Raymond Goldfield

4 days ago | onlyinyourstate.com | Raymond Goldfield

Ah, summer. It's a perfect time for travel, and there's no downside to planning a vacation to Europe, until you check the airfares and lodging! Unfortunately, a blowout European getaway isn't in all our budgets, but that doesn't mean you can't enjoy a taste of the continent right here in New York! NYC is the most international city in the world, and you can probably find a store or restaurant dedicated to any culture you can imagine within the five boroughs.

1 week ago | onlyinyourstate.com | Raymond Goldfield

Connecticut is a pretty busy, modern state that always gets a lot of traffic in the summer, so it's great to find a place to get away from it all and enjoy the simpler things in life. It's easy to forget, but the Nutmeg State does have some wonderful quiet corners; in fact, it was the setting for one of the most charming musicals of all time back in 1942. Holiday Inn, based on a story by the great Irving Berlin, saw a New York song-and-dance man retire to a Connecticut farm.

1 week ago | onlyinyourstate.com | Raymond Goldfield

I love New Jersey's state parks; some of those sprawling natural destinations are among the most beautiful places in the northeast. You could spend months exploring them and still not hike all the trails they have to offer! But sometimes, it's nice to stay a little closer to home, and one of the wonderful things about New Jersey is its county parks system. Most of our hometowns have amazing parks right next door, like my neighbor, Roosevelt Park, home to the amazing Plays in the Park program.

1 week ago | onlyinyourstate.com | Raymond Goldfield

Summer is the perfect time to visit New Jersey's incredible state parks. The good news is, many of them make incredible day trips. The bad news is...everyone else thinks so too! That means some of the parks can be incredibly crowded during this time of year, and while that's sometimes a great day, there are other days when you just want a little peace and quiet. That goes double for High Point State Park, a beautiful park with a miniature Washington Monument as its flagship attraction.

1 week ago | onlyinyourstate.com | Raymond Goldfield

It's surprising that one of the northeast's most sprawling state parks is located all around a major city, but that's one of the things that makes Patapsco Valley State Park so unique. This massive green space near Baltimore is divided into several areas, and it's the kind of place you could easily spend days exploring. The park has over a hundred trails, many of which are incredibly popular.