Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum

Shipwrecks, life-saving & rescue, history, swimwear, sea life, and more!

Seaside Adventure! – The historic Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum serves as the town’s museum. It once housed the surfmen charged with rescuing shipwrecked mariners from the sea, and later, the U.S. Coast Guard.

Surfs Up! – Riding the Waves of Change

The Aquarium Room – contains two 250 gallon saltwater aquariums and several smaller tanks filled with interesting creatures indigenous to the Ocean City waters.

Sands From Around the World – is a unique collection of over 200 samples of sand collected by friends of the museum.

Davey Jones’ Locker – Deep-sea divers share with you unusual objects that have been recovered from the shipwrecks off of Ocean City and the surrounding area.

Wreck in the Offing – is a vividly depicted exhibit of the U.S. Life-Saving Service

The Boardwalk of Yesterday – learn the history of Ocean City’s famous promenade.

Little Keepers Day Room/ Play Room – a room designed with children in mind.

The Museum is located at the very South end of the Ocean City Boardwalk, next to the Inlet. Parking is available in the adjacent municipal parking lot. The bus terminal and the boardwalk train are located close by.

Ocean City Life Saving Station Museum, Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland

813 S Boardwalk
Ocean City, MD 21842

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Ocean City Boardwalk Pictures

Photos (150+) of the entire Ocean City Boardwalk, Inlet to 27th Street from 2006.

Take an historical “stroll” down the Boards – virtually – with our collection of Boardwalk Photos – from more than a decade and a half ago. Click your favorite streets below – you might even be in one of our photographs. Be sure to add this page to your “favorites” – or even set a link if you have a website or a blog – share these pictures with friends. See where you liked to visit, hung out, or spent time with the family – and how those places looked back in 2006.

Ocean City Boardwalk Arch seen from the beach looking west.

If you are thinking about staying in a Boardwalk Hotel for your next visit to the beach – visit the List of Boardwalk Hotels page.

The Ocean City, Maryland, Boardwalk – Click the Individual Street Names below for pictures and more information about that location on the OC Boards as it was in 2006.

The OC Inlet at S 2nd Street

The Ocean City Boardwalk is two and one-quarter miles from the Ocean City Inlet on up…MORE…

South 1st Street

Prefer to ride the tram rather than walk the boards? Give your tired feet a break. So…MORE…

South Division Street

Feeling hungry, or need a little break from all of the action? South Division Street…MORE…

Worcester Street

Worcester Street just might be THE place to PLAY in Ocean City. Crowds of people…MORE…

Wicomico Street

Wicomico Street is one of the County streets – and just may represent the…MORE…

Somerset Street

Somerset Street provides a taste of the old and a taste of the South. From old time…MORE…

Dorchester Street

The Dorchester Street corridor leads to amusement areas and more in downtown Ocean City…MORE…

Talbot Street

Talbot Street has what you need for your sweet tooth. One of your webmaster’s favorite…MORE…

Caroline Street

Caroline Street, another of the County streets…provides yet more treats and another…MORE…

North Division Street

North Division Street has the famous Boardwalk Arch (sign) that greets Ocean City visitors…MORE…

1st Street

1st Street (First Street), being the “first” of the consecutively numbered streets…MORE…

2nd Street

2nd Street (Second Street) is home to one of the most famous (or is that infamous?)…MORE…

3rd Street

What a great place to spend a few days, with a hotel on one corner and a Dough Roller…MORE…

4th Street

This is where the Irish music crowd hangs out. Shenanigan’s Irish Pub is a popular place…MORE…

5th Street

5th Street on the Boards could be called “Hotel Corner” because of the two very popular…MORE…

6th Street

Go Fly A Kite! Everyone has heard of the Kite Loft – stop by and get your kite for…MORE…

7th Street

Forget to bring something? There’s a Sunsations at 7th street on the boards…MORE…

8th Street

Think pink! The Paradise Plaza Hotel is just north of 8th street on the OC boardwalk…MORE…

9th Street

The Comfort Station at 9th Street is a welcome relief for many people on the Boards...MORE…

10th Street

An Inn and the Americana are found at 10th street on the boards…MORE…

11th Street

Wanna know what the stars have to say about your week at the beach? 11th street may…MORE…

12th Street

A well-known condo and a popular hotel are at 12th street on the boardwalk…MORE…

13th Street

The Boardwalk at 13th Street is NOT an “unlucky” place to be. If you are walking…MORE…

14th Street

Take “command” at the Commander – 14th street on the Ocean City boardwalk…MORE…

15th Street

Harrison Hall and the Santa Maria help mark 15th street on the OC boards…MORE…

16th Street

A fine place to sip a Bloody Mary – at Peppers. They claim to have great shrimp, but…MORE…

17th Street

Holiday and Quality are names to know at 17th street on the boards in Ocean City…MORE…

18th Street

The boards are getting a bit more quiet by the you get to 18th Street…MORE…

19th Street

The Sahara is not a desert when its on the beach at 19th street on the boards…MORE…

20th Street

Photos and information of smaller hotels near 20th Street on the Boards…MORE…

21st Street

See photos and information for this street on the boards…MORE…

22nd Street

Although this is a quiet area of the boardwalk, the Jolly Roger Amusement Park is…MORE…

23rd Street

The distinctive shape of the Stowaway Grand Hotel is seen just below 23rd Street…MORE…

24th Street

The Ocean Meca and Howard Johnson are at 24th Street on the OC boards…MORE…

25th Street

Crystal Beach and Skyline are names known at 25th Street on the boards…MORE…

26th Street

Jonah and the Whale is a popular buffet at 26th Street in OC…MORE…

27th Street

Twenty-Seventh Street (27th St.) is the last street intersecting the Ocean City Board…MORE…

The rooms in the Stowaway Grand Hotel OC all have a great ocean view and guests can enjoy the direct boardwalk access. CLICK to see this and a full list of Boardwalk Hotels.