South Boston
South Boston is a densely populated neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, located south and east of the Fort Point Channel and abutting Dorchester Bay.
It has undergone several demographic transformations since being annexed to the city of Boston in 1804. The neighborhood, once primarily farmland, is popularly known by its twentieth century identity as a working class Irish Catholic community. Throughout the twenty-first century, the neighborhood has become increasingly popular with millennial professionals.
Getting around South Boston the local way
- Get inOne of the most popular and frequent are Water Taxis.
- Get inHop aboard a real ship and take the Bay State Cruise Company's Provincetown Fast Ferry, running from the pier with the Seaport Hotel during the summer months.
- Go nextBut boats are available to ferry you to the Boston Harbor Islands seasonally.
- Go nextIf you have 100 bucks and 90 minutes, climb aboard the fast ferry to Provincetown.
From Wikivoyage: Boston/South Boston, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
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