Neighborhood 48H guide
Seaport & Fort Point: Where to Stay & What to Do in 48 Hours
The ICA, the Tea Party ships and new restaurants.
Boston’s newest district, across Fort Point Channel, has the Institute of Contemporary Art over the harbour, the Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum, and new towers of restaurants, bars and hotels.
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Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tim Pierce · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Why stay here
Harbour views, new restaurants and the convention centre.
Who it's for: Business travellers and foodies.
Pros
- Waterfront
- Restaurants
- Modern
Cons
- Little character
- Windy
- Pricey
48H in Seaport & Fort Point
The ICA, the Tea Party ships and new restaurants.
10:00 – Boston Tea Party Ships
Throw the tea.
13:00 – ICA
Contemporary art over the water.
Named recommendations
Real places with links to their official site or a Maps place page. We do not invent hours, prices, or ratings.
See / do
See / do
Institute of Contemporary Art
25 Harbor Shore Drive
Contemporary art museum cantilevered over the harbour.
Photo: Beyond My Ken · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →See / do
Boston Tea Party Ships & Museum
306 Congress Street
Replica ships and live re-enactments of the 1773 protest.
Photo: Tim Pierce · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons Official site / map →
Where to stay
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Hotel · Expedia
YOTEL Boston
Seaport Boulevard
Compact rooms with a rooftop bar.
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Vacation rentals
Prefer an apartment or whole home in this neighborhood? Browse Vrbo listings for Seaport & Fort Point.
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- Back Bay — Copley Square, Newbury Street and brownstones.
- Beacon Hill — Gaslit lanes, the Common and the Public Garden.
- Downtown & Faneuil Hall — The Freedom Trail’s heart and the harbour.
- North End — Little Italy and Paul Revere’s Boston.
- South End — Victorian rows, galleries and restaurants.
- Fenway & the Fens — Fenway Park, the MFA and the Gardner.
- Cambridge & Harvard Square — Harvard Yard, museums and bookshops.