Downtown/North End
Burroughs Wharf
Burroughs Wharf is home to Boston's Fire Marine unit. Be sure to see both vessels docked on the northern side of Burroughs Wharf. The larger of the two vessels is the 76-foot fire pump boat built in 1972. The other vessel, built in 1992, is a 30-ft high-speed pump boat. Visitors are welcome to view the vessels and the equipment to repair boats, view the equipment in the fire station, or ask questions of the marine firefighters. Behind the fire station are restrooms open to the public. Other amenities at Burroughs Wharf include a water fountain surrounded by landscaped gardens, a promenade, benches, lighting, shelter, signage, public landing area, marina slips, and a water taxi stop. This condominium complex has one of the most pedestrian-friendly walkways on the Boston waterfront. The HarborWalk that wraps around the two luxury condominium buildings boasts incredible views of the USS Constitution and Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown and the Harbor and is a wonderful location to watch boats plying the waters in the Harbor.
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Getting There:
- Subway:
Take the Blue Line to Aquarium. Walk north on Atlantic Avenue. Make a right onto Atlantic Avenue which becomes Commercial Street. Battery Street is on the right off Commercial Street. - Bus:
Take MBTA Route 6. - Address: 40 Battery Street, Boston, MA 02109
