EASTERN SHORE ATTRACTIONS & RECREATION Upper Bay Museum Kennedyville ATTRACTIONS Crow Vineyard and Winery 12441 Vansant Corner Rd, Kennedyville, 410-648-5687 www.crowvineyardandwinery.com OUTDOOR RECREATION Advanced Marina 122 66th St, PO Box 521, Ocean City, 410-723-2124 www.advancedmarina.wix.com/home Full-service marina; Chaparral boat sales; certified mechanics; dry storage and dockage; all types of boat rentals; Wave runner rentals and marine retail store. Call for schedule. c Wines and you can add a pairing tray made from our local grass-fed Angus Beef and other farm grown items. 12N-5pm. d 219 Walnut St, North East, 410-287-2675 www.upperbaymuseum.org A unique collection of authentic artifacts celebrating the heritage of Upper Bay watermen. Boats, decoys, fishing equipment, motors, oars, punt gun, shot guns and sink boxes. May-Oct: Fri-Sun, 12N-4pm. Call for tours. d OUTDOOR RECREATION Elk Neck State Park 4395 Turkey Point Rd, North East, 410-287-5333, 1-800-830-3974 http://dnr.maryland.gov/publiclands/Pages/central/ elkneck.aspx Beaches, marshlands, wooded bluffs comprise this peninsula at headwaters of the Bay. Turkey Point Lighthouse provides views of Chesapeake Bay, and Northeast and Elk rivers. Launching ramps, tent and cabin camping. 9am-sunset. d $ Bay Bee OUTDOOR RECREATION Hopkins Game Farm 13003 Turners Creek Rd, Kennedyville, 410-348-5287 www.hopkinshunting-clays.com Sporting clays. NSCA-5-Stand. Deer and goose hunting on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. Mon-Tues, 10am-4pm; Thur-Sat, 10am-4pm; Sun, 9am-4pm. d Ocean City Fishing Ctr, Shantytown Rd, Ocean City, 410-213-1121 www.ocfishing.com Maximum 23 person capacity headboat. May-Oct: 8am-12N & 1-5pm. Fish Finder Adventures Mardela Springs ATTRACTIONS Adkins Museum & Historical Complex 106 Brattan St, Mardela Springs, 410-302-2298 www.adkinsmuseum.com Ten historical buildings and a privy are open for free tours. By appointment. Ocean City ATTRACTIONS Fin City Brewing Company 12913 Ocean Gateway, Ocean City, 410-213-1771 www.fincitybrewing.com Located at Hooper’s Crab House. Ocean City’s Oldest Brewery. Great hand-crafted beers. Mon-Sun, 11:30am-10pm. 10418 Exeter Rd, Ocean City, 410-726-7946 www.bigsharks.com Specializing in offshore and inshore shark fishing and saltwater fly-fishing. Call for schedule. Islander Charter Boat c/o Fisherman’s Marina, 12806 Sunset Ave, Ocean City, 410-641-4604, 410-726-6867 www.ocean-city.com/islander 6am-6pm. Mason-Dixon Marker (c.1768) Odyssea Water-Sports Rt 54, Mardela Springs, 410-548-4914, 1-800-332-8687 www.wicomicotourism.org Southern end of north-south line of the Mason-Dixon boundary, installed to settle boundary disputes between Penn/Calvert families, whose coats of arms it bears. Jolly Roger Amusement Park HISTORY & HERITAGE Barren Creek Heritage Museum 413 Main St, Mardela Springs, 410-726-8047, 410-742-9028 www.barrencreekheritage.org Wicomico County’s Nanticoke River watershed area’s history, traditions, and cultural heritage, special focus on town’s history as a mineral water spa attraction and more than 25 exhibits. May-Oct: Sun (4th), Thur, Sat and by appointment. d $ 30th St Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, 410-289-3477 www.jollyrogerpark.com Thirty exciting rides, games, 16-track speedworld with 400 go-karts, 14-slide splash mountain water park, aqua loop and activity centers. Jungle and treasure golf. Memorial-Labor Day, 10am-11pm. 5003 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, 410-723-4227 www.odysseawatersports.com Pontoons, paddle boards, jet skis, and other fun-filled rentals; take a GoPro. May-Sept: 8:30am-8:30pm. White Lightning Fishing Charter Ocean City Brewing Company 5509 Coastal Hwy, 56th St, Ocean City, 443-664-6682 www.ocbrewingcompany.com Full-scale craft brewery with a family restaurant, sports pub and gift shop. 11am-2am. d 12911 Sunset Ave, Ocean City, 302-841-0729 www.whitelightningfishing.com A 61-ft. custom Carolina fully rigged charter boat built to take you to catch