Top 11 in Top 10 Best Places to See Fall Foliage in America.
The protected natural areas along this winding waterway (visible from Routes 154, 82 and 434) remain alive until November. The Connecticut River Valley stretches south for 406 miles across four states, considered the longest river in New England. Along with the foliage, bed inns, antique shops, opera houses. If you don't want to drive, you can always hitchhike on the Essex Steamboat and boat on the river, starting the round trip, narrated from historic 19th-century Essex Station.