Is Fall the New Summer? These Spectacular Photos Prove Autumn is the Best Time to Travel

Summer travel gets all the hype, but the pros know to book in the fall. It’s when prices are cheaper, the weather is often better, and the scenery burning with red-orange-hued brilliance. There’s a good reason why there’s an entire sub-genre of travel geared around watching leaves change in autumn.

Fall travel seems to have caught on in America – according to one major travel-agent survey, almost 90 percent of agents reported 2014 fall bookings equal to or greater than what they saw in 2013.

Here’s an inspirational mix of fall travel photos on Flickr from around the country that demonstrates what fall in the U.S. is all about.