The Jersey Shore has made quite a reputation on MTV. However, this reputation is not representative of the entire coast along New Jersey. Ocean City, New Jersey is known as America’s Greatest Family Resort and New Jersey's #1 Beach. It is a dry-town, so there are no “juice-head gorillas” in the clubs and bars “fist-pumping”. It’s a small seven-mile coast of beach and amusements. The two-and-a-half mile boardwalk is home to Gillian’s Wonderland Pier which hosts a 140-foot Ferris wheel and the Canyon Falls Log Flume. The Music Pier is located at 8th street and the boardwalk. During the summer season, concerts from all genres and arts and crafts festivals. T-shirt stores and arcades offer time to shop and time play.
If you get too tired from shopping on the boardwalk, stop in at Mac-n-Manco’s pizza. The prices are a bit steep, but it is well worth it. The crust is so thin and delicious. The staff is friendly and you see the same faces every year. There are three locations on the boardwalk, and neither are far from a Kohr Brother’s custard stand for dessert! If you want to take something home for later, stop into Shriver’s Salt Water Taffy at 8th street and the boardwalk. Their fudge and salt-water taffy is home-made and one of a kind!
The ocean coast is not the only place where the city is alive. Along the bay is beautiful and offers the opportunity for water sports, such as wave-runner rentals and parasailing. It gives you the experience of action sports on the water! Parasailing is especially fun because it is a two-for-one deal. You get the speed-boat ride out to sea, and then you can go 500 feet in the air and have a bird’s eye view of the entire island.
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