These are our favorite stops in Wisconsin when the weather starts to change to fall. We dress in layers because one minute its hot and the next its cold. The trees turn a variety of colors and there are festivals throughout Wisconsin! Everything from...
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If you've never launched a pumpkin, especially with your family, this is the place to go.
Basse's Farms has the best pumpkin launches!
Every year, my daughter and I go to Old World Wisconsin Legends and Lore! We love it-- its set up like a little village and there are actors in different parts of the village that tell stories. There's a sorghum maze and a little place to get snacks ...
Halloween Legends & Lore at Old World Wisconsin
If you love animals, this is the place to go. They have hay rides where you can pick your pumpkin and all kinds of animals. My daughter loves the chickens, she picks them right up and pets them. We also like to pet the kittens and the donkey.
Fall Activites — Green Meadows Petting Farm
No matter where you are traveling from, this is a beautiful drive to a farm near Holy Hill, which is a beautiful Catholic basilica in the middle of nowhere with stunning views. People travel from all over to visit and this particular farm has festiva...
Holy Hill Art Farm
Cedarburg is like an old German village and in the fall, it has beautiful views and festivals downtown and in its lovely park. This is a wonderful place to go for a day trip, have lunch, and walk downtown in each little shop.
Festivals | Cedarburg Festivals
If you are going to up your fall game, this is the place to go. There's always something to see in Door County-- stunning fall views, craft and vendor fairs, harvests on farms, fish boils, winery tours, and swedish pancakes with lingonberries. Dress ...
Experiences Things to Do in Door County | Destination Door County
The kids will love this, its over 45 acres of spooky haunts. A great Saturday night in October in Wisconsin is checking out a haunted house!
The Hill Has Eyes Milwaukee Haunted Houses
There are some spooky haunts but I just go on the tour to see parts of historic buildings that normally aren't accessible without taking the tour. This is fun to see and go with a friend or on a date.
Milwaukee Ghost tours
Elegant Farmer is a great place to pick up apples, pumpkins and other items from the fall harvest!
The Elegant Farmer
You can see all the fall colors in Wisconsin on this train ride. I highly recommend this especially if you have kids. Its a great place to go, dine, and go to the Autumn Harvest Festival
Harvest Fest Train Rides
Hands down best candy apples and chocolates in Wisconsin! Amy's in historic Cedarburg, the heart of town! Check it out, their apples are huge!
Amy's Gourmet Apples
This is a fantastic walk through the forest where kids that belong to the YMCA have crafted and carved pumpkins that are lit up along with walk! Check it out, my daughter loves going every year!
The Hollows at Phantom Lake
This is another great tradition in the beautiful Boerner Botanical Gardens. The gardens are lit up at night and there's usually a fun show that kids love to watch.
China Lights
This is a great night light show in the Madison area.
GLEAM
This is a great apple orchard and I usually buy apples from here for making pies.
Honey Creek Apple Orchard
I have met this family personally and I try to buy from this local vegetable farm all the time!
Witte's Vegetable Farm
This place has the best apple cider donuts! There are apple orchards and pumpkin harvests all over Wisconsin and this one takes the cake!
Apple Barn Orchard & Winery
People come here for the sunflowers and the corn maze.
Lannon Sunflower Farm
Get your steps in at this freight hike; this is our first year going to this event!
Lapham Peak Fright Hike
We love to go to the planetarium at the Retzer Nature Center. We love to walk through Scarecrow Lane and check out the exhibits in the nature center during fall.
Horwitz-DeRemer Planetarium
The Merrimac Ferry is open until November and provides a very scenic view of Wisconsin fall colors! And its fun to take your kids in your car across the water and get ice cream!