Upon entering Ocean City via the Route 50 Bridge, visitors are greeted with towering hotels, the hustle and bustle of the boardwalk, kite-flyers on the beach and lots of fishing boats and other recreational boaters. Ocean City's 10 mile long ocean beach is definitely the main attraction in Ocean City.

• Located in the south end of Ocean City, the historic boardwalk features various beachfront attractions, including shops, restaurants, lodging, as well as entertainment and amusement options.

• Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, 401 S Atlantic Ave, ☎ +1 410 289-5600. Summer: 10AM-5PM daily, March, Oct-Nov: Sa-Su 10AM-5PM. You won't miss this building, as it's on the boardwalk and has a giant moving shark embedded in the outer walls. It's not a cheap sideshow tourist trap, as you might expect, but rather a really big and engaging museum devoted to the strange. Adult: $11, Child $8.  edit

• Wheels of Yesterday, 12708 Ocean Gateway (Route 50), ☎ +1 410 213-7329. June-Sep: 9AM-9PM daily, Oct-May: 9AM-5PM daily. A classic car museum of Granville Timper's personal collection. The curator will lead you through the exhibits, including all sorts of classic cars, as well as the development of the car engine, and a recreated 1950s service station. Adult: $4, Child: $2.  edit

Ocean City is accessible from Route 50 in Eastern Maryland, Route 1 (coastal highway) in Delaware, and Route 90.

• Bus The Ocean City Municipal Bus operates over the entire city. from 146th street to 1st. It costs $2 and goes everywhere. Busses are frequent and quick.

• Walk Ocean City is very easy to walk and easily navigable. You might end up waiting to cross Coastal Highway in summer due to heavy traffic.

• Drive Driving should be avoided in Ocean City because of very heavy traffic with frequent congestion. Parking can be hard to find and also comes with a cost. OC is still easily navigable if you're used to heavy traffic, streets are well marked and the entire city is just one long strip.

• Taxi Many Taxi services are available, ranging from '50s classic cars to modern mini vans. You can hail a cab on the street and most local cabs go by a zone fare system.

• Ocean City also features outlet shopping as well as grocery and department stores to meet all your vacation needs. Of course, Ocean City has MANY souvenir shops for momentos of your Ocean City experience.
• Chauncey's Surf Shop, 2908 Coastal Highway, ☎ 410-289-7405 (Chaunceysurf@aol.com), [3]. This is by far the best surf shop in Ocean City; the owner is a very nice guy. There is another location at 5309 Coastal Highway. edit

Dining options range from fast food, beachfront snack bars and all-you-can-eat seafood to dinner cruises and waterfront dining.

• Lombardi's Restaurant, 9303 Coastal Hwy., [4]. Best pizza in town! edit

• Phillips Crab House, 2004 Philadelphia Ave., [5]. The best seafood. In business for over 50 years. edit

• Bayside Skillet, 7701 Coastal Hwy, ☎ 410-524-7950, [6]. Very good breakfasts. Specializing in crepes and omletes. edit

• BJ's on the Water, 75st Street Bayside, ☎ 410-524-7575, [7]. Best seafood dinners and lunches in Ocean City, duck feedings at lunchtime, Canoe race in July, hoppin' bar in the evenings, amazing sunset on the bay! You will NOT be disappointed!!

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• OC Frogs, at the end of the boardwalk at the inlet. a great place, a lot of locals go here edit

• Seacrets, 49th street and bayside. Jamaican nightclub scene, good live music nightly. edit

• Fishtails, 22nd street and the bay. a nice little place, they even have swings. edit