Reviews of Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum (Museum)

Tony Malinowski

Interesting

Ryan Powell

Neat museum.

Arlene Krebs

Very interesting.

Michael Evans

Very informatioal.

Patti Cartee

Great place to go. Been going to OC for 30+ years and 1st time going in. Very educational to see what OC looked like before all the hoopla.

fmb I

Very kool

Tamara Coburn

Small but cool

monica heffernan

Awesome

Jeremy E.S.

I love local museums with just enough to hold my attention

Richard Steele

Great little museum. Only five dollar admission for adults.

Mrs.Davis 080115

Very nice shark display on the outside of the building. On the inside the staff are nice and it was nice learning some local history!!

Sean Myers

A bit pricey, but still a cool and interesting museum.

Jay Edge

Cute little place. If you have AAA let them know before hand.

Rhonda Greenstreet

Great views

Sunny Sonnenrein

Always such a pleasure to have an informative and well put together little museum right here!

david Alcorn

Good family fun

Diana Maxwell

It's a must see when visiting ocean city

David Bianco

One of our favorite spots in OC. Kid friendly, with a scavenger hunt that includes a prize!

Mia Turner

Our 1st day in OC and this was the 1st stop on our list. The kids did the scavenger hunt through the museum which i thought was a nice touch as the kids truly enjoyed themselves. The staff were personable and funny. Will return in the future!

shawn geffken

Really nice museum

Bobby Cox

Get view of inlet, plus sharks for kids

Joel Alfaro

Nice area for picks especially when the suns coming down

Barbara Frey

Very interesting little museum. Gives you history on Ocean City as well

Andrew Clark

Born and raised in Ocean City but only visited this restored 19th century station for the first time today. It’s a must-see for fellow history nerds, especially if you enjoy Victorian era destinations.

Susan Witchey

Great place

keith churchill

Amazing

Peter yohe

Graet tourist attraction.

Kathy S

This is a relocated Lifesaving Station building at the southern-most end of the Ocean City boardwalk. Completely restored, this museum contains displays of the history of Ocean City, creation of the Inlet, the building and expansion over the years as well as a room with the old rescue equipment. This place has an educational scavenger hunt for kids and adults set up on clipboards at the start of the displays. Finishing finding everything listed gets you a pin or some other award. The room that used to be a kitchen has multiple salt water tanks with horseshoe crabs, fish, eels, seahorses and pipefish. There is a display of sand from beaches around the world and old fashioned swimsuits, along with a variety of surfboards and surf mat. Murals describing the evolution of surfing on the island are on the walls of an upstairs room The equipment room has the surf boat used and equipment for launching a line out to the ships stranded on the reef. There are displays and murals with first person accounts of the rescues. Upstairs will be more history of the beach town and the original families that made the town what it is today. There are artifacts from the old amusement parks and "Laughing Sal" - an automaton that used to be in the fun house and will laugh when you push the button. The building isn't set up as if a crew could come in and relax from a rescue. Except for the equipment room, most of the rooms are dedicated to museum displays about the resorts' history. You also enter into the museum through the gift shop. Very comprehensive museum. Gives a terrific overview of the history of Ocean City. For a life station that is set up like it was when in operation, visit the Indian River Inlet Lifesaving Station north of this one, just over the bridge of the Indian River Inlet in Delaware. That one has a separate gift shop and you walk out to explore the original station with the beds made up, kitchen set-up and equipment displays.

Sue Roth

Interesting exhibit for a very reasonable entry fee. If you have a child with you, they do a scavenger hunt to make it interesting for them as well.

Robert Hryczaniuk

Enjoyed the museum vary informative granddaughter enjoyed as well she partesepated and enjoyed the aquariums

Mike M

Very interesting museum. And air conditioned.

Tammy Groome

Very interesting place very knowledgeable very friendly

Steve Dillon

the museum is a great place to learn about ocean city's past & how it became a resort that it is now. nice shark jaw display and aquarium with local marine life. the gift shop is good for trinkets & books. love the artifacts room & davey jones locker. will visit again year after year. the price is good too.

Jarvis Warick

This place was great. Learn a lot. Worthwhile checking it out.

