Parents should take their kids to see historical sites in their home city.
The Great Lakes are a wonderment that few other large cities can claim and the Mather Museum really brings this home when the kids can climb the stairs just like sailors did decades ago. They can see how workers on ships slept and ate. This helps to bring home the readings they do at school.
I took my seven year old nephew to the museum and he loved it. I enjoyed it more than I ever thought. We had a narrator and guide on the tour and it was quite informative.
I would recommend a nice summer day for the tour!
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