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I brought my four kids (13, 11, 8, and 6) to the museum. Before our visit, the older kids watched Schindler's List. My 13yo read 'Night' last year, so she was familiar with the topic, but my 11yo was shocked at the hatred and violence (from the movie). The museum has a railroad car and piles of shoes and other belongings, which caused my 11yo to gasp.

We bought timed tickets online for the largest exhibit, but you can get in the museum and see many other exhibits, including one geared towards young children. My 13yo reads everything, so didn't get a chance to visit the other exhibits.

The museum was great, even for the younger kids. We had a talk about what happened and what they might see, but the focus wasn't on the gross stuff, it was on the hatred and mistakes that caused 17 million people to be murdered. They had a section on medical experiments, but it was placed near the ground around walls that only adults could see over. (brilliant!)

We parked near the FDR memorial. On our way back, it took a bit of a different spin than previous visits, especially since we had just read about how little he did to help the Jews who wanted to leave Germany. It it hadn't been for Pearl Harbor, we might never have done anything to help.

Pictures of our trip: http://public.fotki.com/bmoryan/2009-pictures/summer-activities/holocaus...