Carmen Rios

Love and enjoyed myself the best of my life with my fiance and never will look back again and will come again that day it was nice and Hot loved the weather ❤

Kimberly Sitterson

Nice, small museum! Fun for kids and adults

Zachary Moore

It was a learning experience

Ted Taylor

Nice view of the ocean. Place to sit and relax while enjoying view.

Pearl Burgos

This place is awesome

Terry G

Small place but good for some informational history about ocean city maryland... A place to go if the weather doesn't want to cooperate.. there is some great views of the water

Jon Bolton

Nice little spot at the end of the boardwalk that you can see some fun facts and watch the fishing boats come back into the inlet.

Cody Grieshop

Was good but difficult to enjoy with a really little kid. They have a scavenger hunt for older kids.

David Stepler

Great place to get a taste of the early days

Kimberly Cessna

LOVE THIS PLACE!! Its so much fun for the family! If you visit the boardwalk, this is a must do!!! Tells you all the history of oc!! Love the artifacts!

Kay Washer

Didn't know there was a fee. Didn't go in.

Laurie Heisler

Love the displays here. The Marlin and the Shark were especially my favorite.

Jorge Rodriguez

Nice

Robert Banach

Learn all about the history of OC Life Saving, cool displays, daily classes to learn cool stuff... Take the family!

Lutgehr Brighthammer

Small museum with history of OC. Worth a stop only if you are in to that sort of stuff. It will get you out of the weather for a break.

Colby Guyer

Good place to see the history of the boardwalk and local area, they have improved it and added some new things.

Kathy Shore

everything is great in OC

Blake Hammond

Well don't go there for food

Joni Chambers

Very relaxing very affordable love it

Girlz Tin

Nice little museum. Only $3 for admission/person.

Lynn Holthaus

Very informative and great history. Nice artifacts too.

Dale Kling

Nice exhibits of the history of Ocean City Md. Small aquarium with friendly and informative staff. Wheelchair accessible with restrooms and handicap stalls. Easy access. Kid friendly. Located close to water to put one in mood for lifesaving stories.

Justin G

Yay

Louise Ready

Great very informative, so many things I didn't know

Wayne Martin

I wasn't in there. I was in the vicinity. The next time I am making sure I take that event in.

Conchita Coney

Great for family. Lots of fun and activities especially for children. Awesome atmosphere. Make sure just in case the weather gets cold ALWAYS CARRY EXTRA CLOTHES ( BLANKET, JACKET AND A PAIR OF PANTS)

Leon Basiaga

Meanwhile an add in Philly for boogs BarBQue

James Stotz

This is the best deal on the boardwalk. I have never been to a better small museum. My daughter loved feeding the horseshoe crab and the little kid area. The prices in the gift shop are also the best around. My wife and I loved it as well. A+ 5 stars.

ImmortalEren

Very friendly with younger people; the employees were well informed and well kept. Would definitely visit again.

Dave Shilke

Was amazing to see the history of the area so well preserved

Venita Evans

Beautiful view

Steve The Bartender

Nice display, although a little on the small side, and a great view onto the nearby island. A near mandatory visit on the boardwalk.

David patterson

Beautiful

JAMES B

You will love ocean city maryland there lots to see and to do you must go you can get great photos

jtice02

Memories of days past...

Lucas Bingman

This is a great museum to visit on a rainy day!

Gail M King

Very relaxing place to sit for a few minutes

William Craig

Loved the capture of a small part of oc history.

Kerry Bergeman

Pretty neat historical building. First time there on a field trip with my girls. Interesting stuff for sure!

Fidelle hi

Nice place. Want to go back

David Wilson

Well, we stood beside it.

Duncan Brown

A little history of an obscure sort. Worthwhile

Dianna Holland

Lots of things to see & do. Special scavenger game for kids.

Anjel Dattola

We only saw the stuff on the board walk. The price didn't seem worth It, to go inside during the day.

Helen Kelly

We went in thinking this was just about OC lifeguarding and were pleasantly surprised to find a history of OC MD museum. Very interesting if you love OCMD like we do!

Vernon Helmick

Awesome place.

Ken Berger

Was interesting

Sandra Romano

Love this very informative, quaint little museum.

Bryan Hill

Cool

Dennis Wolfe

Nice

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A good place to see some history of the ocean located in a prime spot.

