For handmade butterscotch chip (A), pecan (H), or Texas Trash (M)—a carnival of pecans, caramel, coconut, chocolate chips, graham crackers, and pretzels—we turn to Texas's Royers Round Top Café (979/249-3611; royersroundtopcafe.com).

The** Key lime pie** (B) from Key West Key Lime Pie Co._ (877/882-7437; keywestkeylimepieco.com)_ has a silky filling and a bright lime bite; a more portable option is the Key lime pie bar (K), a slice dipped in dark chocolate and planted on a stick.

Pennsylvania's McClure's Bakery (717/442-4461; faithhopeandshoofly.com) dishes up shoo fly pies (C) rich with a dark, gooey molasses filling.

Louisville's Homemade Ice Cream & Pie Kitchen (502/459-8184; piekitchen.com) makes a killer lemon or chocolate chess pie (D), both riffs on the sweet Southern classic, while the Bay Area's Three Babes Bakeshop (415/617-9774; threebabesbakeshop.com) offers a** salty honey walnut pie** (E), an elegant spin on a traditional nut pie.

The towering Caramel Pecan Levee High Apple Pie (F) from Missouri's Blue Owl Bakery (636/464-3128; theblueowlgiftshop.com) is a showstopper: 18 apples packed high into a ten-pound pie.

The Willamette Valley Pie Company (503/362-8857; wvpie.com) also goes long on fruit pies, from apple (G) to peach (I), but marionberry (N), made from a local fruit, is our favorite.

Though considered a holiday specialty, we order mince pie (J) from Virginia's Red Truck Bakery & Market (540/347-2224; redtruckbakery.com) year-round: here, suet-laced pastry and a fruit filling gets a sprinkle of bourbon sugar.

Whole cherries are layered into pies from Michigan's Grand Traverse Pie Company_ (866/444-7437; gtpie.com)_, then topped with either a delicate crumble for the** cherry crumb** (L), or chocolate fudge for the cherry ganache (O).

The all-berry pie (P) from Massachusetts's Centerville Pie Co. (774/470-1406; centervillepies.com) is loaded with blackberries, blueberries, cranberries, strawberries, and raspberries, while the shaker lemon pie (Q) from Brooklyn's First Prize Pies at Butter & Scotch_ (646/338-6812; butterandscotch.com)_is a duet of smooth custard and chewy lemon slices.

Despite its silly look upon delivery, the apple pie in a paper bag (R) from Wisconsin's the Elegant Farmer _(262/363-6770; elegantfarmer.com)_goes in the oven, bag and all, and emerges with buttery fruit and a crisp crust.

Jane and Michael Stern are_SAVEUR contributing editors._