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Ocean City, New Jersey, Ocean City, NJ

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Ocean City, New Jersey

Ocean City, New Jersey is a sightseeing stop in Ocean City, NJ, part of the The Jersey Shore guide. Cost: free.

· Ocean City, NJ

Why you should go…

Ocean City is a family-oriented Jersey Shore resort town known for its wide beaches, boardwalk, and alcohol-free atmosphere. Visitors come for boardwalk amusement rides, saltwater taffy shops, mini golf, and fishing.

  • #jersey shore
  • #boardwalk
  • #beach town
  • #family vacation

What's around here?

The closest stops to Ocean City, New Jersey, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Family Favorite

    Totally Tubular Watersports

    $50+

    A bayfront watersports outfitter in Ocean City offering tubing, waterskiing, wakeboarding, and banana boat rides.

    1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Bayview Watersports Marina

    $50+

    Bayside marina on Bay Avenue in Ocean City with jet ski and WaveRunner rentals, tubing, kayaking and parasailing, open daily in season.

    1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Aqua Action Watersports

    $50+

    Wakeboard and wakesurf lessons plus sunset boat tours on the bay in Ocean City, NJ.

    1.7 mi awaySwitch it up: Sport & Outdoor

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Lucy the Elephant

    Under $25

    A six-story elephant-shaped building on the Margate beach, one of America's oldest roadside attractions.

    4.6 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Atlantic City

    Free

    The Jersey Shore's classic casino-and-Boardwalk resort town.

    10 mi awayMore like this

  • Sightseeing
    Iconic

    Absecon Lighthouse

    Under $25

    New Jersey's tallest lighthouse, with a 228-step climb to sweeping views of Atlantic City.

    11 mi awayMore like this