The real Ocean City, from people who live here
A local guide to where to stay, walk, eat, and play along our stretch of Maryland shore, written by the team behind 200+ rentals here.
How locals spend a week here
A short list of the places we send our own friends when they visit, nightlife on the bay, arcade tokens with the kids, and one drive south you shouldn't skip.
Beyond the boardwalk, past the funnel cake haze
Everyone knows the boardwalk, Trimper's, the Ripley's. Head north past 100th Street and Ocean City goes quiet, wide beaches, family cul-de-sacs, Northside Park at sunset. That's where most of our condos sit, and where mornings still feel like a beach town instead of a midway.
15 best-kept secrets locals love and tourists wish they knew
Fager's Island times sunset to the 1812 Overture, get there fifteen minutes early. Assateague's ponies are wilder before 9am. Skip the boardwalk stands and drive up to Pap Grande's for tacos. This is the guide we'd hand a friend, not the brochure the visitor center hands you.
How locals spend a week here
A short list of the places we send our own friends when they visit, nightlife on the bay, arcade tokens with the kids, and one drive south you shouldn't skip.
Seacrets & Fager's Island
Boardwalk & Old Pro Golf
Assateague's wild horses
Walkable dinner: De Lazy Lizard
Ocean City condos, steps from the beach
Oceanfront balconies at Tiara by the Sea, Makai, and the 9400 Building, family-sized two- to four-bedrooms with a stocked kitchen waiting.
Pick your stretch of the shore
Planning Your Ocean City Trip
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