Free in CLE: Fall

Halloween is one of fall's signature holidays and cemeteries are spooky, so, naturally, it’s a good time to pay one a visit. Fortunately, Lake View Cemetery (and its many famous inhabitants) also happens to be one of the most picturesque places in town.

Brandywine Falls is a picture-perfect waterfall surrounded by a 1.5-mile hiking trail that leads you through the deep gorge cut by Brandywine Creek. Located in Cuyahoga Valley National Park, you've got wildlife, water, family-friendly climbs and the crisp smell of the forest.

There are few things more beautiful or inspirational than Maria’s Field of Hope, an Avon, OH sunflower field planted in 2013 to raise awareness for the lack of funding for childhood cancer.

The Cleveland Metroparks are worth a look in the fall, regardless, but Nature Centers like the one at Rocky River Reservation program events and activities all season long like nature walks, art and photography exhibits, animal education and more.

This Lakewood boutique of the bizarre traffics in obscure antiques and oddities. Think “The Addams Family” meets “Antiques Roadshow.” Looking at its collection of skeletons and preserved animals in jars is free, but you’ll have to buy one to take it home with you.

This working, educational farm in the  suburb of Parma, hosts 48 acres of fall landscapes, tons of kid-favorite animals, historic museum houses, a country store and a farmer’s market. The farm is typically open weekends until mid-October and, of course, admission is free.

Take to the cool autumn air to browse fresh produce, meats, cheeses, baked goods, scented soaps, olive oil and more from close to 30 farmers, artisans and other professionals, not to mention live music and chef demos.

Not only is this beautiful, 19th Century English castle-style gatehouse situated in the beautiful autumnal environs of North Chagrin Reservation, but some claim to have seen the form of a woman with a lantern in the upstairs window or floating around the building itself.