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==Arts and culture== === Boardwalk === [[File:Ocean City MD Boardwalk August 2009 1.jpg|thumb|Ocean City Boardwalk looking south]] The Ocean City Boardwalk currently runs from South 2nd Street at the [[Ocean City Inlet]] in South Ocean City (by the [[Ocean City Life-Saving Station|Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum]]) up to 27th Street in South Ocean City. The boardwalk is home to food, shops, arcades, and amusements.<ref name=ocmaps>{{cite web|title=Ocean City Maps|publisher=Ocean City, Maryland - Tourism|url=http://ococean.com/maps/|access-date=June 13, 2017}}</ref> Originally called the "Atlantic Avenue", the first Ocean City boardwalk was constructed in 1902. After being damaged by a storm in 1962, the boardwalk was rebuilt to stretch a total of 2.25 miles, which is its current length. In 1985, the boardwalk suffered extensive storm damage during [[Hurricane Gloria]], which pummeled Ocean City with 89 MPH winds; however, the boardwalk was refurbished and a concrete sea wall was soon constructed to prevent further damage. The aftermath of Hurricane Gloria led to the first phase of extensive beach replenishment projects in Ocean City. In 2012, the Ocean City Boardwalk was damaged again as a result of [[Hurricane Sandy]], which flooded and destroyed half the boardwalk.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/19946925/ocean-city-boardwalk-pier-suffer-damage-during-hurricane-sandy|title = Ocean City Boardwalk, Pier Damaged During Hurricane Sandy|date = October 29, 2012|access-date = November 22, 2014|website = DC News FOX 5 DC WTTG|publisher = Fox Television Stations, Inc. and Worldnow|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141129035809/http://www.myfoxdc.com/story/19946925/ocean-city-boardwalk-pier-suffer-damage-during-hurricane-sandy|archive-date = November 29, 2014}}</ref> The boardwalk has since been rebuilt to its original length and attracts many tourists. Also located in South Ocean City is [[Trimper's Rides]], a historic amusement park founded in 1893 as The Windsor Resort.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Soper |first=Shawn |date=April 23, 2020 |title=04/23/2020 {{!}} Trimper's To Add 'Fresh New Look, New Rides' This Summer |url=https://mdcoastdispatch.com/2020/04/23/trimpers-to-add-fresh-new-look-new-rides-this-summe/ |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=News Ocean City Maryland Coast Dispatch Newspaper |language=en-US}}</ref> Trimper's Rides is home to one of the United States' oldest operational carousel rides. Colloquially known as "The Pride of the Boardwalk," the 1912 Herschell-Spillman carousel received the National Carousel Association's Historic Carousel Award in 1996.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1912 Herschell-Spillman Carousel |url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/1912-herschell-spillman-carousel |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=Atlas Obscura |language=en}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=April 2025}} ===Dining and nightlife=== The Midtown section of Ocean City stretches from 28th Street to 90th Street and is home to dining along the bay and nightlife.<ref name="ocmaps"/> Located in Midtown are the [[Jolly Roger Amusement Park]] and the [[Roland E. Powell Convention Center]]. This area also features the Seacrets entertainment complex on 49th Street, one of the highest-grossing bars in the country, known for bringing in hundreds of coconut palms and other tropical plants in the summer.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/seacrets-success-ocean-city-megabar-pulls-in-crowds-big-bucks/2012/08/30/26e66754-f20c-11e1-adc6-87dfa8eff430_story.html|title=Seacrets success: Ocean City megabar pulls in crowds, big bucks|first=Jenna|last=Johnson|date=August 31, 2012|access-date=December 29, 2017|via=www.WashingtonPost.com}}</ref> [[File:Hotel and condos Ocean City MD1.jpg|thumb|High-rise hotels and condominiums in North Ocean City]] === Historical sites === [[File:Ocean City Life-Saving Station museum.jpeg|thumb|Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum]] Historical sites include: * The [[Sandy Point Site]] and [[St. Paul's by-the-sea Protestant Episcopal Church]], which are both listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. * An anchor recovered from the sailboat wreck in 1870 of the commercial clam vessel ''Star Light''.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM268R_Sailboat_Wreck_Anchor_Ocean_City_MD_Boardwalk|title = Sailboat Wreck Anchor|date = September 11, 2007|access-date = November 22, 2014|website = Sailboat Wreck Anchor|publisher = Groundspeak, Inc.}}</ref> * The Atlantic Hotel. After a fire destroyed the original and first hotel in Ocean City, the Atlantic Hotel was rebuilt in 1926 and is one of the oldest hotels in Ocean City.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.atlantichotelocmd.com/about|title = About|date = 2014|access-date = November 22, 2014|website = Atlantic Hotel}}</ref> *The [[Ocean City Life-Saving Station|Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum]].<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref> The station was part of the coastal system. It was built in 1891 and dedicated as a museum in 1978.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.ocmuseum.org/index.php/site/home_section/museum_history|title = Museum History|date = 2014|access-date = November 22, 2014|website = Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum|publisher = Ocean City Museum Society, Inc.|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150909081200/http://www.ocmuseum.org/index.php/site/home_section/museum_history|archive-date = September 9, 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> ===Senior Week=== Ocean City is known for its [[Senior Week]] activities when recently graduated high school seniors from Maryland and surrounding states travel to Ocean City. Senior Week historically begins the first week after graduation, and the graduates often are referred to as "June Bugs".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playitsafeoc.com/ |title=Play it Safe |publisher=Ocean City Department of Tourism |access-date=September 6, 2011 |archive-date=September 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913073046/http://www.playitsafeoc.com/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Ocean City "June Bugs" Encouraged to Play it Safe |url=https://www.wboc.com/news/regional/maryland/ocean-city-june-bugs-encouraged-to-play-it-safe/article_43c13a2c-a95a-5e69-8e55-36e6d6d46ddb.html |access-date=April 21, 2023 |website=WBOC TV |date=June 10, 2019 |language=en}}</ref> ===Other=== The city is home to the Brine Beach Lacrosse Festival on the second week of June. The [https://ocmdfilmfestival.com/ Ocean City Film Festival] takes place every year in early March.
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