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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.

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Boardwalk Hotels

If you want to be in the "middle of the action" and you don't mind the associated noise and crowds, then staying at one of the hotels on or near the Ocean City Boardwalk is an option for your next OC vacation.

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

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Best Western Flagship Oceanfront

Best Western Flagship Oceanfront hotel in Ocean Ci more...0 points

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Comfort Inn Boardwalk

Comfort Inn Boardwalk hotel in Ocean City, Marylan more...0 points

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Howard Johnson Ocean City

Howard Johnson Ocean City hotel in Ocean City, Mar more...0 points

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Paradise Plaza Inn

Paradise Plaza Inn hotel in Ocean City, Maryland - more...0 points

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Days Inn Oceanfront

Days Inn Oceanfront hotel in Ocean City, Maryland more...0 points

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Stowaway Grand Hotel

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Quality Inn Boardwalk

Quality Inn Boardwalk hotel in Ocean City, Marylan more...0 points

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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!)

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Jolly Roger Amusement Parks

Jolly Roger Amusement Park is located in Ocean Cit more...1 point

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Baja Amusements

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65th Street Slide n Ride

65th Street Slide and Ride is an Ocean City, Maryl more...0 points

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Frontier Town

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Planet Maze and Laser Storm Laser Tag

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Old Pro Golf

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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

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Bay Sails Inn

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Castle in the Sand

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Hilton Suites Ocean City Oceanfront

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Holiday Inn Ocean City Maryland

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Princess Bayside Beach Hotel

Princess Bayside Beach Hotel hotel in Ocean City, more...0 points

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Quality Inn Beachfront

Quality Inn Beachfront hotel in Ocean City, Maryla more...0 points

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Quality Inn Oceanfront

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Ramada Limited Ocean City

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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.

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Lighthouse Sound Golf Club

Lighthouse Sound Golf Club and Community is among more...1 point

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The Beach Club Golf Links

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The Bay Club

36 holes of golf located in Berlin, MD, about 8 mi more...0 points

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Deer Run Golf Club

Deer Run features an 18-hole, par 70 "champio more...0 points

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GlenRiddle Golf Club

GlenRiddle is among the highlights of Ocean City, more...0 points

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Ocean City Golf Club

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Eagles Landing Golf Club

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Pine Shore Golf

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Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links

Rum Pointe Seaside Golf Links has become Ocean Cit more...0 points

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River Run Golf Club

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Ocean Resorts Golf Club

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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

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Bonita Beach Hotel

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Cayman Suites

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Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums

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Clarion Resort Fontainebleau

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Comfort Inn Gold Coast

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Econo Lodge Oceanblock

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Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Ocean City

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Princess Royale Ocean Front

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Fenwick Inn

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Marigot Beach Condominium Suites

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More Ocean City Web Sites

because, as hard as we try, we can't cover everything

While we hope you've found this page helpful in planning your next Ocean City vacation, there's a lot more to know. Here are a few more favorite OC web sites.
The Real Ocean City
Guide to the hotels and attractions of Ocean City, Maryland.

Beyond Ocean City

venture forth and explore the Delmarva peninsula

Ocean City is part of the Delmarva peninsula, comprising Delaware, Maryland's Eastern Shore and Virginia's Eastern Shore. You're missing out on a lot if you don't take the opportunity to explore the area. Why not plan to take the "scenic route" either to or from Ocean City?
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.

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