Being from New England, I never understood why people would travel far distances to arrive at the Jersey Shore. In Mass. and RI, the beach is only 20 minutes from practically everywhere. What more could you need? So after 35 years, I finally made my first trip to Ocean City, New Jersey and experienced the "boardwalk". What a great place!... more

The boardwalk is definitely the "happening" place to be. The inlet is attractive with plenty of parking, though not cheap. Try the street parking, less expensive. Fun to fish from the inlet. As you pass from the inlet area through the first couple blocks, its look is quaint and feels like a fair. You walk through the sounds of the... more

I am sitting in Ocean City while I write this; cant believe how nice the boardwalk is! Clean, wide, and fun! People are friendly too! more

Be sure to walk the boardwalk to see the sand sculptures. Evidently the man has been creating them for decades. They are always Biblical in theme, but regardless of how you feel about that, they are worth seeing. They are huge and detailed and lit at night (I guess, as there were spotlights, but I visited in the daytime). Anyone... more