T AA

I sooo loved this place. Admission is 5 dollars to enter this small museum for adults. Staff were friendly and knowledgeable. They have a small aquarium on the first floor and displays and artifacts all throughout. They have a second floor with more displays. I came upon this museum by accident but I learned from this museum the hard work and sacrifice these people made during that time to save other lives. Hard work that was not easy during all kinds of storms and weather. Five stars for this place and those heroes who helped others and rescued lives.

Lucas Heppner

Great piece of history

Chris Michaels

Always loved going there for The Boardwalkin' Pets event every April!!!

Armando Guzman

If you want a real museum go to DC or New York

Laura Kennedy

I was actually grateful for a rainy day otherwise we would not have discovered this delightful museum. I learned so much about the fascinating history of Ocean City, the heroic sea rescues, the beginnings of the boardwalk so much more! With a really fun and clean kid's room, aquariums and scavenger hunts for all ages it's a great spot to bring kids. I especially enjoyed the sand collection with sand from Antarctica to Iceland! This is really a must-see, located right at the end of the boardwalk and very reasonably priced.

Jeff McLain

We come every year, at least once. This year it's been three times for me. It is only a few dollars to get in, and you will find that it is packed full of memorable exhibits on shipwreck history, timelines of lifesaving, appreciation for ocean life, and a archive of Ocean City's history and roots. It's important to know yesterday, to appreciate what we have today. The staff is always helpful and welcoming. It is also certainly family friendly. Kids will enjoy a shark scavenger hunt - our girls look forward to it every year. Stop in and learn the story of Ocean City Maryland's yesterday.

David Miller

Very interesting history of OC on display. Friendly and informative staff.

Chelsea

I was impressed by the aquariums, fun history and displays inside. I have walked by so many times and never realized all the treasures inside. The employees are so kind and have a great knowledge about the history.

Nikia Smith

Intimate

Nay H

Interesting place to visit. A lot of fun facts to learn. Neat place to bring the kids.

Jedi Starwalker

Classic Boardwalk.

Jason Biloda

A great time capsule for anyone wanting to know the origins of Ocean City MD. Interactive fun and lots to see and learn. Self guided tour allows you to take your time and take it all in. The surf room is very cool. Kids can go on a scavenger hunt to show what they learned and get a cool prize. The bookstore / gift shop has things you won't find at the other souvenir shops.

Matt Rounds

Interesting information here. Neat little museum.

Dawn Haeffner

Loved it

sharon gardina

It was a nice Boardwalk

Debra V.

Educational and historic. Well worth the visit.

John Hoesch

Always fun to visit! Love the boardwalk!!!

David Eardley

Nice memorabilia

Ashley Howe

Great for little ones too. They give the kids a scavenger hunt and it's cute!

V P

Good spot to visit if you have nothing to do or bad weather. Not too much to see, but kinda interesting, kids will like it.

Jennifer Tomcanin

A great little museum with activities for kids. Worth the trip.

Jenny Snoeberger

Very cool

A. Moore

Excelent Museam! Quality exihibits cover the history of the Life-Saving profession and the history of the island. For $3, it is a steal of a deal. Plus, a unique collection of sands from all over the world. Entrance is through the museam's gift shop.

Hymen Hitman618

Awesome place to have fun and learn about virtual gaming. 100% worth it

Shelly McCann

Very friendly staff. Enjoyed learning about the history of the station and OC.

Mark DeCampus

You will see the beginning to now of the start of ocean city

John Russell

Very kid friendly. The gift shop attendant was very helpful and was great at getting my kids involved in the museum scavenger hunt. On the adult side, a lot of neat information about the history of saving lives from the ocean. The cost is $5 per adult and under 11 is free. The prices in the gift shop aren't too terrible. Worth checking out! Oh, and the A/C works really well!! :)

Bella Peton

Had a great time as always! The sand area was surprisingly clean and food was tasty everywhere you go.

captainofechosound

Great history

I am Jeff and This Is Me

This place was great did a little scavenger hunt kids wone shark teeth for finishing it and we learned alot very cute and quaint and the girls working there are top notch

Carl Young

Lots of history, still open during the winter.

Nick

Nice place to go and kill some time. Scavenge hunt was fun and educational for the kids. Not much of an aquarium though and bathroom had a pretty bad odor in it.

