of our 2018 guide to great fall getaways, including where to head for colorful foliage, fun festivals, and other glories of autumn.
It’s a great time of year for a drive. Or a hike. Or a bike ride. Here’s where to head for colorful foliage, fun festivals, and other glories of autumn.
These articles appear in the September 2018 issue of Washingtonian.
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                                                                            Music fests, horseback rides, apple and pumpkin picking, and so much more to do this fall.
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                                                                            Does your perfect day trip combine something active with a relaxing lunch or a drink? No sweat, then—these six outings are for you.
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                                                                            Be among the first to experience these new or renovated local escapes, including treehouses minutes from Deep Creek Lake in Maryland.
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                                                                            Try a bonsai class or a chakra-balancing massage at Pennsylvania's renown Lodge at Woodloch spa, where everything is calm.
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                                                                            The plump and perfect oysters you guzzle down are most likely Northern Neck, Virginia, oysters. Spend a weekend this fall eating and harvesting them.
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                                                                            A resort with butlers, BMWs, a private airfield—and lions. ?
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                                                                            The very best fall foliage around DC, Maryland, and Virginia—no need to drive to New England.
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                                                                            A mysterious flashlight, tales of murder, and other experiences at one of the region's most haunted destinations: the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum.
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                                                                            Extending your summer is only one flight away.
 
                         
                    
 
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                    
                                                     
                                                    
                                                   




 
                                



