Sightseeing
History BuffGillette Castle State Park
No admission feeTour actor William Gillette's fieldstone castle above the Connecticut River and hike the path of his miniature railroad.
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Goodspeed Opera House
See a musical in an 1876 Victorian-style opera house on the bank of the Connecticut River in East Haddam.
6 Main St · East Haddam, CT
About Goodspeed Opera House
Goodspeed Musicals stages new and newly revived musicals in the Goodspeed Opera House, a Victorian-style building on the Connecticut River that dates to 1876. The building fell into disrepair after its builder died and reopened as a professional musical theatre in 1963. Annie, Man of La Mancha and Shenandoah were developed here. The 398-seat theatre on the upper floors has a small jewel-box stage, and free hour-long tours of the building are offered.
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