▲Autumn foliage in Harrisville, Cheshire County, New Hampshire, a favorite fall destination.

▲Copper-golden trees lean over the 16th-century Alpine houses of Hallstatt, in the country's Salzkammergut region.

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Head to Lake Ruataniwha near Twizel in early March, where the trees appear burnished with a rustic veneer.

▲Gold and copper tones illuminate Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts.

▲Scenic Lake Sils in the Upper Engadine valley fringed with cinnamon-colored trees.

▲Porto, Portugal's second city, is the gateway to the Douro Valley—a top tourist destination in September during the wine harvest.

▲A cottage in the small market town of Llanrwst wrapped in brick-red ivy.

▲The Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia's Shenandoah National Park in all its fall splendor.

▲Russet-colored vegetation creeps up on Lichtenstein Castle, located in Württemberg.

▲A brooding October Rocky Mountains landscape in Colorado.

▲Traditional windmills at ASTRA National Museum Complex, Sibiu, standing in a near-sepia landscape.

▲Autumn mist adds a magical quality to the Litchfield Hills of Connecticut.

▲The country's Heilongjiang province in late October. Heilongjiang means "Black Dragon River," and marks the border between China and Russia.

▲Ramberg, in the Lofoten Islands, early fall.

▲Historic Bruges, the capital of West Flanders, glowing in early fall sunshine.

▲Helsinki's suburbs appear to sprout barley-colored vegetation as fall takes its grip on the country's capital.

▲Neatly combed Piedmont vineyards at harvest time create a picturesque view.

▲The trees add an air of regality to the Hermitage Pavilion in St. Petersburg, late September.

▲Fall adds a dash of scarlet to the stunning Los Glaciares National Park in the country's Patagonia region.

▲Flecks of earthy color embellish the landscape either side of The Great Wall of China.

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Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, County Galway, resplendent in an olive-green landscape.

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Ruby-red and chestnut-brown parkland flourishes just outside Montreal, in Quebec.

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Fall makes its mark on Gapstow Bridge in New York's Central Park.

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Foliage the color of flames appears to engulf Cerro Torre near El Chalten, Patagonia. The colors are bursting here by mid-May.

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Fallen leaves add texture to the Cotswolds village of Lower Slaughter in Gloucestershire.

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Fall catches up with the glorious gardens of Parc de Sceaux, situated just outside Paris.

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Fall foliage lends color to Plitvice Lakes National Park.

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An autumn storm approaches the 16th-century ruins of Ardvreck Castle, which overlooks Loch Assynt in Scotland's Sutherland county.

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Crimson and tan highlights the Sogenchi Garden at Tenryu-ji Temple, Kyoto in the Land of the Rising Sun.

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A carpet of crimson colors in a wood in the Basque Country.

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Fall arrives in late September in the northern hemisphere, so it's nearly time to break out those light jackets and go for a walk among the changing leaves. However, if you're a southern hemisphere resident that likes the colors of fall, now is the time to start packing your bags to take a trip north. Whichever half of the globe you're living in, the seasonal transition from summer to winter is a magical time of the year.

Browse the gallery and find out where to enjoy some golden travel experiences.