Kathy Tobin

Part of our walk to end of boardwalk where life saving station is then turn around and walk back to 14th street awesome exersize and view of the Ocean!

Lynn Robinson

Great presentation of sea creatures getting fed. Our whole family loves this museum.

Mark Schreck

Fun to see how things have changed , We loved looking around.

Sarah Cecil

Beautiful views from the lookout point and great photo opts!

Jennifer Ziolkowski

LOVE!

James Brewer

Great to learn about rescue services that were in place before the US Coast Guard.

Anne L

Interesting!

Christa Moseley

Love this museum. Great place to get out of the heat and learn interesting local history.

Cat Jordan

Nice little museum to visit in OC

Patrick Dowling

Favorite stop in OC. Military discount, scavenger hunt and a nice gift shop.

Hannah Hippenstiel

This is a very nice museum. We visited it for our daughter's education trip while on vacation.

shaninrocks

Do it, they have sand from all over the world. Great history to check out about OCMD.

Ps4iz

Really fun place to check out! We did the scavenger hunts for both young kids and big kids and learned a lot about what it took to save lives back in the day. There is some great items of historical significance specific to Ocean City and it was very interesting to see how people have enjoyed the island over the years. If you have ever wondered what the sand of different beaches from all over the world look like, look no further, because they have samples here that come in a range of color and coarseness. The aquarium room is small but has some really cool species that can be found locally in the wild and the kids were so excited to see everything so close. The kids also had fun putting on the captain hat for a picture in the kids room where they also had a chance to “save” a stuffed bear. We had a lot of fun here and it also served as a good place to ride out the brief squall that was happening outside.

Shirley Scanlon

Great place

Tyler Hanson

Love that place

Jean Ortega

Beautiful & informative

Mark Elbert

It's great

Jay Latshaw

Fun and educational

Mark Cyr

This is a must see museum. Very interesting exhibits and friendly, knowledgeable staff.

Rob klein

Wish they included fire and police in there discount and offers with the military service. I dont understand why they dont...

Paula Carbaugh

Very interesting museum

Jeffrey Yohn

Very educational

David Utermahlen

Nice place to visit with the family

Heidi Rademacher

Informative and in a really attractive location

Caleb Sorensen

This fun little museum offered a lot of insight on the history of ocean city, along with many fun activities for kids of all ages and even adults. The customer service was absolutely outstanding and everyone there seemed to be in a good mood. The museum arouses a certain nostalgia inside of everyone who enters and the employees certainly play a part in that. On top of all that, the prices are ridiculously low for such a fun time and children 11 and under are completely free to get in. I highly recommend anyone visiting ocean city to stop by this place and check it out. It will be worth your time.

Nick Lyga

Very informative museum with a very passionate staff. We all thought it was interesting and had a great time.

Virginia Schry

Always very interesting.

vivek paul

Nice place. Good ambience. Good for kids

Jerry Cochran

Great place

Michael Hoffman

This is one of those “hidden in plain sight” gems. Dirt cheap to check out, worth every penny, and gives you a complete history of not only the life saving station, but the whole of Ocean City, the boardwalk and it’s many attractions. It makes a great rainy day activity, and should be a must visit place for anyone who comes to Ocean City regularly!

J higgs

Staff was very friendly! Very steep stairs to upper floor was rough on my bad knee, but worth the admission.

Rafael Gonzalez

Awesome

Emily Mottley

We needed to incorporate educational activities during our vacation for our homeschooler. He was 9 when we visited here and it was age appropriate. A cheap and interesting look into the local history. Thank you.

Dixie Smelser

It's so beautiful. Catch a trolly ride the boardwalk and stop at shops. It was busy when I was there but so nice.

Nancy Dorer

We had a great time we walk the hole Broadwell it is 5 miles long.Thay had games and rides we had are dogs with use and they had a great time too they are sleep now.They have all kinds of food there was a lot of different kinds of dogs big and small the last day for the dogs to be on the boardwalk is the last day of may they have all kinds of shops so go to Ocean city MD.

Paul Reina

Great place for knowledge of the area

Joyce Brennan

The history of the men who worked there.

Randy Reese

This was a Great Museum.

Michael Seiders

Nice place to learn some local history

Frank Godiska

Very educational, my whole family enjoyed