Be sure to check out BOTH trails before giving up on spotting great wildlife. I'm a photographer…read moreand, after spotting nothing on the eastern trail, I walked down the northern trail, which also terminates in a boardwalk. Here I spotted two Great Blue Herons, a Great Egret, two Snowies and a Forster's Tern, all feasting in the shallows.

The isle of Wight Bay Is a very pretty area managed by the Maryland wildlife division. Here you…read morewill see various birds and other wildlife flourish. As it is protected, The state has put some trails in and a little footbridge bridge that goes out over the bay. The footbridge is in a very pretty bayfront Park on the eastbound side of route 90 just before you cross the bridge into Ocean City. There's plenty of parking and a porta potty here. It's worth your stop before going to Ocean City. Even better to hang out here if you have to wait to check into a hotel. It's a very nice introduction to Ocean City

Located on the 2nd floor of a gift/shell shop. Free. Some parking in front…read more Glass cases of many found items, from different shipwrecks. Just enough to keep my attention and interest (but not for everybody, so I sent part of our group ahead to check out the shop downstairs).

What an amazing Surprise!!!!! ABSOLUTELY WELL WORTH SEEING. My daughter and I happened to find…read morethis beautiful museum. Ming China and gold. Thank you so much for showing us around and giving my little girl and I a memory we won't forget. Laura Jean Heizer and audryanna laurajeanheizer55@gmail.com

I honestly did not know what to expect but the lighthouse is in a neighborhood in between two…read morebuildings. We showed up at about 1115 and there were supposed to be volunteers there, but we honestly had no idea where to go. We tried opening one door to a random building, but it was locked and we don't even know if that was a building that we were supposed to go to. We stood outside with another couple who are also wondering the same thing who would let have liked to go inside, but we did not see any volunteers around. We stood outside, taking photos as we did not want to interrupt any businesses or homes nearby. Great history. It is definitely worth seeing a perfect 5 to 10 minute check it out what type of activity.

Located on the Delaware/Maryland state line, the Fenwick Island Lighthouse is the oldest lighthouse…read morein Delaware. It was built in 1858 and stands a proud 87 feet tall. The lighthouse is painted white but the paint has certainly faded since its last restoration and needs a major touchup. Still, it's a beautiful brick structure even if it is not currently used for navigation. There really aren't great angles for photos since the street has a power line that gets in the way. Right up close and looking directly up is the best you'll get. I stopped by on a Tuesday evening at 6pm. The structure was closed. During normal business hours, the building is apparently open for tours and you can go inside. [Review 18156 overall - 83 in Delaware - 1678 of 2022.]

This place is right on the boardwalk and has a really interesting exterior. Inside is almost the…read moresame as the outside with "artwork" everywhere! I am not sure if there is any real fine art here or if the stuff is just tourist stuff. I didn't get very far inside as I became uninterested in exploring the mess.

While I didn't find anything in here, it's definitely a unique establishment on the OC boardwalk…read more Certainly stands out. Don't forget to check out the Ocean Gallery vehicle as well. Inside there is a lot of art stacked everywhere. A bit claustrophobic but hey, it's a chance to get out of the sun! They had paintings as well as posters. The holographic prints of Marvel and DC characters for 19.99 stood out as good gift options. Worth a look.

I feel like a real insider now, because I found the most perfect kayak and sailboat rental place…read more I've been here twice this year I get nothing but great energy from Jen and Mitch; paddling or sailing with them is like being with my own paddle club back on the Ches. I've gotten awesome service from them - whether it's booking a lesson last minute, or asking for a touring yak pre-seasons. Their little shop is adorable and in a perfectly serene location right on the bay. I can't tell you how much this counts for me - city docks and slips are just un-fun and their shop feels like my favorite put-in back home. They are both experienced paddlers and chatting with them is just like chatting with any of the sea kayakers in my paddle club. The Lil-Ass Bay (I'm sorry, I just can't help it) is also a great paddling spot ! With extremely limited boat traffic, and a refuge to it's north, kayaks can relax a bit and focus on observing the wildlife without having to keep their head on a pivot for speeding boaters and fishermen. These same reasons also make it a great place to take sailing lessons and let the wind carry you a bit. I have to admit that I've never actually paid attention to the prices ahead of time. You can tell when you're dealing with Jen, Mitch, or any of their helpers that they are going to be fair and reasonable. So I've always just gone out, come back when I wanted to, and paid and every single time I've been happily surprised at the price. Even the sailing lesson was more affordable than I expected. Paddling here is like paddling with a friend. Will definitely be back on this trip and many future ones. Quite side note about sailing, yes, they do have some rules about sailing as another review posted - not being able to jibe can be a little bit annoying sometimes when you really just want to run or reach down a bit, but it allows them to keep the sailing accessible and affordable to more people, which is important. Can't wait to get back out there again.

