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Children happily take the lead at Austin museum.

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From: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)
Date: 20061204
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Byline: Nancy Churnin

AUSTIN _ Leo Tolstoy once said that all happy families look alike, which is also something that can be said about most children's museums. There are the obligatory, though wonderful, hands-on activities and crafts, the puzzles, the computers, the magnifying glasses and the bubble-making machines.

And then there's the Austin Children's Museum.

What makes this place stand out is its embrace and incorporation of Texas culture. You can see the Capitol not far from the site and a model of it within the museum as part of an exhibit that challenges kids ...

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