A sampling of offerings at museums and attractions throughout the area.

CONNECTICUT'S BEARDSLEY ZOO 1875 Noble Ave., Bridgeport. Dinosaur Day Sat noon-3 p.m.; Mother's Day, free admission for mothers with paying children, Sun; zoo tots Tues 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., $15. Regular zoo hours: 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Carousel open Sat and Sun 9:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m.; Peacock Caf open Mon-Fri 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m.; Sat and Sun 9:30 a.m.-3:45 p.m.; Admission $11; $9 for ages 3 to 11 and seniors. 394-6565 or www.beardsleyzoo.org for details and upcoming events.

BARNUM MUSEUM820 Main St., Bridgeport. "Journey: Stories My Mother Told Me" juried art exhibit exploring the immigrant experience through June 8. In conjunction with The Big Read of Amy Tan's "The Joy Luck Club."

"Come One, Come All: The Barnum Festival" on third floor; "From Bethel to Broadway to Bridgeport," curated by Kathleen Maher, traces Barnum's life, permanent exhibit with photos, documents, paintings, furniture, books, and more. "A Grand Adventure: A Celebration of American Spirit in Bridgeport" on view. Ongoing circus exhibits: Mummy Pa-Ib and Tom Thumb, Lavinia Warren items. Hours: Mon-Sat, 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun noon-4:30 p.m. $5, $4 for seniors and college students, $3 for ages 4-17; free for Bridgeport seniors. 331-1104.

DISCOVERY MUSEUM4450 Park Ave., Bridgeport. "GPS Adventures," which features 24 interactive stations that introduce visitors to the world of navigation and geocaching May 31-Aug. 31.

"Enchanted Museum: Exploring the Science of Art" an interactive exhibit exploring connections between art, science, math and ancient history in a Painting Gallery through May 17. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. $8.50, $7 children, college students and seniors, includes planetarium shows. 372-3521. www.discoverymuseum.org.

SHORE LINE TROLLEY MUSEUM17 River St., East Haven. Free trolley rides for moms on Mother's Day Sun; Hours: Sat and Sun through May 10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Memorial Day through Labor Day, daily. Trolley rides, exhibits. $8, $6 seniors, $4 children. 467-6927.

CONN. RESOURCES RECOVERY AUTHORITY GARBAGE MUSEUM1410 Honeyspot Road Ext., Stratford. Trash-O-Saurus's 13th Birthday Party Sat 10 a.m.-2 p.m., with tours, crafts, games, birthday cake, bring a nonperishable food item for donation to charity. Numerous environmental exhibits for children and families. Hours: Wed-Fri noon-4 p.m. Free. 381-9571.

STAMFORD MUSEUM & NATURE CENTER39 Scofieldtown Road, Stamford. "Architecture of the Imagination: The Lure of the LEGO Brick" featuring "Nathan Sawaya: The Art of the Brick" through Aug. 18, in Bendel Mansion Museum Galleries. Sawaya visits June 29 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m. "All Aboard with Bill Probert and Friends" on view. Paintings by John Singer Sargent on view in the museum lobby to Aug. 17. Farm, nature exhibits, planetarium. Hours: Tues-Sat 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $8, $6 seniors and students, $4 children. 322-1646 or www.stamfordmuseum.org. Spring on the Farm May 18 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Amphibian Amble II May 31 4-5:30 p.m., $8.

FAIRFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORY CENTER370 Beach Road, Fairfield. "Keep 'Em Coming!: World War II Poster Art" May 16-Aug. 10, in the Ruth Carlson Horn Gallery; preview and reception May 15 at 6 p.m. "Celebrating Our Cultural Legacies; Fairfield's Jewish Community" through Sun. Landscape of Change" on view; Hours: Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Thurs 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; Sat and Sun noon-4 p.m., Research Library closed Mon. $5, $3 students. 259-1598.

Memorial Day Community Picnic May 26 noon-2 p.m. with games, food and shopping, free admission.

