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While Boston likely has better foliage and more trees than NY, I'm gonna have to go with NY. "I recall, Central Park in fall..." Fall in New York is the most iconic time of year, with only Christmas time coming close. There's so many movies and songs set in NY at this time of year. And as Wayne Newton may have hinted at... it probably owes most of this to central park.
Within the Midwest, I'd say Minneapolis takes the cake for fall, or maybe Chicago. I love fall up here, but we're definitely more known for our winters.
PS: I think Saint Paul might be nicer than Minneapolis for fall, because of the cliffs and bluffs. Minneapolis does have more lakeside views, though.
While Boston likely has better foliage and more trees than NY, I'm gonna have to go with NY. "I recall, Central Park in fall..." Fall in New York is the most iconic time of year, with only Christmas time coming close. There's so many movies and songs set in NY at this time of year. And as Wayne Newton may have hinted at... it probably owes most of this to central park.
Within the Midwest, I'd say Minneapolis takes the cake for fall, or maybe Chicago. I love fall up here, but we're definitely more known for our winters.
PS: I think Saint Paul might be nicer than Minneapolis for fall, because of the cliffs and bluffs. Minneapolis does have more lakeside views, though.
I'm telling you, right situation, I still may move to NYC one day lol.
To be fair though foliage is only one aspect of the fall (a big one obviously in peoples heads, mind you). There is also Halloween, Thanksgiving, apple picking, corn mazes, hayrides, football, back to school/college, cooler weather and other things. These other things could change people's opinions.
And while Boston doesn't "Own" Halloween or Thanksgiving, I'd make the claim that Plymouth and Salem MA (both parts of the Boston MSA) are probably the two places most commonly associated with Thanksgiving (Plymouth) or Halloween (Salem).
Jonny Appleseed is also a somewhat autumnal figure from Leominster.
As mentioned earlier, it's not really Boston per se, but northern New England ( VT, NH, ME) that should get the credit. I'm a little biased, but VT has some of the best foligae scenes in the country, complete with small covered bridges, church steeples, green lawns covered with leaves, and the Green Mountains in the background...
Boston itself is too dense to have a large amount of tree coverage and fall foilage. However, the surrounding Boston suburbs as well the New England region in general, is possibly the most "Autumn-y" place in America.
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