The surrounding area offer numerous activities
for all interests and energy levels during your Ocean City vacation! Allow us to assist
you in planning a vacation calendar tailored to your personal
needs and interests.
Boating:
Enjoy the bay or
ocean while fishing or while on a wildlife excursion.
A variety of fishing charters leave daily from Ocean City
and Somers Point offering an array of amenities to make
your outing comfortable and fun. Or bring your fishing
pole and enjoy the day fishing off one of our many piers.
Rent a kayak and leisurely paddle around the back bays
of Ocean City. Catch a glimpse of Herons, Egrets, Ibis,
or Oyster Catchers nesting or fishing on Bird and Cowpens
Islands.
History:
Take a walk back
in time as you tour the Ocean
City Historical Museum and view life at the Jersey
Shore during the Victorian Era (circa 1879). See the once-lost
treasures of the Sinda, which ran aground on
the shores of Ocean City in 1901. Explore the historic
district of Ocean City on a self-guided walking tour.
Art:
Take delight in the
monthly exhibits at the Ocean
City Arts Center, offering displays in a variety of
media created by artists from around the world. Or stop
by the Fine Arts League on Asbury Avenue to view local
artists' works - you might even catch them creating a
masterpiece.
Downtown:
Stroll Asbury Avenue
and enjoy Ocean City's unique clothing stores, art galleries,
restaurants, or antiques and collectibles stores. Over
100 stores on the Avenue are open year-round. Downtown
Asbury Avenue is host to many events throughout year,
including the Spring and Fall Block Parties which stretch
for 9 blocks, Evenings on Asbury, Market Days, holidsay
parades and the weekly Farmers & Crafter's Market.
Boardwalk:
Become a kid again
at one of
the Amusement
Parks
or laugh with family and friends over a game of
Miniature Golf. Watch salt water
taffy being made before your eyes and sample tasty pizza,
homemade gelato, caramel corn or luscious fudge. Enjoy
shopping, food, and fun on our world famous boardwalk.
Music
Pier: During
the year the Music Pier offers a wide variety of entertainment
for the whole family, from music to wacky contests. The
Flower Show, the Miss New Jersey Pageant and the famous
Ocean City Pops
call the Music Pier home.
Dining:
Ocean City has many
fine establishments that offer a variety of fare, from
seafood to pork roll sandwiches. Have a fine dining experience
in a casual atmosphere or enjoy a slice of pizza on the
'boards'.
Corson's
Inlet
State Park:
Leave the world
behind as you enjoy the beach and the coastal dune trail
down at Corson's Inlet. Piping Plovers, Black Skimmers,
and Least Terns nest on the beach in the spring and summer.
Watch in fascination the migration of dolphins, ducks,
geese, and Monarch Butterflies that pass through this
area every year. Enjoy sun bathing, photography, hiking
and biking at this remote Ocean City location.
In
the Area
Birding:
Atlantic
and Cape May County offer a variety of locations that
have proven to be excellent for birding. Some of the birding
hot spots include the New Jersey Pinelands National Preserve,
Edwin
B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge,
Cape May Migratory Bird Refuge, Higbee Beach and Seawatch
at Avalon, just to name a few.
Cape
May County
has many fascinating
attractions to offer. Take a drive down Route 9 towards
Cape May and enjoy visiting a few of these interesting
places: the historic Calvary Baptist Church, Leaming's
Run Gardens and Colonial Farm, the Cape
May Bird Observatory, the Cape
May County Zoo, Historic
Cold Spring Village, the Wetlands
Institute, the USS
Atlantus, the Emlen Physick House, Cape
May Point State Park, Cape
May Whale Watch & Research Center and the Cape
May Lighthouse.
Atlantic
County
offers numerous
unique destinations, as well. Enjoy the casinos in Atlantic
City, visit the Atlantic
City Historical Museum and Atlantic
City Aquarium or catch a baseball game. Atlantic City
hosts a minor league baseball, the AC
Surf. The games promise to be filled with excitement
and fun for the whole family. As you pass through Margate,
see Lucy
the Elephant - a National Historic Landmark. Other
sites in Atlantic County include the Noyes
Museum of Art, Historic
Smithville Village, Absecon
Lighthouse, Edwin
B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, Estell
Manor Park & Nature Center, Renault
Winery, Tomasello
Winery, Balic
Winery, or the Sea
Life Museum-Marine Mammal Stranding Center. Atlantic
County offers some of the country's finest golf courses,
too.
*Photos
courtesy of David Nahan*
