Pennsylvania

Along a 50-mile drive through Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley, you'll see great fall colors with a bonus: seven covered bridges that hearken back an earlier, simpler time. Buy picnic supplies in Allentown and stop at each one before deciding on the perfect backdrop for your lunch.

From Allentown you'll pass through towns with old-fashioned names like Schnecksville, Ironton and Egypt before arriving at the last bridge in Kreidersville. The self-guided Lehigh Valley Covered Bridge Tour is especially beautiful in autumn since most of the bridges are in rural locations with striking photo possibilities. Download a brochure of the tour here.