Planning your visit to Ocean City, Maryland
Located near the mid-point of the United States' Atlantic Coast, Ocean City draws from millions of beach-lovers from throughout the mid-Atlantic region. Like several others on the coast, this popular resort is actually located on a barrier island, with a series of bays separating the island from mainland Maryland. The major metropolitan areas around Washington, DC and Baltimore are the source of many of Ocean City's vacationers (only 3-4 hours away by car), while many more come from Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Virginia and beyond.
There's 3 miles of boardwalk at the southern end of Ocean City - and another 7 miles of hotels, condos and beachfront homes stretching to the north until you reach the Delaware border. Coastal Highway (aka Philadelphia Avenue at the southern end) stretches the full length of Ocean City, a block or two off the oceanfront.
To make your search a little easier, we've divided the town into three pieces: the Boardwalk (at the southern end of town), Midtown, and North Ocean City.
Top Rated Ocean City Hotels
some favorite places to stay in OC
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You'll pay more to stay at an oceanfront hotel - and still more for an oceanfront room at an oceanfront hotel - but you can save by choosing to stay in the two blocks just off the beach. (Anything beyond that means you'll have to cross Ocean Highway. It's not an excessively long walk, but it is a very busy road.)
Top Boardwalk Hotels
rate your favorite Boardwalk-area hotels
Best Western Flagship Oceanfront
Best Western Flagship Oceanfront hotel in Ocean Ci more...0 points
Comfort Inn Boardwalk
Comfort Inn Boardwalk hotel in Ocean City, Marylan more...0 points
Howard Johnson Ocean City
Howard Johnson Ocean City hotel in Ocean City, Mar more...0 points
Paradise Plaza Inn
Paradise Plaza Inn hotel in Ocean City, Maryland - more...0 points
Days Inn Oceanfront
Days Inn Oceanfront hotel in Ocean City, Maryland more...0 points
Stowaway Grand Hotel
Stowaway Grand Hotel hotel in Ocean City, Maryland more...0 points
Quality Inn Boardwalk
Quality Inn Boardwalk hotel in Ocean City, Marylan more...0 points
Tidelands Caribbean Hotel & Suites
Tidelands Caribbean Hotel & Suites hotel in Oc more...0 points
Top Ocean City Attractions
Amusement Parks, Mini Golf and More
There are lots of places (besides the beach) to play in Ocean City. Give a "thumbs up" or "thumbs down" to the ones you know (and let us know about any that we've missed!)
Jolly Roger Amusement Parks
Jolly Roger Amusement Park is located in Ocean Cit more...1 point
Baja Amusements
Lots of go-karts, plus miniature golf, bumper boat more...1 point
65th Street Slide n Ride
65th Street Slide and Ride is an Ocean City, Maryl more...0 points
Frontier Town
Classic old theme park and campground located abou more...0 points
Planet Maze and Laser Storm Laser Tag
Planet Maze, Laser Storm and Lost Galaxy Miniature more...0 points
Old Pro Golf
Old pro Golf has 12 of the most adventurous miniat more...0 points
Hotels in "Midtown" Ocean City
starting just north of the Boardwalk, up to Route 90
The "midtown" section of Ocean City is the area from the north end of the boardwalk on up to Route 90 (the northern entryway onto the island from the Maryland mainland). The hotels of midtown Ocean City start to get a bit taller and larger than those found on the boardwalk, and the area is just a little bit quieter. But don't get us wrong: there's still plenty of life (and lots of nightlife) in this part of town. Best Midtown Hotels
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Best Western Ocean City Hotel
Best Western Ocean City Hotel hotel in Ocean City, more...0 points
Bay Sails Inn
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Castle in the Sand
Castle in the Sand hotel in Ocean City, Maryland - more...0 points
Hilton Suites Ocean City Oceanfront
Hilton Suites Ocean City Oceanfront hotel in Ocean more...0 points
Holiday Inn Ocean City Maryland
Holiday Inn Ocean City Maryland hotel in Ocean Cit more...0 points
Princess Bayside Beach Hotel
Princess Bayside Beach Hotel hotel in Ocean City, more...0 points
Quality Inn Beachfront
Quality Inn Beachfront hotel in Ocean City, Maryla more...0 points
Quality Inn Oceanfront
Quality Inn Oceanfront hotel in Ocean City, Maryla more...0 points
Ramada Limited Ocean City
Ramada Limited Ocean City hotel in Ocean City, Mar more...0 points
Top Ocean City Golf Courses
It's a little misleading to call these "Ocean City golf courses" because there are no golf courses in Ocean City (other than those of the "miniature" variety) - the land on the island is just too valuable to be used for golf. But there is a healthy batch of excellent courses just a short drive from the beach on the mainland portion of Maryland's Eastern Shore.
