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Giant pumpkins, trick or treating, haunted houses and even the Count are part of the countryside's Halloween fun. (Clockwise from left: photos courtesy of Sesame Place and Linvilla Orchards)

Philadelphia’s countryside is brimming with Halloween excitement and events, so we took on the difficult task of selecting our top five attractions from an extremely long list of activities.

Chester, Bucks, Montgomery and Delaware counties are home to Halloween fun of all varieties over the next few weeks, from bone-chilling ghost tours of haunted farmhouses to trick-or-treating with everyone’s favorite Sesame Street characters.

Halloween’s not only about terrifying tours and creepy costumes, the countryside is hosting several pumpkin carving contests and displays, in which you don’t have to be a professional artist to participate (you’re expertise may be better utilized through judging, however)!

Top Five Countryside Halloween Attractions [gophila.com]