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MUSEUM1 State St., New Haven. Hours: Wed-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 865-0400.

NEW ENGLAND AIR MUSEUMBradley International Airport in Windsor Locks. Aviation displays. $9, $8 seniors; ages 12 and younger $5. Hours: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. (860) 623-3305.

DANBURY RAILWAY MUSEUM120 White St., Danbury. Celebration honoring the story of Owney, the Railway Post Office dog, May 17 10 a.m.-5 p.m., with newly restored Pennsylvania Railroad circa 1910 Railway Post Office car. "The Legacy of Artist Jim Fleming Gould (1906-1996)" on view May 10 through end of year. $6, $5 seniors, $4 children. 778-8337 or www.danbury.org/drm. Also, Little Engine That Could visits June 21,22,28 and 29.

WADSWORTH ATHENEUM600 Main St., Hartford. "Impressionists By The Sea" works by Monet, Courbet and Others, through Sun, call for special hours and rates; Hours: Tues-Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat, Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $10, $8 seniors, $5 students. (860) 278-2670 or www.wadsworthatheneum.org.

BRUCE MUSEUM 1 Museum Drive, Greenwich. "Phenomenal Weather" through Nov. 30; "20th Century American Prints from the Bruce Museum Collection" through July 6; "Junior Curators: New Perspectives on Photographs from the Bruce Museum Collection" through June 15; "Reclaimed: Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker" Sat-Sept. 7. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. $7, $6 seniors and ages 5-12; children under 5 free; free on Tuesdays. 869-0376 or www.brucemuseum.org.

PEABODY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 170 Whitney Ave., New Haven. "Travels in the Great Tree of Life" on view. "Las Artes de Mexico" through July 19. Also on view, Bindi and Mkaya, live elephant shrews. Hall of Minerals, Earth and Space; "Fossil Fragments: The Riddle of Human Origins" on view; dinosaur and early mammal skeletons, displays; native animals; arts of indigenous peoples of the world; children's "Discovery Room. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. $7, $6 seniors, $5 ages 3-18. 432-5050 or www.peabody.yale.edu.

YALE UNIVERSITY ART GALLERYChapel and York streets, New Haven. "Master Drawings from the Yale University Art Gallery" through June 8. 'The Photographs of Jerome Liebling" May 23-Sept. 7; "The Inadvertent Collection of Doris Bry" May 23-Sept. 7. Art of Africa and ancient Americas on view; lectures offered daily, call for details. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-6 p.m. Free. 432-0600 or http://artgallery.yale.edu.

GREENWICH HISTORICAL SOCIETYBush-Holley Historic Site and Visitor Center, 39 Strickland Road, Greenwich. "From Harbor to Haven: Connecticut Scenes and Artist Printmakers from the Collection of Reba and Dave Williams" through Aug. 17; Tanglewood Marionettes perform "The Fairy Circus" Sat at 2 and 4 p.m., $12. "Understanding Prints" by David Tunick May 15 11:30 a.m., $7-$10. "Cherishing Our Past: Preserving Greenwich History" on view. Hours: Tues-Sun noon-4 p.m. $6, $4 for students, seniors. 869-6899.

Teresa DeFlitch on "Darwinian Object Lessons: The Cultural Formation of the African Savage in American Culture" Mon 10 a.m., $15. Also, the salon Frederic Fekkai offers haircuts ($750) to benefit the Bush Holley Historic Site's Education Program for Children, May 19, 2 Lewis Court, Greenwich. 861-6700. Also, a portion of proceeds from May 15-31.

MARITIME AQUARIUM10 North Water St., Norwalk. "Frogs!" now open; "Ancient Sea Monsters, "Dinosaurs" of the Deep"; "Adventure Under the Sea" with SpongeBob SquarePants 4-D Adventure Ride; "Weird, Wild and Underwater," interactive exhibit featuring corals and examining their importance to the world's oceans on view; "On the Water," maritime models on view; harbor seal feeding times daily 11:45 a.m., 1:45, 3:45 p.m.; giant sea turtle tank on view; Ocean Playspace for toddlers on second floor, toy boat building workshops offered most weekends. IMAX Theater (See film listings for details.). Aquarium hours: daily 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $11, $10 for seniors, $9 for ages 2 -12, under age 2 free. 852-0700, ext. 2206 or www.maritimeaquarium.org.

