RADNOR, Ohio – What started as a small roadside farm now holds the title as the best pumpkin patch in the nation.

Lehner’s Pumpkin Farm in Radnor – 30 miles north of Columbus – was voted the top pumpkin patch in the country by USA Today’s 10 Best Readers’ Choice Awards.

Lehner’s is family-owned and operated. It has 1,100 acres of corn, soybeans, wheat, pumpkins and gourds.

“Truly, I’m blown away by the whole thing,” Shelly Lehner said. “I really have to thank all of our friends and family and community, and everyone who voted. It’s the voters that made it happen. I’m really humbled by it.”

The USA Today’s best pumpkin patch is chosen through a process where a panel of industry experts nominate favorite pumpkin patches. After the nominations, the final nominees are voted on by the public to determine the top picks.

“There’s so many beautiful pumpkin farms throughout the whole United States, so this quite an honor,” Lehner said.

The farm offers a 15-acre pick-your-own patch and even more activities, like a 10-acre corn maze, inflatables, an old-time village and a petting zoo. Additionally, Lehner’s offers loads of family-friendly activities, like pumpkin bowling, barrel rides, a real henhouse and a historic Pumpkinville play village. There are farm animals, a climbing wall and tractors to race.

Among the animals are baby doll sheep, a donkey named Eeyore known for giving hugs, ducks, bunnies and other barnyard friends.

The farm’s fall festival atmosphere has attractions for all ages. Visitors can enjoy lumberjack tournaments, bonfires and plenty of food. Other entertainment includes miniature golf, a ventriloquist act and a fifth-grade violinist.

A beloved Mercer County, Ky., farm was chosen No. 7 on the USA Today top 10 list. Devine’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch in Harrodsburg is best known for its mazes that cover 10 acres. The farm features a Kiddie Maze, the First Timer’s Maze and the Featured Maze.

Visitors also come for the classic wagon rides, human hamster wheels, zip-lining and marshmallow bonfires. Each paid admission includes a free pumpkin of your choice and unlimited access to more than a dozen attractions that appeal to guests of all ages.

This year’s Featured Maze celebrates pumpkins, scarecrows and some twists and turns that will keep guests dizzy. Fortunately, there is a digital map guests can access on their devices in case someone loses their sense of direction.

“We’ve had to rescue a few lost maze-goers at the end of the night in the past, but there’s not need to worry because nobody gets left behind at Devine’s,” farm manager Jason Devine said.

Devine’s Corn Maze & Pumpkin Patch is all about authenticity, Devine said.

“We set ourselves apart because we are a working farm,” he said. “And then come fall, we open it up to the public and everybody comes out to enjoy our corn mazes, pumpkin patch, and just have a good time out on the farm. Guests don’t want to see commercialized stuff. We’ve learned that. We try to keep to our roots. We don’t have a big gift shop or anything like that. We just keep it to the basics and offer good, affordable fun on the farm.”

Huber’s Orchard & Winery in Borden, Ind., came in at No. 8 on the USA Today list. Just a half-hour drive north of Louisville, the farm offers mounds of gourds and rows of apple cider on display. And of course, there’s pumpkins, some smaller than your hand and others as big as your car’s front seat.

“Pumpkins are sort of the unofficial mascot around here,” says Lise Kruer, director of marketing at Huber’s.

And their pumpkins are not just for looks. Inside Huber’s Farm Market one will find freshly baked pumpkin muffin bread, pumpkin praline fudge and pumpkin pies. One of the most popular seasonal items can be found inside the nearby Huber’s Ice Cream Factory, where homemade pumpkin ice cream is made weekly.

“Folks line up out the door for our pumpkin milkshakes and pumpkin pie lattes,” Kruer said. “We were pumpkin before pumpkin was cool. Pumpkin season for us has been second-to-none for decades.”

The southern Indiana farm got its start in 1843. And while serene most of the year, this farm attracts visitors from a three-state area.

“There’s some built-in nostalgia with the fall season,” Kruer said. “And as the leaves are turning and winter is coming on, people want to celebrate and enjoy being outside before it gets too cold to do anything.”

The rest of the top 10 pumpkin patches, according to USA Today’s 10 Best, were: 2 Treworgy Family Orchards (Levant, Maine); 3 Shuster’s Farm (Deerfield, Wis.); 4 Sinkland Farms (Christiansburg, Va.); 5 Denver Downs Farm (Anderson, S.C.); 6 Swans Trail Farms (Snohomish, Wash.); 9 Kelder’s Farm (Kerhonkson, N.Y.); and 10 Great Country Farms (Beaumont, Va.).