秋天到了，南瓜熟了，现在正是大家带着家人朋友一起去农场感受美国的农场欢乐和田园闲趣的好时机。华人社区网（CCN）为大家总结了一些芝加哥周边的南瓜农场，感兴趣的朋友们可以参考一下：
1.Abbey Farms of Marmion Abbey
850 Butterfield Rd.
Aurora, IL 60602
(630) 897-6936
www.abbeyfarms.orgOpen Sept. 21 - Oct. 28. The hours are 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. on Sunday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Columbus Day. In addition to one of the largest corn mazes in Kane County, Abbey Farms has wood fires and a fun, non-haunted, evening flashlight corn maze on Saturday evenings. New this fall is a second simple corn maze, new jumpy huts and a petting zoo for the first three weekends in October. Back again are the Tee-Pee Town Adventure Course, Wildwood picnic grove, the Tractor Experience, hayrides, the family game zone and the pedal race track. All farm activities are included in the price. New at the Tumbleweed Grill and Snack Stand are homemade apple cider donuts and funnel cakes and unlimited apple toppings bar. Admission: $9 adults; $3 seniors; under 2 free. Cash or check only.
2. All Seasons Apple Orchard
14510 Illinois Rte. 176
Woodstock, IL 60098
(815) 338-5637
www.allseasonfarm.comThe 12-acre corn maze contains three miles of pathways and a look-out bridge. A wagon will take you to the pumpkin patch, where thousands of pumpkins await. Other activities include a farm market, jumping pillow, pony rides, petting zoo, cow train, pumpkin blaster, a hay mountain, children's rides, giant tube slide, mini zip line and more. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday and Columbus Day. Admission: $7-$18. Credit cards accepted. No pets.
3. Apple Holler
5006 S. Sylvania Ave.
Sturtevant, WI 53177
(847) 886-8500
www.appleholler.comApple Holler has so much to offer beyond pumpkin picking and hay rides. They have a full restaurant, a bakery and live musical shows. This family operated business also has many barnyard animals and a full garden center. Catered food is available and their pig roasts are the most popular.
4. Bengtson's Pumpkin Farm
13341 W. 151 St.
Homer Glen, IL 60491
(708) 301-3276
www.pumpkinfarm.comGeneral admission to Bengston's annual Pumpkin Fest includes a new mega fun slide, a large playground, a vortex straw tunnel, pig races ten times daily, friendly fun and spooky haunted barns, a feeding and petting zoo and a corn maze with gravel paths that are stroller and wagon-friendly. Not to be missed are the two pumpkin launchers; the smaller catapult will toss a pumpkin more than a hundred feet in the air. Co-owner Dave Bengston said that he doesn't have quite enough real estate to test the full potential of the pneumatic cannon. "It'll launch a pumpkin a thousand feet or more," he said.
5. Bentz Road Farm
6109 85th St.
Pleasant Prairie, WI 53158
(262) 697-9851
www.bentzroadfarm.comYou'll find fresh grown vegetables, pumpkins, cornstalks, gourds, a petting zoo and hay rides on the nearly 40 acres at Bentz Road Farm. What sets it apart from the many other pumpkin patches, however, is its guided nature walks, professional photography, spa events and plethora of landscaping trees. This is truly a beautiful farm.
6. Country Bumpkin Enterprises
E9745 Country Road P
Wisconsin Dells, WI 53965
(608) 254-2311
www.countrybumpkinent.comOwners Cindy and Charlie Rhinehart, started Country Bumpkin farm market in 1997, and they've slowly been growing their business into what it is today. "We grow many different sizes and shapes of wacky pumpkins and gourds," said Cindy. "We also have a Country Bumpkin Express - a train ride that is pulled by a tractor that my husband drives, to pick your own pumpkins." In 2006, they grew an 800-pound pumpkin.
7. Didier Farms
16678 W. Aptakisic Rd.
Prairie View, IL 60069
(847) 634-3291
www.didierfarms.comDidier Farms grows a wide variety of pumpkins, including Big Macs that weigh more than 50 pounds. Go for a hayride, and don't forget your cell phone in case you get lost in the corn maze. Kids can learn about Indian teepees and baby chicks. "We have many teaching materials in our educational barn that explain how chicks grow and their life cycle," said Barb Didier, from Didier Farms.
8. Dollinger Family Farm
7502 E. Hansel Rd.
Channahon, IL 60410
(815) 467-6766
www.dollingerfarms.comPumpkin patch, four-acre corn maze, petting zoo and farm animals, horse-drawn hay rides, steam train rides, farm playground, spooky family barn and Abyss Haunted Barn ($25 admission.) The farm is open from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. daily Sept. 28 - Oct. 30. Free admission, activities cost extra. Some activities are only available on weekends; check its website.
9. Garden Patch Farms & Orchard
14154 W. 159th St.
Homer Glen, IL 60491
(708) 301-7720
www.gardenpatchorchard.comPumpkins, fall flowers and other decorations; as well as a Halloween bounce house, fall decorations, a roadside market. Open daily 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. through December.
10. Goebbert's Pumpkin Farm & Garden Center
40 W. Higgins Rd.
South Barrington, IL 60010
(847) 428-6727
www.pumpkinfarms.comStart your fall family day at Goebbert's Fall Harvest Market for fall decorations and farm-fresh vegetables. Then take the kids to Animal Land to see the pumpkin eating dinosaur and all sorts of barnyard and exotic animals. Goebbert's general manager Sue Murdock said that the Giraffe Barn is not to be missed. "You'll be able to walk up a ramp and be eye-to-eye with the giraffes."
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