How to make a summertime museum trip with kids worthwhile

By Emily Bazelon (Slate) ... But here's the thing about kids, summer, and culture: Know thy timing and their limits, and plan accordingly. The beach and the pool require only sun and sunscreen to be a good bet. Highbrow outings are more delicate creatures.
My three-event program was utter overkill—too much thinking and walking. And I'd chosen the wrong moment: early summer, when the pool still seems novel and the mosquitoes haven't yet had the chance to remind us that Washington, D.C., was built on a swamp. Continued

Photo: PRR 7002, Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania, Canon EOS 20D