Lighthouse Sound Golf Club
Lighthouse Sound Golf Club and Community is among more...1 point
The Beach Club Golf Links
The Beach Club Golf Links is located in Berlin, Ma more...0 points
The Bay Club
36 holes of golf located in Berlin, MD, about 8 mi more...0 points
Deer Run Golf Club
Deer Run features an 18-hole, par 70 "cha more...0 points
GlenRiddle Golf Club
GlenRiddle is among the highlights of Ocean City, more...0 points
Ocean City Golf Club
Ocean City Golf & Yacht Club has b more...0 points
Eagles Landing Golf Club
18 holes of beautiful golf with special attention more...0 points
Pine Shore Golf
Pine Shore Golf operates 45 holes of golf in two l more...0 points
Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links
Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links has become Ocean Cit more...0 points
River Run Golf Club
River Run is a 6,705 yard course designed by golf more...0 points
Ocean Resorts Golf Club
Ocean Resorts is located just off of Route 90, a s more...0 points
North Ocean City Hotels
where Ocean City grew up, literally
Head north of where Route 90 comes onto Ocean City's barrier island and you enter what we call "North Ocean City". This is the area that became the home of the famous (infamous?) high-rise condos and hotels, starting in the 1970's and continuing through today. Everything's a bit more spread out when you get this far north, primarily due to the big parking lots around northern Ocean City's big hotels. But the beach is still there and there's still lots of life all long Ocean Highway. Hotels of North Ocean City
closer to the clouds, closer to Delaware
Use the little arrows to rate your favorites and un-favorites. And feel free to submit any places that we've missed!
Bonita Beach Hotel
Bonita Beach Hotel hotel in Ocean City, Maryland - more...0 points
Cayman Suites
Cayman Suites hotel in Ocean City, Maryland - read more...0 points
Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums
Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums hotel in more...0 points
Clarion Resort Fontainebleau
Clarion Resort Fontainebleau hotel in Ocean City, more...0 points
Comfort Inn Gold Coast
Comfort Inn Gold Coast hotel in Ocean City, Maryla more...0 points
Econo Lodge Oceanblock
Econo Lodge Oceanblock hotel in Ocean City, Maryla more...0 points
Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ocean City
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Princess Royale Ocean Front
Princess Royale Ocean Front hotel in Ocean City, M more...0 points
Fenwick Inn
Fenwick Inn hotel in Ocean City, Maryland - read v more...0 points
Marigot Beach Condominium Suites
Marigot Beach Condominium Suites hotel in Ocean Ci more...0 points
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More Ocean City Web Sites
because, as hard as we try, we can't cover everything
- The Real Ocean City
- Guide to the hotels and attractions of Ocean City, Maryland.
Beyond Ocean City
venture forth and explore the Delmarva peninsula
- Eastern Shore of Virginia and Maryland
- The only guide to the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the Maryland Eastern Shore. Shore events, real estate, hotels and Chesapeake Bay cruises.
- BayDreaming: The Chesapeake Bay Guide
- Online guide to the Chesapeake Bay and the cities and towns of Maryland and Virginia on the bay.
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge Home Page - USFWS
- Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, is a major stop on the Atlantic Flyway.
- Bombay Hook National Wildlife Refuge
- Enormous refuge on the Delaware coast, stopover point for millions of migrating birds every year.
- Prime Hook National Wildlife Refuge
- Another large wildlife refuge along the Delaware coast.











