Forget the Big Apple. When it comes to autumn, travelers looking to catch fall’s show of brilliant color should venture north of the big city. Upstate New York’s Hudson River Valley offers great foliage, farm-fresh harvest foods and value-added savings.

“There are no words to describe the beauty,” said Tisha Bevilacqua, a former Silver Spring resident who recently moved to New Paltz, N.Y.  “The leaves are just starting to turn, and we’ll still have great color until the end of the month.”