Barnum Museum

If only you had a history teacher like Steve Berry. The history texts of this New York Times best-selling author aren't just filled with dates and faceless names — they're packed with danger and intrigue. Thriller fans have followed Berry's main...

Christmas wasn't always celebrated quite like it is today in America, what with all the Black Friday Walmart tramplings and whatnot. But even more pleasant things, like an electrically-lighted Christmas tree, are only relatively new developments,...

The Barnum Museum got hit by a tornado a couple years back, which is totally crazy considering that tornadoes are extremely rare in these parts. Barnes & Noble in Westport will be hosting a Bookfair this Saturday to benefit the continuing recovery...

Fall in Fairfield County looks and behaves differently this year. You could call it artistic license, in the way that there are hunting seasons with special licenses for rare game. The season is a fantastical odyssey designed to upend expectations at...

It's been a tough two years for the Barnum Museum since an unlikely tornado touched down and caused all kinds of damage to irreplacable artifacts in its collection. Artifact conservator Chris Augerson has been working to restore artifacts, like the horse-...

BARNUM MUSEUM If you're looking for a "carnival atmosphere" you need not go any further than the Fox 61 Newsroom. Fortunately for all Daytrippers out there our Newsroom isn't open to the public so to truly appreciate the circus, you have to go to...

For most travelers approaching from the south and west, this area is the gateway to New England. Also known as "The Gold Coast," the Fairfield County shoreline stretching along Long Island Sound is the most affluent section of the nation's most affluent...