South Boston
Commonwealth Pier / World Trade Center
This section of the HarborWalk offers diverse perspectives for the visitor, from waterfront commerce to public art. Commonwealth Pier, once used by large ships, is now a conference, exhibition, and office complex. The World Trade Center project accomplished the renovation and conversion of the 70-year-old former Commonwealth Pier landmark structure into an 800,000-square-foot facility for exhibition space and offices for high-tech and international trade companies. The HarborWalk loops around the Pier, offering good views of Fish Pier, the Harbor, and the Boston skyline. Ferries and harbor-cruise boats dock on the west side of Commonwealth Pier. The historic tugboat Luna, the first diesel-electric vessel in the world built for a commercial tugboat company, is moored on the east side of Commonwealth Pier.
An interior waiting room and public restrooms are available to the public inside the waterfront retail area of Commonwealth Pier along Seaport Boulevard.
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Getting There:
- Subway:
Take MBTA Silver Line 1 or 2/3 to the World Trade Center T Stop. - Public Parking:
Paid parking and limited metered on-street parking are available. - Water Transportation: The World Trade Center stop on the Seaport Express.
Contact Rowes Wharf Water Transport at 617-406-8584 or visit Rowes Wharf Water Taxi for schedule and fare information. - Bus: Bus Route 4 or7.