Marine Life Study Cruises offered Sat and Sun 1 p.m., $20.50. Through May and June. Daily July and Aug.

Also, horseshoe crab activities this month, call for details.

'TITANIC' DOCKS IN HARTFORD XL (formerly Hartford Civic) Center, One Civic Center Plaza, Hartford. "Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition" on view at. Hours: Mon-Thurs 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Fri-Sun 11 a.m.-9 p.m. $22, $20 seniors, $18 children. (860) 249-6333.

ELI WHITNEY MUSEUM 915 Whitney Ave., Hamden. Hours: Wed-Fri, Sun noon-5 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 777-1833.

MASHANTUCKET PEQUOT MUSEUM & RESEARCH CENTER110 Pequot Trail on the Mashantucket Pequot Reservation, near the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket. "Race: Are We So Different?" May 17-Sept. 7. Bilingual storytellers May 17 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Hours: daily 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; last admission 3 p.m. $15, $13 seniors, $10 children. (860) 396-6800 or 1-800-411-9671.

WADSWORTH MANSIONLong Hill Estate, 421 Wadsworth St., Middletown. (860) 347-1064.

YALE CENTER FOR BRITISH ART1080 Chapel St., New Haven. "A New World: England's First View of America" through June 1. "Joseph Wright of Derby and the Dawn of Taste in Liverpool" May 22-Aug. 30. "Great British Watercolors from the Paul Mellon Collection at The Yale Center for British Art" May 29-Aug. 17. Extensive collection of British art on permanent display; "Revisiting Traditions: Paintings and Sculpture in the 20th Century" on view. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. Free. 432-2800 or yale.edu/ycba.

ALDRICH CONTEMPORARY ART MUSEUM 258 Main St., Ridgefield. "Life and Death — A Visual Taxonomy" by James Prosek, through June 8; "An Insuffiency in Our Screens" through June 8; "Daydream Trap" by Gary Panter through Aug. 31; "Painting the Glass House: Artists Revisit Modern Architecture" through July 27; "Halsey Burgund: ROUND" through July 27, and "Ester Partegas: The Invisible" through Aug. 10; "Serge Spitzer: Still Life" through July 13. Hours: Tues-Sun noon-5 p.m.; $5 adults, $2 seniors, students. 438-4519 or www.aldrichart.org.

NEW BRITAIN MUSEUM OF AMERICAN ART56 Lexington St., New Britain. Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri 11 a.m.-5 p.m.; Thurs 11 a.m.-8 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. $9, $8 seniors, $7 students, under age 12 and members free; free admission Sat, 10 a.m. -noon. (860) 229-0257 www.nbmaa.org.

SHELTON HISTORY CENTER 70 Ripton Road, Shelton. 925-1803.

BARKER ANIMATION ART GALLERY1188 Highland Ave., Cheshire. Comic strip, cartoon, Western TV and advertising memorabilia on view. Tues-Sat 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free. 272-2357.

INSTITUTE FOR AMERICAN INDIAN STUDIES38 Curtis Road, Washington. "Made For Trade: Realities of Economic Survival" through Dec. 31; "Harmony in Play: Games and Toys of Native America" through Aug. 31; "The Venture Smith Site: Home of an 18th Century African Prince, Ex-Captive and Free Black American Merchant Farmer" through Aug. 31. Southwestern Indian Pottery on view; Permanent Eastern Woodland exhibit and artifacts. Ongoing drum and jewelry making workshops, stone tool making workshops, offered for additional fees. Spirituality and Drum circle every fourth Sun at 2 p.m. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. $5, $6 children. (860) 868-0518. Introduction to Flower Essences Sat 1 p.m., $15. Artifact Identification Day May 18 noon-2 p.m.; Litchfield Hills Archaeology Club Lecture May 18 3 p.m.; Primitive Skills Day May 24 11 a.m.; Film Festival May 31 and June 1 2 p.m.

