Mayfield Farm & Nursery, Athens

Mayfield Farm & Nursery is set up like a theme park of autumnal adventure. On one visit, you can do everything from rooting for your favorite pig in the pig races to picking a giant gourd in the pumpkin patch. It's also the kind of place where tractor tires not only turn into swings for soaring on but are also piled up as mountains for youngsters to conquer. Nearby, a giant corn maze invites all to wander through its swaying stalks in search of the elusive exit and a haunted trail set on the burial site of a 19th-century judge frightens all those who dare enter with unpaid parking tickets.