Summer is almost here and it couldn't be more exciting! The bucket list below is made up of many different ideas from your friends, neighbors, and other Ocean City lovers. Followers of @ocnj.photography on Instagram have submitted the wonderful ideas below. Have an idea for the bucket list? Leave a comment below and I'll add it to the list! Feel free to share this list with your friends and family and if you like this list- leave a like down below! Thanks!
Free
Watch the sunrise
Watch the sunset
Walk/Run the 9th Street bridge
Fly a kite on the beach
Watch the 4th of July fireworks
Stay on the beach from sunrise to sunset
Collect the big clam shells on the beach and decorate them
Search for sea glass
Bike the entire boardwalk in the morning
Watch the Night in Venice parade
Watch the surfers on the 7th street beach
Look at the sand sculptures from the sand sculpting contest on July 5 and August 2
Walk the boardwalk on Thursday nights for family night
Bike from the north end to the south end of the island
Go to the art of surfing festival at the music pier
Bird watch at the Howard Stainton Wildlife Refuge
Hike/Bike the Crook Horn Creek Nature Trail
Walk through Corson’s Inlet State Park
Run on the beach
Visit the Ocean City Historical Museum
Participate in a beach clean up *I’ll most likely be planning one for sometime in July*
Read an entire book while relaxing on the beach
Shuffleboard on 5th street
Play tennis on the grass courts
Play volleyball with friends on the 5th street beach
Bike to the library
Volunteer at the Ocean City Humane Society
Costs $
Go paddle boarding
Take a surf lesson at the 7th Street Surf Shop
Visit the Ocean City Fishing Center!
Fishing charter or nature tour sunset
Badfish Charters OC offers these! You can contact Bwilliams@ocnjfishing.com if interested!
Jet Ski in the bay
Go mini golfing at at least three different places on the boardwalk
Spend an afternoon at the OC waterpark
Take a yoga lesson on the beach
Go to the farmers market and shop local!
Do the mirror or lazer maze at Encounters on the boardwalk
Go to a concert at the music pier
Go to the Jewelry Hut on the boardwalk
Take a yoga class from Golden Buddha Yoga
While you’re there stop by their delicious cafe and cute boutique!
Take an aerial yoga class at PLAAY fitness and yoga
Go parasailing
Paint pottery at Glazed Over Studios on Asbury Ave
Create art at Peace of Wood
Spend a few hours in the arcade
Skeeball at Jilly's
Buy local artwork from one of the art fairs on the boardwalk
Ride the ferris wheels
Kayak with Baycats
Located on 316 Bay Avenue, it's a super fun spot to paddle board, sail Hobie cats and go kayaking on your own or with a tour!
Go crabbing off the fishing pier
Screamer Speedboat ride!
Foodies
Order a new type of drink at OC Coffee Company
Get an acai or pitaya bowl from Bungalow Bowls
Go out to eat during Ocean City restaurant week (June 8th-June 15)
Get ice cream at A La Mode
Try the “FBI” (hot fudge, homemade brownies and ice cream) or “Cookie Heaven” (hot fudge, cookie dough ice cream and freshly baked chocolate chip cookie)
Get donuts at Brown’s
The line is worth it! If you don't feel like waiting in that line, however, enjoy a sit down breakfast inside and order a donut on the side!
Get crabfries from Chickie's and Pete’s
I know what you’re thinking, they are all over the place- not just local to Ocean City. Getting crabfries from them is not only a delicious experience, but also a thrill. As you run down the boardwalk, trying to find a safe place away from the seagulls, it’s a pre snack "workout" that the OC boardwalk offers.
Try two new places for pizza on the boardwalk!
There are so many different places to pick and choose from, who knows- you might find your new favorite!
Go to SOMA Cafe!
SOMA was opened this year by an OCHS alum! You can get a variety of small and simple local food items!
Try the baked Jersey tomato soup at the Varsity Inn
It's *amazing*
Go to Drip n Scoop for a morning coffee and delicious donuts
Beat the 3 Brothers 26” Pizza Challenge
Just kidding, I can barely finish one of their giant slices let alone an entire pie- but if you think you have what it takes, I wish you good luck.
Go to the OC Surf Cafe and watch all of the surfing on their TV screens
Buy a bucket of Johnson’s popcorn
Go to Randazzo’s with the family
Take a break from the beach and enjoy lunch at the North End Beach Grill
The Boardwalk Food Tour
Funnel cake at Wonderland, macaroons at George's, caramel corn at Johnson's, gelato at Shrivers, saltwater taffy at Shrivers, water ice at Polish Water Ice, Monkey Bread, Fudge, and fries from Curly's
Spadafora's : Both a restaurant and market!
Try Crunchik'n
Get a pizza from Express Pizza and watch the sunset by the bay
Order Voltaco's and enjoy it with friends and family
Get Mallon's Cinnamon Buns