KEELER TAVERN MUSEUM132 Main St., Ridgefield. Colonial Day May 31 10 a.m.-4 p.m., with Germantown Fife and Drum, music, horse guard, games, crafts, gifts, more. $5, $3 children. 438-5485 for details.

SONO SWITCH TOWER MUSEUM77 Washington St., Norwalk. Tours of a restored 1896 railroad switch tower. "Metro-North Railroad at 25" and "Cabooses — Bringing Up the Rear" on view. Hours: Sat, Sun noon-5 p.m. May through October. Free, donations accepted. 246-6958.

DINOSAUR STATE PARKWest Street, Rocky Hill. Indoor-outdoor museum, track casting available. $5, $2 children; dinosaur films, nature walks also featured. Hours: Tues-Sun 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (860) 529-8423.

WESTPORT HISTORICAL SOCIETYWheeler House, 25 Avery Place, Westport. Hours: Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat, Sun noon-4 p.m. 222-1424.

MYSTIC SEAPORTGreenmanville Avenue, Stonington. "Frozen In: Captain Comer and the Hudson Bay Inuit" May 24 through April 2009. The 23rd annual Lobster Days May 24-26, Sat and Sun 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Mon 11 a.m.-3 p.m., presented by Rotary Club of Mystic, benefits charities. Music by Finest Kind. "Iluminating the Sea: The Marine Paintings of James E. Buttersworth, 1844-1894" through April 2009. "Modern Marine Masters" through June 15. Recreated 19th-century village. Hours: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. daily. $18.50, $13 children. 1-888-973-2767 or www.mysticseaport.org.

1901 Yacht Cangarda arrives arrives in July.

ESSEX STEAM TRAINValley Railroad, 1 Railroad Ave., Essex. 1-800-377-3987.

HIGHSTEAD ARBORETUM127 Lonetown Road, Redding. Hours: Mon-Fri 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. 938-8809.

GENERAL DAVID HUMPHREYS HOUSE37 Elm St., Ansonia. walk Sat 7:30 a.m. (first and third Sat), Open second Sunday each month through October, from 1-4 p.m., guided tours by costumed docents. 735-1908.

HARRIET BEECHER STOWE CENTER77 Forest St., Hartford. (860) 522-9258.

SAVIN ROCK MUSEUM, LEARNING CENTER AND GIFT SHOP6 Rock St., West Haven. West Haven history, information on old Savin Rock Amusement Park and fire apparatus. Hours: Tues 9 a.m.-noon; Wed and Fri, Sat and Sun 1-4 p.m.; $4, $2 children and seniors. 937-3666.

NEW HAVEN COLONY HISTORICAL SOCIETY114 Whitney Ave., New Haven. Hours: Tues-Fri 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sat, noon-5 p.m. $4. 562-2798.

WILTON HERITAGE MUSEUM224 Danbury Road, Wilton. Hours: Mon-Thurs 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.; Sun 1-4 p.m.; Donations accepted. 762-7257.

THE MARK TWAIN HOUSE351 Farmington Ave., Hartford. The 19-room home of writer Samuel Clemens (1835-1910). "Twain, Tiffany and Other Treasures: Highlights from the Collection" on view. Hours: Mon-Sat 9:30-5:30 p.m.; Sun noon-5:30 p.m. $12, $11 seniors, $8 children. (860) 247-0998 or www.hartnet.org/twain.

MATTATUCK MUSEUM ARTS AND HISTORY CENTER144 West Main St., Waterbury. "From Colonial Village to Country Retreat" on view; Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. Admission is $5. 753-0381.

SOUNDWATERS COASTAL CENTER1281 Cove Road, Stamford. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Free. 406-3319.