Tuna, Mahi, Marlin, Sharks,Wahoo, etc. Max charter size is 6 people. Call for schedule. Oxford ATTRACTIONS Oxford-Bellevue Ferry 101 E Strand (end of MD Rt 333), Oxford, 410-745-9023 www.oxfordferry.com America’s oldest privately owned ferry, established 1683. Crosses scenic Tred Avon River between Oxford and St. Michaels area. Ferry carries nine cars, motorcycles, bicycles, passengers. Two locations for boarding: Oxford and Bellevue, MD (5536 Bellevue Rd). April-Oct: 9am-sunset; Nov: Sat-Sun only. d $ Ocean City Center for the Arts Marydel ATTRACTIONS Mason-Dixon Crownstone (1762) MD Rt 454 DE Rt 8, Marydel, 410-479-4188 Look closely, just off the highway, for the elaborately carved English limestone post, which bears coats of arms of Lord Baltimore and William Penn. 502 94th St, Ocean City, 410-524-9433 www.artleagueofoceancity.org Beautiful visual art center featuring galleries, artist studios, gift shop, pottery studio and hands on art instruction for all ages. Mon-Fri, 9am-4pm; Sat-Sun, 11am-4pm. Planet Maze, Lasertron and Lost Galaxy Golf Massey ATTRACTIONS Massey Air Museum Inc. 33541 Maryland Line Rd, Massey, 410-928-5270 www.masseyaero.org Active rural, grassroots aviation museum and airport. Vintage aircraft, artifacts, touch and feel exhibits. Restoration shop and library. Tues-Sat, 10am-4pm or by appointment. d 3305 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, 410-524-4386 www.planetmaze.com Indoor climbing maze, high-tech arcade, lasertron and lost galaxy miniature golf. Ocean City’s only family entertainment center. Buses and group tours welcome. Year-round. HISTORY & HERITAGE Oxford Museum 100 S Morris St, Oxford, 410-226-0191 www.oxfordmuseum.org 18th-and 19th-century history exhibits with emphasis on the historic and unique town of Oxford. Late Apr-mid Nov: call for schedule. d Ripley’s Believe It or Not! 401 S Atlantic Ave, Ocean City, 410-289-5600 www.ripleys.com/oceancity Ripley’s, Ocean City is located right on the boardwalk. Visit the “Odditorum” filled with unusual artifacts and artwork, Mirror Maze, Laser Ace and Candy Factory. Jan-Feb: Fri-Sun, 10am-2pm; Memorial-Labor Day: Mon-Sun, 9am-1am. d $ Tench Tilghman Monument Oxford Cemetery, Rt 333, Oxford, 410-770-8000 www.tourtalbot.org Grave of Colonel Tench Tilghman, aide-de-camp to George Washington. North East ATTRACTIONS Gilpin’s Falls Covered Bridge Rt 272, North East, 410-996-6292 View from Rt 272; 119-ft. red wooden bridge built c. 1860. Closed to traffic. Trimper’s Rides of Ocean City Boardwalk S 1st St, Ocean City, 410-289-8617 www.trimpersrides.com For more than 100 years, rides and amusements have entertained and delighted. Home to one of the oldest carousels. Summer: 12N-12M; Winter: weekends only. OUTDOOR RECREATION Brewer Oxford Boatyard and Marina 402 E Strand, Oxford, 410-226-5101 www.byy.com/mdmarinas/oxford A cruiser-friendly, full-service facility, offering repairs, refits, and upgrades to recreational power and sailing vessels of all sizes. Mon-Fri (service); Sat-Sun (fuel dock), 8am-4:30pm. EVENT FACILITES Roland E. Powell Convention Center 4001 Coastal Hwy, Ocean City, 410-289-2800, 1-800-OC-OCEAN www.ocmdconventioncenter.com/convention-center 214,000 sq. ft. of meeting space, 10-miles of beach and everything else in between. HISTORY & HERITAGE Turkey Point Lighthouse 4395 Turkey Point Rd, North East, 410-287-5333 www.tpls.org Lighthouse sits high atop a 100-ft. bluff and offers stunning views of the crown of the Chesapeake Bay; still an active navigation beacon located in beautiful Elk Neck State Park. May-Oct: Sat-Sun, 10am-2pm. Campbell’s Boatyards Custom Yachts & Yachts Sales 26106A Bachelor Harbor, Oxford, 410-226-5592 www.campbellsboatyards.com Three full-service marinas/boatyards. Offers custom boat building, yacht sales services and transient dockage available. Certified Cummins dealer. 7:30am-4:30pm. c 126 ✥ VISITMARYLAND.ORG | 1-877-333-4455 KEY TO SYMBOLS d = Disability Accessible $ = Admission c = Maryland Green Travel Partner
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