3 Fantastic Ways to Celebrate Fall

This autumn, enjoy the best the season has to offer, and maybe even start a new family tradition. Here are three ways to make the most of the upcoming crisp fall weekends.

Visit a Pumpkin Patch: Nothing says fall like pumpkins. Whether you are using them for decorating or making a jack-o-lantern, it's much more fun to visit one of the more than 20 pumpkin patches around the area than it is to just pick one up in a bin at the grocery store.

Get Lost in a Corn Maze: Take a group of friends and see who can make it out first. There are several corn mazes near Atlanta with varying levels of difficulty. It's best to go early in the season too, before the field gets trampled by folks going through the corn, rather than the maze.

Ride the Rails: While everyone is heading north to the mountains, avoid the crowds and head south, and take a tour of the Georgia countryside via train. The Sam Shortline takes riders through cotton fields, and across lakes for a unique view of Southwest Georgia. Depending on the excursion, the train makes stops in historic towns like Americus, Leslie, and Plains.