Coastal Highway

Big canal-front seafood house with boat-up docks and famous hot buns.

Delaware outpost of the 1937 caramel-corn institution.

Closed in 2024 — kept on the map as history, not a listing.

The 1959 family landmark, reopened spring 2025 under new ownership — turkey dinners kept on the menu.

3 miles of undeveloped ocean & bay beaches; swimming, surf fishing, watersports rentals.

Free museum of real shipwreck treasure recovered off Delmarva.

Classic roadside shell & souvenir emporium; museum upstairs.

Fine-dining stalwart — dry-aged steaks, crab cakes.

Chef-driven farm-and-sea New American just over the line.

Seasonal family waterpark; shares campus with Viking Golf.

Viking-themed mini golf + go-karts at the Rt. 54 corner; Fenwick family-night staple.

Indoor arcade + mini golf; year-round rainy-day ace

Christmas in July — winter wonderland; 2026 Best of OC

Treasure-expedition theme — mountains, caves, waterfalls

Tennis, racquetball, pickleball courts and playground

Pirates (outdoor) + African safari (indoor); 2023 Best of OC

North OC strip center — grocery, gifts; handy above 120th St

Hot steamed crabs and 'world famous' fried chicken (eat-in + carryout)

All-you-can-eat steamed crab feasts

Pasture-raised beef, hand-spun shakes and beer, on the 127th Street corner.

Delaware-beach legend's swirl-sauce pizza (14th St boardwalk outlet closed)

Dinosaurs + gemstone 'mining' mini golf experience

Homemade ice cream since 1939; drive-in location

Crab omelets, crab Benedict, famous Bloody Marys

Oceanfront restaurant at Carousel Hotel with sunset views

Seven themed escape rooms; rainy-day activity

North OC bait & tackle shop; sells MD fishing licenses

Island's only first-run movie theater

OC's only enclosed year-round mall with department stores and a cinema

Open-pit beef carved off the grill since 1980 — north outpost

Chef-driven bistro inside a package store; 1,600+ bottle wine list

Uptown sister location; breakfast institution, 40 years

Bayside raw bar with outdoor beach-bar vibe and firepits

Fine dining with Tolkien-inspired decor and bay-sunset views

Upscale-casual sea-to-table dining with craft cocktails

Seven themed escape rooms; rainy-day activity

K-Coast branch offering surf and beach volleyball gear

The Crepe & Omelette Place; pink bayfront landmark since 1977

Bayfront restaurant/rooftop bar on the former BJ's on the Water site (BJ's permanently closed ~2021)

Midtown full-service shop (est. 1978); rentals, service, 24-hr parts vending

Bowling, cosmic nights, arcade — rainy-day standby

Family-run since 1973; AYCE seafood & prime rib buffet

Animatronic dinosaurs (outdoor) + undersea adventure (indoor, climate-controlled)

Uptown branch of the boardwalk landmark kite shop

OC's creamed-chipped-beef institution, 45+ years

7 tennis courts (hard + clay), 6 dedicated pickleball courts

Funky bar & grill; breakfast, tiki vibe

Hawaiian-themed tropical mini golf

Surviving location of the classic Chauncey's surf brand (original 29th St shop closed)

OC's original parasailing company

Jet ski, pontoon, and paddleboard rentals & tours

Homemade ice cream since 1939; drive-in location

Oceanfront club with seasonal restaurant and pool; owner access; pool passes and banquets open to public

Championship-style beach theme mini golf

Pizza & breakfast pancakes since 1980 (3 locations remain of 5)

The bayside hall that made Ocean City a year-round convention town.

Toes-in-the-sand oceanfront bar with daily live duos

Billed as Maryland's largest surf shop; daily surf reports

Creative brunch in a renovated barn (Cap'n Crunch French toast, lobster Benedict)

Wood-fired steak with house chimichurri on one half of the menu, Neapolitan pizza on the other.

Oceanfront seafood and steaks at 33rd St

Steakhouse with a piano lounge — the name moved up from 13th St.

Two 18s at Jolly Roger 30th St — with an erupting volcano.

