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p Waterfront the waterfront, is a particularly grounds far offshore. The
fine example of such aquarium also has a gift shop
Map E3. Atlantic Ave. New England
Aquarium: Central Wharf. Tel (617) revitalization. This modern red- and a café with a beautiful
973-5200.  Aquarium. Open Jul– brick development, with condo- view of the harbor. Griffin’s
Aug: 9am–6pm Sun–Thu, 9am–7pm miniums, a hotel, and offices, Wharf, where the Boston Tea
Fri & Sat; Sep–Jun: 9am–5pm Mon–Fri, features a large archway that Party took place on December
9am–6pm Sat & Sun. & 7 9 = links the city to the harbor. 16, 1773, was long ago buried
- ∑ neaq.org Boston Tea Party The waterfront’s prime beneath landfill. Anchored
Ships and Museum: 306 Congress St. attraction is the New England nearby on Fort Point Channel,
Tel (617) 338-1773.  South Station. Aquarium, which dominates the Boston Tea Party Ships
Open 10am–5pm daily. & Central Wharf. Designed in replicate the British East India
∑ bostonteapartyship.com 1969, the aquarium’s core Company ships involved in the
Institute of Contemporary Art: encloses a vast four-story Tea Party protest (see p54). At
100 Northern Ave. Tel (617) 478-3100. ocean tank, which houses a Fan Pier, the light-flooded
 Courthouse. Open 10am–5pm Caribbean coral reef galleries, performance
Tue, Wed, Sat & Sun, 10am–9pm Thu and contains a space open to
& Fri. & 7 ∑ icaboston.org wide array of harbor views, and
Children’s Museum: 300 Congress St.
Tel (617) 426-6500.  S Station. marine creatures cutting-edge
Open 10am–5pm daily (to 9pm Fri). such as sharks, moray media center
& 7 ∑ bostonkids.org eels, barracudas, and highlight the
sea turtles, as well as landmark
Boston’s waterfront is one of exotic, brightly colored building of the
the city’s most fascinating areas. tropical fish. A curving Lionfish, New Institute of
Fringed by wharves and ware- walkway runs around England Aquarium Contemporary Art,
houses – a reminder of the the outside of the tank where exhibitions
city’s past as a key trading from the top to the bottom, place strong emphasis on
port – its attractions include a and provides different electronic media and
famous aquarium and two viewpoints of the interior at performance art.
fine museums. many levels. Overlooking Fort Point
One of the largest wharves A particularly popular section Channel is a rejuvenated
is Long Wharf, established in of the aquarium is the Penguin 19th-century wool warehouse
1710. Once extending 2,000 ft Pool, which runs around the that houses the Children’s
(610 m) into Boston Harbor base of the ocean tank, while Museum, one of the best in the
and lined with shops and the west wing has an outdoor country. Its many attractions
warehouses, it provided secure tank with a lively colony of and interactive exhibits include
mooring for the largest ships harbor seals. In 2001, the a climbing wall, a hands-on art
of the time. Simons IMAX® Theater was studio, and a “construction
Harbor Walk connects Long opened on the wharf, which zone” with child-scaled trucks
Wharf with other adjacent presents changing programs of and blocks. They can also follow
wharves, dating from the early 3-D films on a giant screen. a giant maze or act in KidStage
1800s. Most of them have A highlight of the aquarium’s plays. An international flavor is
now been converted to fashion- programs are the boat trips added by a visit to the silk
able harborside apartments. from Boston Harbor, which take merchant’s house, transplanted
Rowes Wharf, to the south of visitors to the whale feeding from Kyoto in Japan.

Long Wharf stretching toward the waterfront and Custom House

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