I visited New York’s largest Halloween festival at a historic mansion with over 7,000 jack-o’-lanterns. Here are the coolest things I saw.

The organic pumpkins are grown at Wallkill View Farm in New Paltz, New York. Michael Natiello, creative director of The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze, told Business Insider that his team carves over 1,000 pumpkins each week to replace the ones that rot.

Using some foam pumpkins doesn’t just help with the longevity of the displays — it also preserves the estate.

“Because we’re on a historical site where there are historical buildings, we don’t want to introduce more organic material that’s going to mold or attract rodents,” Natiello said.

Rob Schweitzer, vice president of communications at Historic Hudson Valley, told Business Insider that the organization expects over 200,000 people to attend this year, including visitors from all over the world.

The actual bridge connects Tarrytown and Nyack across the Hudson River.

A sign explained the jack-o’-lantern’s origin in Irish folklore from the tale of “Stingy Jack” who carved a turnip and lit it with a candle as he wandered between heaven and hell.

Fog billowed out of a pumpkin blacksmith shop, also known as a “jacksmith shop.”

Natiello named the Road to Infinity as his favorite part of the festival.

A man in 18th-century period dress checked my ID and crossed my name off a list before admitting me to the Gourd and Goblet.

The table also had a bar snack mix to nibble on.

At the foot of the jack-o’-lantern Statue of Liberty, pumpkins were carved with American flags and lit up in red, white, and blue.

The manor itself is temporarily closed for restoration work, but its balcony was lined with smiling jack-o’-lanterns.

I’m not usually one for spooky Halloween outings (though I have visited some purportedly haunted places in the name of journalism), but to me, The Great Jack O’Lantern Blaze felt more like an art show than a haunted house.