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Rowes Wharf, Boston, 2008 (looking across the Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy Greenway) The current incarnation of Rowes Wharf (built 1987) [1] is a modern development in downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is best known for the Boston Harbor Hotel's multi-story arch over the wide public plaza between Atlantic Avenue and the Boston Harbor waterfront.
The Harborwalk is a cooperative project of the City of Boston, [2] the Boston Planning and Development Agency, [3] the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection, [4] The Boston Harbor Association, [1] and private property developers. Since 1984, the project has established parks, walking paths, educational sites, transportation ...
Boston By Foot – offers guided architectural and historical walking tours of various Boston neighborhoods, including Beacon Hill, Back Bay, the North End, and the Freedom Trail; Boston Duck Tours – guided-tour that uses World War II-era duck boats; Boston HarborWalk – tour designed to allow people to walk the entire shore of Boston Harbor [1]
Boston African American National Historic Site: October 10, 1980: Boston The Park Service operates two buildings (the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith School) of 15 locations that comprise this site. All of the site's locations are linked by the Black Heritage Trail, although only a few are open to the public. 2: Boston National ...
Cathleen Stone Island, also known as Thompson Island, is a 170-acre (69 ha) island in the Dorchester Bay section of Boston Harbor, offshore from downtown Boston, Massachusetts. It is located slightly more than 4 miles (6.4 km) from Boston's Long Wharf via boat, [ 1 ] while approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) straight-line distance from Boston's ...
The Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area is managed by the Boston Harbor Islands Partnership, [27] a statutory body established as a federal operating committee by the park enabling legislation. The partnership consists of individual members who represent a range of federal, state, city, and nonprofit agencies, including:
Spectacle Island is a 114-acre (46 ha) island in Boston Harbor, [1] 4 miles (6.4 km) offshore of downtown Boston, Massachusetts.It is part of the city of Boston. The island has a varied history, and today is a public park with a marina, visitor center, cafe, lifeguarded swimming beach, and five miles of walking trails, [1] forming part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area.
Castle Island is a peninsula in South Boston on the shore of Boston Harbor. In 1928, Castle Island was connected to the mainland by a narrow strip of land and is thus no longer an island. [3] It has been the site of a fortification since 1634, [3] and is currently a 22-acre (8.9 ha) recreation site and the location of Fort Independence. [2]