As you can see from my prior review in August 2023 I love this place. I love to kayak with my…read morefamily. I was here again with my same family of five including two elementary school children. This time I rented two double kayaks for 1 hour at $30 each or $60 total. I also rented one single kayak for one hour or $20. Our total cost was $80 for two doubles and one single kayak in total. This time we traveled south in the bay since the current was moving North. That made it easier for us to kayak back to the kayak base. We returned within one hour. I also purchased a Coastal Kayak hoodie for $40. We agreed we will return here again.

Joking aside, the bridge is okay.Ot isn't daunting like the Bay Bridge. The views are pretty.read more

This is a pretty bridge with vast views of the bay. As you travel over this bridge that connects…read morethe mainland with the island of Ocean City you say an expansive water view along with enjoying the sights of boaters and fisher person's. Also, you can feel the temperature drop about 5° as you traverse the bridge.

We booked a 1-hour ride to Assateague Island and back to see the ponies, and it did not disappoint!…read moreBryce was our tour guide, and he was fun, funny, friendly, and knowledgeable. The ride was super relaxing and enjoyable, and I never felt worried or scared. I would highly recommend this tour, and I'd also recommend booking the earlier one (we did 11:30), because the 12:30 tour had a huge line. Will do this again for sure.

We booked a private tour from Ocean Coty to Assateague to see dolphins, the horses, and wildlife…read more Despite poor visibility thanks to Canadian wildfire smoke in the air we saw a lot of dolphin activity including a white dolphin and took lots of pictures and video. We saw the Assateague horses up close and then visited egrets, herons, osprey, and other wildlife. Matt was our captain and he was very knowledgeable and informative. His low key approach was wonderful as well. Highly recommend both the company and especially Matt. We hope to book him for fishing in a future visit as he is an expert angler as well.

We booked our boat tour of Assateague Island and OC bay reservation online for four of my family…read moremembers. This was our first time here. We were here in the morning. I parked my vehicle in the restaurant parking lot. We had to wait about 15 minutes for our boat to return from their current tour. When our boat arrived they unloaded their passengers so we could board for our tour. Our boat was packed with too many customers. We were on a high powered boat. We went out to the inlet and then turned around because the waves were too strong to go out into the Atlantic Ocean. We returned to the bay and eventually saw the wild ponies on Assateague Island. After seeing the wild ponies we returned back to the dock. The bay was littered with sand bars. Luckily our boat had a depth finder. There was one very large sand bar when we returned to our dock. Our captain knew where all the sandbars were located so he avoided them. Overall our cruise took about 1 hour. We were pleased with our cruise. More to come regarding our lunch.

Great little relaxing boat ride. We learned a lot about ocean city during this excursion. We…read moreunfortunately did not see any dolphins but got a glance at many horses and other wildlife. Our guide was very knowledgeable and entertaining. We will for sure be taking this tour next time we are in oc !!

During our trip to DC & Virginia this time, spent 4 days 3 nights in a beach side property at Ocean…read moreCity, MD. The condo has its private beach. Over all in Ocean City there are clean beaches, loads of ocean side shacks, lots of fun and entertainment amusement parks, pubs, a huge brewery with several dance floors by the name of Seacrets, innumerable restaurants, mostly a delight for sea food lovers, water sports adventurers, fresh fruit crush cocktails, beach bodies. A good getaway during summers both for large groups and for smaller families , lots to do and enjoy for everyone!

If you are handicapped especially limited to a W/c do not come here. Parking spaces are wayy too…read moresmall. If you have a ramp forget it they have barely any spots for ramp to extend out let alone get your chair off. If you're going to the beach they have 1 beach chair in 5 locations during a 2.5 mile stretch that you have to share. No vendors rent them. The box they keep chairs in is locked. You need to fill out a form and when you find beach patrol they open box. At 27th st on side of box i was told it says u must return chair after getting to your spot on the beach. This is on a dead end and on opposite side of walkway to the beach. Who the hell would walk around there to see if there's instruction painted on box. It was also in the very fine print on your registration form and I missed it. My Bad. So beach patrol man (Rude) needed the chair and told me he couldn't guarantee me If would get it back. (Was told by an administrator he never should have said that). So we had to leave the beach right then after spending 70 bucks for umbrella and chairs. Lifeguards are responsible for handing out beach whl chairs and are not trained and have no clue what they are telling you. I was told by lifeguard to have it back by 5:00. A big F U to the handicapped community from the town of OC Maryland. After all these years this beach town has been here they have 5 beach chairs for the entire town. You should be ashamed of yourselves. DO BETTER!!!

took an after dinner cruise which is a discounted rate if you dine at the angler restaurant... win…read morewin with bogo drinks 3-6 ... nice way to end a busy beach day

Absolutely amazing! I sent my 2 sons who are 16!! They had a blast! The crew was so helpful and…read morekept checking on my boys! Captain Chris was so nice and kind! The 2 Mates Philomena and Steve were great and kept making sure the boys were ok and kept helping them as needed! They will definitely go again!!!!! Such a great experience for them!!!