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Ocean City Life-Saving Station Museum

Ocean City Boardwalk, P.O. Box 603, Ocean City, MD 21843
410-289-4991
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Ranked #3 of 21 attractions in Ocean City
Type: Speciality Museums
Description: A museum dedicated to collecting and preserving the history of life saving on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.
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Marion Station, Maryland
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25 reviews 25 reviews
11 attraction reviews
Reviews in 10 cities Reviews in 10 cities
17 helpful votes 17 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2013

I love small museums. It's so nice to spend a little time learning a lot - especially when it's so interesting. The museum is an actual life-saving station (moved from it's original position) that shows how people got rescued from ships that wrecked off the Atlantic Coast. There is an actual life saving boat (restored), gear worn by life-savers, a... More

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Baltimore, Maryland
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27 reviews 27 reviews
6 attraction reviews
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6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 April 2013

Great displays and history. Kids enjoyed themselves. I would repeat in the future. Economical alternative to other expenses on the boardwalk.

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PA
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64 reviews 64 reviews
11 attraction reviews
Reviews in 21 cities Reviews in 21 cities
20 helpful votes 20 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 January 2013

They have some fascinating displays of equipment used to rescue people from shipwrecks, and we talked to a volunteer who happily explained in detail how each piece of equipment would be used. they also have some aquariums with local sea life.

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Baltimore, Md
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6 reviews 6 reviews
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 January 2013

Although the museum was closed during our visit, the displays around the building were interesting. Showing a bit of OC history

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Howard County, MD
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43 reviews 43 reviews
12 attraction reviews
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 1 January 2013

Price was fair, exhibits and history very interesting. The staff working were very friendly and this puts a good hold on how OC was and has developed.

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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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9 reviews 9 reviews
4 attraction reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 November 2012

When we checked out the life saving station there were lots of interesting displays. It makes you think of all the history and advancements made in EMS.

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PA
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9 reviews 9 reviews
3 attraction reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
11 helpful votes 11 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 5 November 2012

Very informative. Staff is very knowledgeable. Very reasonably priced. You can spend as little as an hour or really take your time and look over everything.

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Ocean City, Maryland
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 October 2012

Located at the South end of the Boardwalk, it is a great place to learn the history of Ocean City, (Coast Guard, Life Guards and the City itself)

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toms river
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4 attraction reviews
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3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 October 2012

The $3 charge to get in should have been higher!!! A must see, well thought out and who ever made this into a musuem should be given a medal.

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Washington DC, District of Columbia
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83 reviews 83 reviews
30 attraction reviews
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40 helpful votes 40 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 15 October 2012

You can spend anywhere from 5 minutes to an hour in this small museum which was at one point the precursor to the US Coast Guard and then the USCG building. The information on the "pound fishermen," the 1933 storm that cut a hole in the sand barrier and created the inlet that led to Ocean City's sport fishing fame,... More

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