PRUDENCE CRANDALL MUSEUMRoute 14-169 Canterbury. "To Get a Little More Learning: Education in 19th Century Connecticut"; "A Bold Front: Leaders of the Abolitionist Movement in Support of Prudence Crandall" and "Acquiring History: Highlights from the Prudence Crandall Museum Collection" on view. Hours: Wed-Sun 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $3. (860) 546-7800.

MILITARY MUSEUMOF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND125 Park Ave., Danbury. "Unterseeboot," German submarine warfare, ongoing. Dioramas of working vehicles and major weapons in World War II settings. Also extensive outdoor tank displays. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. $4; $2 for children age 6-18, seniors and active duty military. 790-9277.

MYSTIC AQUARIUM & INSTITUTE FOR EXPLORATION55 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic section of Stonington. "Hidden Amazon" on view, explores rainforest creatures, designed for children 10 and up; "Return to Titanic" celebrates Dr. Robert Ballard's recent expedition to the Titanic, touch pool, more. Exit 90 off I-95. Hours: daily 9 a.m.-5 p.m. $23, $20 seniors; $17 ages 3-12. (860) 572-5955.

GOLDEN AGE OF TRUCKING MUSEUM1101 Southford Road, Middlebury. Race cars on view through May. Antique trucks, children's area, library, gift shop. New, 1925 Ford Model TT Thermosmobile on view. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sun noon-4 p.m. $8, $7 seniors, $5 children. 577-2181.

UCONN MUSEUMMuseum of Natural History, Storrs campus; nature lectures offered, call for schedule. (860) 486-4460 or http://www.cac.uconn.edu/mnhhome.html.

RAILROAD MUSEUM OF NEW ENGLANDAt East Main Street, Thomaston. Trains featured from the 19th- and early 20th-century. $10, $9 seniors. (860) 283-RAIL.

CONNECTICUT HISTORICAL SOCIETY1 Elizabeth St., Hartford. Hours: Tues-Sun noon-5 p.m. $6, $3 seniors, $3 students; free for ages 5 and younger; free for all on the first Sat of month. (860) 236-5621.

WEIR FARM NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE735 Nod Hill Road, Wilton. Watercolors by Truman Seymour (1824-1891) in the Burlingham Gallery. Hours: Thurs-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 761-9945 or www.weirfarmartcenter.org.

HILL-STEAD MUSEUM35 Mountain Road, Farmington. May Market Fri and Sat 10 a.m.-4 p.m. with plants, crafts, antiques. "The Beauty of Art" program call for details and schedule. Collection of American and French Impressionist paintings. Hours: Tues-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m. $9. (860) 677-4787 or www.hillstead.org. Nature walk May 31 at 2 p.m., $3; Spring Migration Moon Birding Advenure, date TBD; gallery talk on "Carriages and Cars: Traveling in Style" June 1 at 1 p.m., walk 2 p.m. 11-5 May-Oct; 11-4 Nov-April.

THE CHILDREN'S MUSEUM950 Trout Brook Drive, West Hartford. $7, $5 children and seniors. (860) 231-2830.

HENRY WHITFIELD STATE MUSEUM248 Old Whitfield St., Guilford. Hours: Wed-Sun 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. $4, $3 seniors, $2.50 children. 453-2457.

FLORENCE GRISWOLD MUSEUM96 Lyme St., Old Lyme. "The American Art Colony at Lyme" through the year; Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. $7, $6 students, seniors. (860) 434-5542.

TIMEXPO MUSEUM175 Union St., Brass Mill Commons, Waterbury. Antique clocks and archeology. $6, $5 seniors, $4 children. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. 755-TIME.

BROOKFIELD MUSEUM AND HISTORICAL SOCIETYRoutes 25 and 133, Brookfield. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. $4, $3 seniors, $1 children. Call for hours. 740-8140.

CONNECTICUT EASTERN RAILROAD MUSEUMRoute 32, Willimantic. Hours: Sat and Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. 55 Bridge St.,. $3. (860) 228-9671, www.cteastrrmuseum.org.

