After kite-flying, sand-castle building, and a visit to the Penguin, walk across the street to Three Blonde Bakers (also known as 3BB) for ice cream and fudge. This is the place to go for sweet deliciousness. They have more than 20 varieties of fudge, made fresh in the store. When you’re screaming for ice cream, it has to be Venderwendes...

One of four Off the Hook Restaurant Group restaurants along the Maryland and Delaware beaches, the Bethany Beach Off the Hook is small and in a strip mall. This is where locals and visitors stuff themselves with the stuffed tacos, clam toast, seafood stew, and shrimp and grits. If you’re elsewhere along the beaches, try Hooked in Ocean City, Just...

With a name like Bethany Blues BBQ Pit, you know it has to be good. Whether you want Carolina-style barbecue, Texas-style beef brisket, St. Louis ribs, or Bethany Blues’  own “Delmarva-Q”, there are plenty of choices. Don’t want BBQ while everyone else does? No problem.  Choose the no-filler crabcakes or burgers. Kids can choose from a children’s menu. A family...

For some nature on the Bay side, stop by the 150-acre James Farm Ecological Preserve. Visit during low tide to learn some of the most fascinating stories the shore has to tell you. Walk the three miles of trails through the area’s seven distinctive habitats. They include salty flats of the low marsh, shrubby high marsh, and into the shade...