Peabody Museum

The Peabody Museum of Natural History in New Haven is a delightful place for children and adults. In the Great Hall, an enormous Brontosaurus skeleton towers over visitors for an impressive beginning to a tour. There also are an Archelon, and Deinonychus, the fearsome beast made famous in Jurassic Park. Along the wall is the Rudolph F. Zallinger mural, The Age of Reptiles, depicting 350 million years of evolution. The special exhibit for the summer is probably not for the squeamish; it's Invasion of the Bloodsuckers: Bedbugs and Beyond, which opens May 28 and runs through Jan. 8. The multi-media display examines bedbugs, lice, mosquitoes, fleas and ticks and how they feed and how to protect oneself from them.

The permanent exhibit, The Hall of Minerals, Earth and Space, highlights Connecticut geology. The museum also has birds of Connecticut, the Hall of Native American Cultures, Daily Life in Ancient Egypt, dioramas of North America, and much more. It’s open Monday to Saturday 10-5, and Sundays 12-5. Admission is $9 for adults, $8 for seniors and $5 for children ages 3-18; free for all on Thursday, 2 to 5, September-June.

Details

The Peabody Museum is at 170 Whitney Avenue. Take Exit 3 for Trumbull Street off I-91, then follow signs. For more information call 203-432-5050. The Web site is www.peabody.yale.edu, where there are details on parking.