Of all the reasons to dine at Reelhouse, the cuisine is near the bottom of the list. The seafood and pub fare is usually pretty good. But you likely won't notice it much, as you'll be relishing the salty air, sea breezes and drop-dead gorgeous views of the Boston city skyline (with a killer sunset if you time it right).

This place is off the beaten track in East Boston. You can drive or take the T, but it's more fun to take a free water taxi from Pier Six in Charlestown.


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1. USS Cassin Young

0.53 MILES

This 376ft WWII destroyer is one of 14 Fletcher-class destroyers built at the Charlestown Navy Yard. These were the Navy’s fastest, most versatile ships…

2. All Saints Way

0.53 MILES

'Mock all and sundry things, but leave the saints alone.' So goes an old Italian saying that is now posted on the wall of a tiny alleyway off Battery St…

3. Old North Church

0.61 MILES

Longfellow’s poem 'Paul Revere’s Ride' has immortalized this graceful church. It was here, on the night of April 18, 1775, that the sexton hung two…

4. USS Constitution Museum

0.61 MILES

Head indoors to this museum for a play-by-play of the various battles of the USS Constitution, as well as its current role as the flagship of the US Navy…

5. Langone Park

0.62 MILES

Designed by Frederick Law Olmsted, this peaceful waterside park belies the history of this site: in 1919, a huge distillery tank burst, sending forth a…

6. USS Constitution

0.64 MILES

‘Her sides are made of iron!’ cried a crewman upon watching a shot bounce off the thick oak hull of the USS Constitution during the War of 1812. This bit…

7. Copp’s Hill Burying Ground

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The city’s second-oldest cemetery – dating from 1660 – is the final resting place for an estimated 10,000 souls. It is named for William Copp, who…

8. Charlestown Navy Yard

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Besides the historic ships docked here and the museum dedicated to them, the Charlestown Navy Yard is a living monument to its own history of shipbuilding…