5. New York City, NY
We are halfway through our list of best places to visit in the USA in October and next in line is the New York City that, you may argue, is an all-year-round kind of vacation destination. That may be true but it does not mean, however, that there is nothing special about autumn in the Big Apple. The fall foliage at Central Park is hard to miss, as it stands out like a breath of fresh, crisp, autumn air in the concrete jungles of New York. The rest of New York’s fall offerings are uniquely New York – grand, multicultural, and full of pizzazz. Surely, you would not want to miss out on the New York City Wine and Food Festival (because anything that involves good wine and even better food is a great reason to go on a vacation), the New York Comic Con, and for the fashion lovers (and the moneyed lot) the New York Fashion Week.