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===Historical=== [[File:Nathan Hale Statue by Enoch Smith Woods, East Haddam, CT - September 2018.jpg|thumb|150px|Bust of [[Nathan Hale]] located in the center of town.]] *[[Amasa Day House]] β historic museum, on Plains Road * Allegra Farm - horsedrawn carriage and sleigh museum <ref>{{Cite web |title=Allegra Farm And The Horsedrawn Carriage And Sleigh Museum Of New England - All You Need to Know BEFORE You Go (with Photos) |url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g33764-d527334-Reviews-Allegra_Farm_And_The_Horsedrawn_Carriage_And_Sleigh_Museum_Of_New_England-East_Hadd.html |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=Tripadvisor |language=en}}</ref> *[[East Haddam Bridge]] β built in 1913, the 899-foot-long swing bridge is reputed to be the longest of its type in the world<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.easthaddam.org/View-All-Attractions/ |title=Attractions |website=Easthaddam.org |access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> * East Haddam Historical Society Museum β includes local history exhibits, including pictures of the construction of the [[East Haddam Bridge|East Haddam Swing Bridge]].<ref name=aaa07>''Connecticut, Massachusetts & Rhode Island Tourbook 2007 Edition''. (2007) p 42. AAA Publishing, Heathrow, Florida</ref> * First Church of Christ β Congregational Church built in 1794, on Town Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=First Church of Christ 1794 |url=http://firstchurcheh.org/about-us/1794-meetinghouse/ |website=firstchurcheh.org/about-us/1794-meetinghouse/|date=August 7, 2014 }}</ref> *Gelston House β built in 1736, once a tavern and boarding house, now a restaurant and bar adjacent from the [[Goodspeed Opera House]]. *Gideon Higgins house β site on the Underground Railroad, on Route 149.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.courant.com/news/special-reports/hc-undergroundrr.artsep29,0,5980393.story |title=Tracking the Truth of the Underground Railroad - Hartford Courant |website=Courant.com |date=September 29, 2002 |access-date=March 7, 2017}}</ref> *[[Johnsonville Village, Connecticut|Johnsonville Village]] β once a thriving mill community, then a Victorian Era tourist attraction, then an abandoned ghost town, now owned by [[Iglesia ni Cristo]]. *[[Nathan Hale School House (East Haddam)|Nathan Hale School House]] β historic site, on Route 149, one of two Nathan Hale School Houses in Connecticut. *St. Stephen's Bell β thought to be the oldest bell in the New World, it was cast in a Spanish monastery in 815 [[Common Era|CE]] and brought to the US in 1834. It now hangs at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church on Route 149.<ref>{{cite web |title=St. Stephen's Bell |url=https://www.ststeves.org/learn/the-legend-of-our-bell/ |website=ststeves.org/learn/the-legend-of-our-bell/|date=August 3, 2019 }}</ref> * Thunder in the Valley Ancient Drum & Fife Muster - annual parade of local corps.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thunder in the Valley Ancient Drum & Fife Muster |url=https://companyoffifeanddrum.org/events/calendar/musters/moodus |access-date=November 17, 2023 |website=The Company of Fifers & Drummers |language=en-US}}</ref> *[[Venture Smith]]'s Grave β a site on the Connecticut Freedom Trail.
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