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Sunday, June 05, 2016

Ocean City Voted Second Best Boardwalk in the U.S.

The top 10 winners in the category Best Boardwalk are as follows:
  1. Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk - Santa Cruz, Calif.
  2. Ocean City Boardwalk - Ocean City, Md.
  3. Carolina Beach Boardwalk - Carolina Beach, N.C.
  4. Wildwoods Boardwalk - Wildwoods, N.J.
  5. Virginia Beach Boardwalk - Virginia Beach, Va.
  6. Jenkinson's Boardwalk - Point Pleasant Beach, N.J.
  7. Hampton Beach Boardwalk - Hampton Beach, N.H.
  8. Old Orchard Beach Pier - Orchard Beach, Maine
  9. Seaside Heights Boardwalk - Seaside Heights, N.J.
  10. Atlantic City Beach and Boardwalk - Atlanic City
A panel of experts picked the initial 20 nominees, and the top 10 winners were determined by popular vote. Experts James Lilliefors (America’s Boardwalks) and Anna Hider (Roadtrippers) were chosen based on their knowledge of great American boardwalks.

Other nominees included Coney Island Boardwalk, Hollywood Beach Broadwalk, Kemah Boardwalk, Myrtle Beach Boardwalk & Promenade, Navy Pier, Newport Beach Boardwalk, Rehoboth Beach Boardwalk, Rockaway Beach and Boardwalk, Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach Boardwalk.

Congratulations to all our winners!

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16 comments:

  1. OC was also voted 3rd. most expensive beach resort in the US, in AAA magazine.

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  2. Anyone visiting today could never have the innocent memories of bliss I had growing up at the beach. There was a wonderful feel to the city because it belonged to US. There was not a bar on every corner and the boardwalk was still a blast and you could walk down it on a Friday night without being shoulder to shoulder.

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  3. Love Santa Cruz and their boardwalk.

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  4. i like Rehoboth Beach's better

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  5. 9:05-No offense,but it's still what you make it just like it always was.

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  6. Anonymous said...

    i like Rehoboth Beach's better

    June 1, 2016 at 10:34 PM

    Oh Ok, Thanks Jim. Have you been caught on the beach lately?



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  7. We like the boardwalk during day light hours only. That being said, the sheer amount of foreign workers is very disturbing and it gets worse year after year.

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  8. James Lilefors used to run the newspaper in Ocean City- 2nd place is the best he could get us?! Jeeze!

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  9. Anonymous said...
    Love Santa Cruz and their boardwalk.

    June 1, 2016 at 9:18 PM

    Buh Bye!

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  10. Anonymous said...
    We like the boardwalk during day light hours only. That being said, the sheer amount of foreign workers is very disturbing and it gets worse year after year.

    June 2, 2016 at 7:15 AM

    Well about the sheer amount of foreign workers... thanks for for bringing your kids up like pansies that don't want to work. You coddled them so much and most of them play video games all day.

    And second, I'm thinking about starting a business in OC so I can hire some of those lovely women and take advantage of the benefits. Where were they when I was younger and hung out in OC?

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  11. We actually visited the Boardwalk on Saturday Memorial Day weekend. We really loved the Giant balloon the beach that had patriotic film projected on it along with laser lights, firework and flames. It was a very nice display.

    That being said we were also appalled at the amount of garbage that was littered all over the place. Garbage cans everywhere but trash was just covering the boardwalk.

    People just eating their snacks and then tossing the trash on the ground. It never used to be like this but the demographic of those visiting Ocean City has changed considerably over the years.

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  12. From Mid Sept til early May, its fine/clean. Mid-may to Labor Day weekend, its a constant sheeeeeet show for sure!!! Tues/Wed during season isn't bad either...

    Times have indeed cha-cha-cha-changed and I agree 9:38, outfits of the lovelies have increased over 40 years!!!

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  13. Needs an all day long bike path

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  14. Not sure how old some of these commenters are but I'm in my late 50's and spent my teen years / summers working on the boardwalk. I remember huge shoulder to shoulder crowds, crazy people, plenty of bars, parties and plenty of litter on summer nights. It really doesn't seem a lot different to me now 40 years later. In fact, many of the businesses that were there in the 70's and 80's are still there! My how time flies.

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    1. And I forgot to add that 40 years ago the drinking age for beer and wine was still 18 years old. Certainly made for interesting times on the boardwalk some nights.

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