Rowes Wharf
The Waterfront · Downtown Boston
The arch out front frames the harbor and the marina. The Greenway is a block west. The North End is a ten-minute walk north. The Financial District is across the street.
You're at the front door of Boston — the harbor on one side, four hundred years of city on the other.
The arch out front frames the harbor and the marina. The Greenway is a block west. The North End is a ten-minute walk north. The Financial District is across the street.
Out the arch, and you're already there. Tap any card for directions.
A mile-and-a-half ribbon of gardens, fountains, and a carousel where the elevated expressway once stood.
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A four-story ocean tank, a penguin colony, and harbor seals — right at the water's edge.
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A colonial meeting hall and marketplace, still full of vendors, buskers, and food stalls.
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A trellised harborfront park with a rose garden and skyline views across the marina.
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Worth the stroll. The neighborhoods that make Boston, Boston.
Boston's oldest neighborhood — narrow streets packed with Italian restaurants, cafés, and bakeries.
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The launch point for harbor cruises, whale watches, and ferries to the Harbor Islands and Charlestown.
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The country's oldest public park, anchoring the Freedom Trail and the Public Garden's swan boats.
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The city's newest quarter — waterfront restaurants, galleries, and rooftop bars across the channel.
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Take a car or the T. Ten to twenty minutes, and you're somewhere new.
Gas-lit streets, Federal-style rowhouses, and the antique shops and cafés of Charles Street.
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Eight blocks of boutiques, galleries, and sidewalk cafés in Back Bay brownstones.
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The oldest ballpark in the majors, home of the Red Sox since 1912 — tours daily, games in season.
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Bookstores, street performers, and centuries of college-town history across the river.
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