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q Institute of
Contemporary Art
25 Harbor Shore Drive. Map 2 F5.
Tel (617) 478­3100.  Courthouse.
Open 10am–5pm Tue, Wed, Sat, Sun,
10am–9pm Thu, Fri. & 7
∑ icaboston.org
In 2006 the Institute of
Contemporary Art moved to a
dramatic wood, steel, and glass
landmark building on Fan Pier.
Light­flooded galleries, a perfor­
mance space open to harbor views,
and a cutting­edge media center
mean that the ICA can extend
its eight­decade history of inno­
vation well into the 21st century.
Its exhibitions typically break
the mold of convention and it
is building its first permanent
collection of avant­garde work.

w Boston Tea Party
Rowes Wharf development, typical of Boston’s waterfront regeneration
Ships & Museum
8 Long Wharf 9 New England 306 Congress St. Map 2 E5.
Atlantic Avenue. Map 2 E3. Aquarium Tel (617) 338­1773.  South Station.
 Aquarium. See pp78–9. & ∑ bostonteapartyship.com
The nation’s oldest continuously Griffin’s Wharf, where the
operated wharf was built in Boston Tea Party took place
1710 to accommodate the 0 Rowes Wharf on December 16, 1773 (see
boom in early maritime com­ Atlantic Avenue. Map 2 E4. p77), was buried beneath
merce. The following century  Aquarium. landfill many years ago.
was to be Boston’s international Today, visitors can enjoy
maritime heyday; it was the Completed in 1987, this fine interactive exhibits, including
busiest port in North America example of waterfront revitali­ actors in period clothing, a
and one of the most important zation replaced the two­part traditional tea room, and
in the colonies, surpassed India wharf dating from the Tavern Night shows. Floating
only by London and Bristol in 1760s. Built of Bostonian in Fort Point Channel are
the amount of cargo that it red brick and designed by perfect replicas of the Beaver
handled. Once extending 2,000 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and Dartmouth, two of the
ft (610 m) into Boston harbor, the complex houses the luxury three ships that took part
and lined with shops and Boston Harbor Hotel (see p135), in the original Boston Tea
warehouses, Long Wharf condominiums, offices, and a Party, built by master builder
provided secure mooring for marina. A large archway links Leon Poindexter. With its
the largest ships of the time. the city to the harbor. wraparound movie screen,
Today, Long Wharf is used
by boat services to Province­
town, Charlestown Navy Yard,
and the Harbor Islands. The
attractive esplanade at the end
also offers good views across
the city’s waterfront. Running
along the waterfront, Harbor
Walk connects Long Wharf
with other adjacent wharves,
such as Union, Lewis, and
Commercial wharves. Dating
from the early 1800s, most
are now converted to fashion­
able harborside apartments
and condominiums. View down Long Wharf toward the waterfront and Custom House

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