WEBB-DEANE-STEVENS MUSEUM211 Main St., Wethersfield. Hours: Sat, Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; tours include visits to three historic 18th-century houses. $8, $7 seniors, $4 students; (860) 529-0612.

CONNECTICUT RIVER MUSEUM67 Main St., Essex. Boating and natural history exhibits on view, Steamboat Dock, Hours: Tues- Sun 10 a.m.-5 p.m., $5, $4 seniors, students, $3 children. (860) 767-8269.

LYMAN ALLYN ART MUSEUMConnecticut College, 625 Williams St., New London. Hours: Tues-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun 1-5 p.m. $5, $3 seniors and students. (860) 443-2545.

BALLARD INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM OF PUPPETRYUniversity of Connecticut, Willimantic Cottage, Weaver Road, Storrs. Hours: Fri, Sat, Sun noon-5 p.m. $3, $2 children and seniors. (860) 486-4605.

CONNECTICUT STATE LIBRARY231 Capitol Ave., Hartford. Museum of Connecticut history open Mon-Fri from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sun from noon to 4 p.m. (860) 757-6535.

WINDHAM TEXTILE, HISTORY MUSEUMMain Street, Willimantic. Hours are Fri-Sun 1-4 p.m. Free. (860) 456-2178.

BARNES MUSEUM85 North Main St., Southington. (860) 628-5426.

OLD STATE HOUSEOld State House Museum, 800 Main St., Hartford. "History is All Around Us " Hours: Mon-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m., free; Recreated rooms and historical exhibits on view. $6, $3 seniors and students. (860) 522-6766.

NEW ENGLAND CAROUSEL MUSEUMTwo locations with more than 70 pieces of carousel art and an array of carousel animals, chariots, rounding boards; showroom gallery has decorative replicas for sale. (860) 585-5411. Also at 193 Greenmanville Ave., Mystic. Hours: Mon-Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun noon-5 p.m. $5. (860) 536-7862. Indoor Bushnell Park Carousel at the park, Asylum Street, Hartford. Hours: Tues-Sun 11 a.m.-5 p.m., $1 per ride. Through October. (860) 585-5411.

CUSTOM HOUSE MARITIME MUSEUM150 Bank St., New London. Hours: Tues-Sun 1-5 p.m., May through December. $5. (860) 447-2501.

LITCHFIELD HISTORICAL SOCIETY 7 South St. Litchfield. Hours: Tues-Sat 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Sun 1-5 p.m. $5, seniors and children $3, under 14 free. (860) 567-4501.

CONNECTICUT TROLLEY MUSEUM58 North Road, East Windsor. Hours: Sat 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sun noon-5 p.m. $10, $8 seniors, $6 children. (860) 627-6540.

CONNECTICUT FIRE MUSEUM58 North Road, East Windsor. A collection of vintage fire trucks, from 1850-1950 is on view. Call (860) 623-4732 for details.

BARTLETT ARBORETUM 151 Brookdale Road, Stamford, free. 322-6971.

NEW CANAAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY13 Oenoke Ridge, New Canaan. Hours: Tues-Fri 10 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat 10 a.m.-noon; 2-4 p.m. 966-1776.

STONINGTON HISTORICAL SOCIETYCaptain Nathaniel B. Palmer House, Stonington. Hours: Tues-Sun 10 a.m.-4 p.m. $5, $3 children. (860) 535-8445.

GLEBE HOUSE MUSEUM AND GERTRUDE JEKYLL GARDEN49 Hollow Road, Woodbury. Hours: Wed through Sun 1-4 p.m. 263-2855.

JOHN SLADE ELY HOUSE51 Trumbull St., New Haven. Hours: Wed-Fri 11 a.m.-4 p.m.; Sat and Sun 2-5 p.m.

KENT HISTORICAL SOCIETYRoute 7, Kent. Tuesdays 9-12 and Fridays 1-4 (860) 927-4587