Constructed in the 17th century, the Long Wharf in downtown Boston, Massachusetts was once the focal point of that city's shipping industry. Now much shortened by land reclamation at its landward end, today it serves as the principal terminus for cruise boats and harbor ferries operating on Boston Harbor. The wharf itself is occupied by the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, several restaurants and shops. At the seaward end, there is a large plaza with e...
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Constructed in the 17th century, the Long Wharf in downtown Boston, Massachusetts was once the focal point of that city's shipping industry. Now much shortened by land reclamation at its landward end, today it serves as the principal terminus for cruise boats and harbor ferries operating on Boston Harbor. The wharf itself is occupied by the Marriott Long Wharf Hotel, several restaurants and shops. At the seaward end, there is a large plaza with extensive views of the harbor. The 1760s Gardiner Building, once home to John Hancock's counting house and now a (Chart House) restaurant, is the wharf's oldest surviving structure.
Long Wharf is adjacent to the New England Aquarium, and is served by the Aquarium station on MBTA's Blue Line subway. MBTA boat services link the wharf to the Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown, Logan International Airport, Hull, and Quincy. Other passenger ferry services operate to the islands of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, and to the cities of...
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