North Carolina
You’ll have nearly two dozen varieties of apples to pick at Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchard near Hendersonville, along with pumpkins, and (some weeks) sunflowers and zinnias.
Activities: • corn maze • apple cannon • jump pad • wagon rides • pick-your-own apples, pumpkins, sunflowers, and grapes
Oklahoma
The Orr Family Farm near Oklahoma City is…
Life-changing experiences, unforgettable memories and beautiful pictures — these are things that come to mind when people think of a year-long family trip. But there are also blunders behind the adventures, said Margaret Bensfield Sullivan, recalling the year she spent abroad with her husband and two kids. From encountering piranhas in Brazil to getting trapped…