Silverman's Farm

Buy a bag and pick your favorite apples—or try less-common varieties like Mutsu Crispin, Nittany and Cameo—at this Connecticut farm just 50 miles from NYC. The amazing petting zoo also offers more exotic fare, such as buffalo, llamas, emus and longhorn cattle. Get your kids psyched for Halloween early at the farm's decorated pumpkin patch, which goes up in mid-September: It's home to colorful fall squashes, gourds, cornstalks and scarecrows. (If you guess the weight of your pumpkin within two ounces, it's yours for free.)