Boardwalk - Ocean City NJ
BOARDWALK/CENTRAL – OCEAN CITY, NJ
Park your car and never move it! This area runs down the island between 6 th and 18 th Streets and stretches across the widest part of the island from the bay to ocean. It’s easy to see why this action packed and wonderfully walkable area is a favorite family destination. Add the grandeur of the Historic District that continues to 8 th Street with large Victorian homes with sweeping, wrap around porches. Boardwalk/Central, Ocean City, NJ rental listings in this area place you within easy walking or biking distance to the bustling Boardwalk amusements, attractions and seaside shops, as well as the vibrant town center along Asbury Avenue.
Boardwalk/Central – Ocean City, NJ Rental Listings
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Boardwalk/Central Vacation Rentals are often duplexes, condos or condo-hotels. Many of the restored Victorians are available in their entirety, and are perfect for large, multi-family reunions. Oversized rooms and wrap around front porches of yesteryear give lots of space to spread out while you reconnect. Need overflow accommodations? This part of town has many charming bed and breakfasts, inns and hotels to house extra guests.
Beaches along the Boardwalk are lively and convenient! A multitude of lunch, sweets and treat options are a short walk from your blanket, and just about anything you may have forgotten is available for sale along the boards. Restrooms and parking is plentiful in both municipal and private lots, or along metered streets. Every beach is guarded in this stretch of beach during the summer. Surfers love to the surf along Boardwalk beaches, and move their show to 7 th Street beach once the lifeguards come on duty. No swimmers allowed at this beach!
Boardwalk Activities start early as surfers, power walkers, runners and cyclists flock to the 2.5 mile wooden promenade for a sunrise workout. Bike and Surrey rides are permitted until noon in season, with plenty of bike rental spots just off the Boardwalk. Two amusement parks, Gillian’s Wonderland at 6 th Street and Playland’s Castaway Cove at 10 th , anchor the Boardwalk fun with rides to please tots and teens alike. The Ocean City Water Park with lazy river and water slides lies in between at 8 th St. Feeling competitive? Arcades and mini-golf are plentiful, along with Go-Karts, Escape Rooms and Virtual Reality attractions.
Dining Boardwalk options range from seated family dining to grabbing a slice (of pizza) and line the Boardwalk as it widens at 6 th Street through 14 th Street. Favorite treats are everywhere - ice cream, funnel cakes and French fries, along with newer offerings like Açaí bowls, poke bowls, tacos and the like. Be sure to take home some Shriver’s salt water taffy, fudge or candy; along with a big bucket of Johnson’s fresh caramel corn.
Dining Downtown – so many to choose from! Eateries are clustered primarily on or around Asbury Avenue from 6 th Street to 14 th Street and the length of 9 th Street. You’ll find Italian, Greek, Asian, All-American and Seafood restaurants, along with pizza and hoagie shops. Bakeries, breakfast cafes and coffee shops seem to tempt you at every turn. You can eat out or dine in at home as many restaurants either specialize in, or offer complete take-out meals.
Entertainment is non stop and weatherproof! Paint your own pottery or piece together mosaic masterpieces at Glazed Over, or get your Mermaid on at Bowfish Studios, both on Asbury. The Music Pier at 8 th and Boardwalk features the OC Pops and other well known artists in an annual summer concert series. Check out the weekly Wacky Wednesdays on Asbury Ave with face painting, music and more, or dance along the Boardwalk with Mummer’s on Tuesday evening’s. Quirky competitions such as sand castle building, hermit crab races and the baby parade are sponsored throughout the summer.
Shopping - The Boardwalk is home to not only souvenir items and clothes, but fine jewelry, eclectic gifts, resort wear and casual beach threads. Many of these shops also have locations on Asbury Avenue. On Asbury and surrounding side streets you’ll find more specialty gift and food shops, clothing boutiques, home furnishing stores and reclaimed treasures, along with local artist and craft galleries. An ACME grocery store, Wawa, and Spadafora’s seafood market are available along with a Walgreens and CVS pharmacy. Cross over 9 th Street bridge to purchase liquor or shop familiar big box stores.
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