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My niece's first grade class just read Flat Stanley. I am not familiar with this book but apparently it is about a boy who travels through the mail and sees the world. They have done a project in which the kids make Flat Stanleys on paper and send them to people and ask that people take pictures of Stanley in places near them and write a little about the experience so the kids can learn about the area. I have been asked to take Stanley to the Boston Children's Museum, which I intend to do, but I will probably ask the staff there if one of them can take Stanley in and take some pictures, since the Children's Museum frowns on adults unaccompanied by kids. (It can be done but I don't want to impose.)

I am going to take Saturday and just do the Boston tourist thing so i can take Stanley to as many places as possible. I'm thinking a trip to the Mapparium at the Mary Baker Eddy museum might not be a bad idea, just to show the kids what the continents look like in proper proportion- you stand inside a three story globe, which puts things in perspective. Going to go to other places, too, but that seems like something you don't normally get to see on a tourist run.

Any suggestions for other places? I intend to hit the Tea Party Ships museum, the Old State House, the Aquarium, and Faneuil Hall in quick succession since they're all easily accessible from the same Blue Line station.