The spooky season has arrived! Halloween is a time of fun and fright that's celebrated in so many ways, from carving pumpkins and dressing up in costumes for trick-or-treating to feeling the fear at haunted hotels and haunted houses.
To find the best ways to make the most of Halloween, USA TODAY 10Best asked an expert panel to nominate their favorite places to go and things to do across seven categories, from haunted houses to pumpkin patches. Readers then voted for their top picks to determine the winners.