Which ocean city is better

Ocean City, New Jersey draws crowds because of the boardwalk, not simply in relation to it. The rides both draw tourists, specifically families. They both have a thriller roller coaster and a spinning coaster, and seem pretty modern when it comes to new, exciting rides. There are pros and cons to each beach town, as well as pretty big differences.

Ocean City, New Jersey is a dry town, meaning that you need to head over the bridge to buy a beer. Also, Ocean City, New Jersey requires beach tags. Maryland beaches are free. Ocean City, Maryland houses tourists mainly in hotels, whereas the New Jersey town specializes in rental houses. The twin towns have rich histories. Ocean City, Maryland was founded as a resort by investors from Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore.

Ocean City, Maryland grew to become the 1 Maryland resort island and as a result, developed a huge profit for advertising and city life. Are there big waves, is the sand soft? Average weather and ocean temperatures?

I also enjoy the boardwalk tram , also vet cheap and kids like to ride it. It is clean, and safe and there are a lot of kid friendly activities, mini golf, amusements to enjoy. OC is huge beach town and exciting too. Ocean City has a larger selection of accommodations , more amusements, wider beaches, and longer boardwalk , etc. Rehoboth has just a few hotels, more traditional cottages and vacation rentals, some just a short walk from the ocean.

The beaches in DE are more quiet, family friendly and considerably more elegant. Small, quaint, clean and kid friendly. Ocean City is nine miles long, and the boardwalk goes from the inlet to 27th street. Traffic is usually busy but the traffic moves well with stoplights that are synchronized. The nine miles are less crowded than Coastal Highway area in Delaware… in my opinion. For young family I would recommend Rehoboth Beach or Bethany. One thing the Maryland town does not have that the Jersey version does?

Beach tags, a fact that Purcel said they definitely market. The Maryland beaches are free. Ocean City, Md. Sees about 8 million visitors a year, with many coming from Baltimore and the DC area. However, the expressway does lead directly into Atlantic City. Both towns rely on special assessments and taxes on businesses to help fund their marketing campaigns, although Gillian contends that the Maryland town has a far larger budget.

They compete with billboards, radio, TV time. Plans are to open it as a maritime museum. Both buildings have similar histories, starting as part of the United States Lifesaving Service, then falling under the Coast Guard. Eventually, both buildings looked slated for the wrecking ball but were saved for their historic significance. The towns were named at about the same time at the end of the 19th century.

As Gillian points out, that other Ocean City is the only barrier island town in the state, running from the Delaware border to the end of the island. To the south is uninhabited Assateague Island, famous for its horses, which runs all the way to the Virginia border where it becomes the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge.

The town itself lays out on either side of Coastal Highway , with beaches on one side of the narrow island, and the intercostal waterway on the other. For sections, high-rise resorts line the beach, far larger than the few multistory buildings in OCNJ.

On the mainland is West Ocean City, an area Pursel said has grown considerably in recent years.