Fall pumpkin scenery series#

Single tickets are $8-$11 and series passes are available)įall is the pinnacle of hiking season in the Great Lakes region due to the beauty of the changing leaves, dissipating mosquito and tick populations and that crispness to the air. 22 the theater will screen 24 straight hours of rare and cult movies. And for those who can’t get enough horror, on Oct.

1, runs the gamut, from art house ( A Girl Walks Alone at Night) to high camp ( Jennifer’s Body) to timeless classics ( Nosferatu). The Music Box of Horrors: Scared Stupid series, which opens Oct. Take your pick, from the truly terrifying, such as Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth, to the family-friendly Ghostbusters. There’s no shortage of spooky film offerings in the city this Halloween season - in fact, there are events every night of the month. $8-16, included with timed entry ticket) Spooky Screenings (Morton Arboretum, Meadow Lake Trail, near the Visitor Center, 4100 Illinois Route 53, Lisle daily in October, 7 a.m. The scarecrows are made by local scout troops, and visitors can vote for their favorite after their walk. So it’s technically not a corn maze, but the Morton Arboretum’s annual Scarecrow Trail is a not-to-be-missed, family-friendly event that features a walking path lined with scarecrows. to 8 p.m., Wednesday-Thursday 1 to 8 p.m., timed entry tickets required on Saturday and Sunday. Townline Rd., Waukegan open Monday and Friday 10 a.m. Kroll’s corn maze celebrates its 20th anniversary this year while you’re there, be sure to stop by their petting zoo and take a hayride. With 11 million acres of corn covering Illinois, make sure you don’t get lost! Rich Hein / Chicago Sun-TimesĪbout an hour north of Chicago, the corn maze at Kroll’s Fall Harvest Farm in Waukegan comes with its own virtual app, equipped with a GPS. ( 19412 Shabbona Rd., Malta open Saturdays and Sundays through Oct. The latter is recommended for ages 13 and up. This year’s design has a fall theme - but if you’re in the mood for something spooky, select dates feature a haunted version of the maze. $16-24)īesides U-pick pumpkins and apples, Jonamac Orchard serves up a corn maze that usually takes about an hour to complete. (909 English Prairie Rd., Spring Grove open Thursday 3 to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday 10 a.m.

Each year, the farm chooses a different theme for their epic maze - this year’s pays homage to James Bond, with an insanely detailed design featuring over nine miles of trail on a path that winds through 28 acres of corn. Richardson Farm in Spring Grove has one of the best-known corn mazes around.

Go for the maze, stay for the apple cider doughnuts and hayrides. This year there’s everything from spooky themes timed for Halloween to an intricate design with a James Bond theme. Illinois claims the second highest corn production of any state, with 11 million acres allocated to the crop, so it makes sense it’s also home to its fair share of corn mazes. The byway sits about five hours from Chicago, an area loaded with history and majestic natural areas, such as the onetime home of Lewis and Clark and the Riverlands Migratory Bird Sanctuary.

Fall pumpkin scenery drivers#

This scenic route for weekenders begins in Hartford in Southern Illinois on the bank of the Mississippi River and takes drivers northwest along stunning river scenes before ending at Pere Marquette State Park. Meeting of the Great Rivers National Scenic Byway in Illinois Embarking during the month of October guarantees the best foliage views along the way, you can stop off at attractions like the Fernwood Botanical Gardens & Nature Preserve in Niles or the Warner Vineyards Winery, on the banks of the Paw Paw River. Courtesy of the Morton Arboretumįor drivers craving a day trip and maybe seeking out a quaint place to stay for the night, this route takes you along Lake Michigan, from Warren Dunes State Park to Benton Harbor, and then loops inland for a drive through some of Southwestern Michigan’s most picturesque towns. Explore all the beautiful colors fall has to offer at the Morton Arboretum.