Agritourism is big business, estimated to harvest $9.2 billion this year, half of that in the United States alone. A significant slice of the pie is generated by pumpkin patches, with Americans spending an estimated $762.8 million on pumpkins last year, according to analysts at Finder. While many associate picking your own pumpkin with the Midwest, the northeast portion of the U.S. has the most interesting offerings.

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Historians tell us pumpkins are one of the oldest domesticated plants, grown as early as 7,500 to 5,000 BC. The orange gourd is tied to our nation's history, as one of the crops the natives helped European colonizers grow. Pumpkin patches are a more recent invention, sprouting up in the 1970s and '80s.

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