Largest go-kart complex at the beach

OC's largest water park

Pit beef, smoked brisket, chicken pot pie

Year-round pub; steaks, seafood, early-bird specials

27 holes of medieval castle at 28th St — summer only.

The 26th St pancake house, pouring batter since 1960 — mornings only.

70-year-old Embers relaunched April 2026 as a chophouse-style rooftop concept

36 holes of pirates and fire effects at 24th St.

Family-owned bayfront crab house with sunset views at 23rd St.

Old Pro's dragon-and-temple course at 23rd St.

Bayside marina with charters, rental boats, tackle — and Fish Tales dockside.

Dinosaur mini golf with a ropes course bolted on, at 21st St.

A walk-up window at 16th St, holding its corner since 1954.

Old-school breakfast house at 16th St since 1959 — doors open 6:30am.

Classic seafood-and-steak house since 1954, known for crab cakes.

The Harrisons' 1951 hotel that helped push the resort north.

French and Middle Eastern baking, oceanfront on the Boardwalk at 14th Street.

Hot, hand-dipped, made-to-order donuts with custom glazes.

Boardwalk bike rentals at 12th St since 1996 — open 6:30am for the morning ride.

Depression-defying 1931 hotel — the town's tallest building for four decades.

Free town fishing pier on the bay at 9th St, cleaning tables included.

Boardwalk rentals around 8th–9th St — details unconfirmed, check ahead.

The 1983 original of the beach-store chain; swimwear, towels, souvenirs at volume

Where the resort began — the 1869 cottage that first took paying beach guests.

Boardwalk surf institution — rentals, lessons, steps from the break

Year-round 8th St pub — open 365 days, kitchen late, pool tables going.

The souvenir-tee chain (est. 1986); airbrush & custom prints

Anchor recovered from the 1870 wreck of the Star Light.

License-free zone bulkhead fishing for flounder from shore

Bayside courts, ball field, and playground at 3rd–4th St, next to the skate park.

Historic boardwalk hotel with an Irish pub — and, legend says, a resident ghost named Betsey.

The oldest operating municipal skate park in the US — rolling since 1976.

Family-run fine jeweler on the boards; nautical & custom pieces

The downtown Episcopal church that has outlasted the block around it.

Pizza by night, pancakes by morning — the 3rd St original, since 1980.

1894 grand hotel built by a Civil War widow who bet on the beach.

Open-pit beef carved off the grill at 2nd St since 1980.

Baltimore's 1915 chocolatier, on the boards since 1970.

The 2000 gateway arch at N Division St — the classic 'we made it' photo.

Downtown bike-rental stop at N Division St — call before you count on it.

2006 memorial to local firefighters — with a steel beam from the World Trade Center.

Downtown surf-and-skate mainstay (second location at 7409 Coastal Hwy uptown)

The 1942 drawbridge that means you've officially arrived.

The downtown bayside park purpose-named for its nightly show.

Where the trains stopped — OC was born a railroad resort in 1876.

A steel fish greets the traffic coming in. That is the whole introduction.

Family-run boardwalk slice joint since 1962.

Renting bikes and surreys off the boards since 1978, with stands up the boardwalk.

Speedboat rides, pony-watching cruises, and a pirate ship off Talbot Street Pier.

Downtown bait & tackle shop on Talbot St

Built 1877 — likely the oldest building still standing in Ocean City.

The original frozen custard, since 1919 — get the vanilla-orange swirl.

Boardwalk rock-and-roll bar with live bands since 1970.

Maryland's largest party headboat — half-day ocean fishing from Dorchester St.

No-frills locals' dive near the Inlet since 1964 — 'coldest beer in town.'

Where the big bands played — the pier's lost ballroom era.

OC's only under-21 nightclub — ages 15–20, alcohol-free, nightly summer parties.

450-foot bayside pier into the Inlet — no license needed, 24/7 in season.

45 hand-carved animals spinning since 1912 — often called America's oldest continuously operating carousel.

Shops at the boardwalk's southern tip, with Inlet and Assateague views.