Links for 2011-05-23

"Boston has lots of great places to take kids to see/interact with cool stuff; there's the New England Aquarium, the Museum of Science, and the Boston Children's Museum, all of which are justly famous. But they're a long enough trip for us that we have to plan ahead a little to go there; closer alternatives are welcome for spur-of-the-moment visits. Here are some we like:"