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Harmony Museum, 218 Mercer St., Harmony, a National Historic Landmark, represents the town founded in 1804 by pacifist German Lutheran Separatists, and their Harmony Society, which became 19th century America's most successful communal group. The area was resettled in 1815 when Mennonite "second founder" Abraham Ziegler bought the society's holdings. The museum, open all year, offers guided tours from 1 to 4 p.m. daily except Mondays and holidays; reservations suggested for weekends and required for groups. Call 724-452-7341 or 888-821-4822, e-mail hmuseum@zoominternet.net., or visit the Web site, www.harmonymuseum.org.

Passavant House and Buhl House, historic house museums of the Zelienople Historical Society, at 243 and 221 S. Main St. in Zelienople, are now open for the season. Regularly scheduled tours begin at 1 and 2:30 p.m. Wednesdays and Saturdays through September. Admission, which covers both houses, is $5 for adults, $3 for students. Call 724-452-9457.

<B>Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium</B>, 7340 Butler St., is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. for the summer. Admission through Nov. 30 is $12 for adults, $11 for senior citizens age 60 and older, $10 for children ages 2 to 13, and free for children younger than 2. Parking is free. Call 412-465-2524.<B>Rodef Shalom Biblical Botanical Garden</B>, 4905 Fifth Ave., exhibits "Land of Milk and Honey" with new plantings, displays and tours, through Sept. 15. The garden displays more than 100 temperate and tropical plants grown in ancient Israel. Hours are noon to 1 p.m. Saturdays and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sundays through Thursdays, as well as 7 to 9 p.m. Wednesdays through August. Admission is free as is parking. Call 412-621-6566.<B>Heinz History Center</B>, 1212 Smallman St., presents "Pittsburgh Recast," featuring work by members of the Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators, through Sept. 7. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, except holidays. Regular admission includes both the center and Sports Museum and is $9 for adults, $7 for senior citizens older than 61, $5 for students with ID and for children ages 6 to 18. Call 412-454-6000.<B>Carnegie Museum of Natural History,</B> 4400 Forbes Ave. in Oakland, has opened the final phase of "Dinosaurs in Their Time," featuring the return of the museum's Tyrannosaurus rex. Admission is $15 for adults, $12 for senior citizens, $11 for children ages 3 to 18 and full-time students with ID and Carnegie Museums members. Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays, noon to 5 p.m. Sundays, plus for the summer, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays as well. Call 412-622-3131 or visit the Web site, www.carnegiemnh.org.

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