ICYMI: New York Ranked As The Best State To Visit This Fall

In case you missed it, here's a story that appeared last month in the Lindenhurst Patch:

NEW YORK — Fall is finally here! To honor the start of the new season, Lawnstarter.com ranked nearly all the states across the U.S. to see which one ranked as the best to visit this fall — and New York made the top spot.

The website compared 47 states — leaving out California, Oregon, and Washington due to recent wildfires — across five categories including parks and forests; entertainment; trails; yard size and natural hazards.

The rankings also took into account the amount of national and state parks, pumpkin patches, and wineries in each state as well as which ones had the most scenic drives and least hurricane risk.

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