It’s that time of year again. The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Garden has opened its fall display, Autumn at the Arboretum. Every fall, the Dallas Arboretum transforms its normal garden scenery into a pumpkin wonderland. But this homage to fall is anything but just another pumpkin patch. Fodor’s Travel website has named Autumn at the Arboretum one of American’s best pumpkin festivals.

Fodor’s Travel provides travel information through guidebooks, websites and mobile apps for over 7,500 destinations. So being recognized by such an influential travel guide is kind of a big deal.

Autumn at the Arboretum features over 65,000 pumpkins, squash and other gourds. The displays may be unique but it’s not the only attraction at the arboretum that has made it a nationally recognized festival.

The arboretum is also recognized for its activities that happen around the pumpkin patch. While perusing the many pumpkin displays one can sip harvest tea, enjoy classy restaurants and even listen to live concerts. Every Thursday through the end of October guests can picnic in the arboretum amphitheater and listen to concerts by popular musicians like the Molly Ringwalds.

Dallas residents are thrilled that this slice of nature in the concrete jungle is being so widely recognized.

I don’t think there’s anything else quite like this,” said Dallas resident Christina Booker. “I love how clean and safe and beautiful it is. Other gardens just don’t measure up.”