It's a familiar dilemma over summer vacation. You're in Houston to visit Grandma, and the non-natives (i.e., the kids) are restless. Don't despair. Almost every metropolitan area (and many rural ones) now have museums where youngsters can do everything from creating a map of their own heads to building a 50-foot-high fountain of water. "Children's museums bring out the genius in every child," says Lou Casagrande, president of the Association of Youth Museums, which represents approximately 200 such institutions. Below, a sampler of some of the most engaging museums from around the country. To find the one nearest your home or vacation destination, visit the Association of Youth Museums Web site at www.aym.org.
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