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It’s not just a 250 acre zoo – it’s an African safari where you can observe wildlife herds roaming up close and personal on a 8 km trail from your own vehicle or the Safari bus. Walk the shorter trail in the center of the Safari to learn about the safaris’ conservation programs, displays and exhibitions. View feeding times, and enjoy the thrill of guided day or night tour including the special insights provided by the entertaining zoo-keeper stories.

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Israel’s largest water park, the Meymadion,  provides water fun for the whole family and prides itself on each pool and slide being unique. Enjoy the meteor slides, slalom slides, hot shot slide and the Side Winder water slide, which is the tallest U-shaped water slide in the country.

Experience the outdoor adventure pool, the monsoon wave pool, the mini-wave pool, the fast tube lane and the slow tube lane. Children will enjoy the 900 meter children’s pool that  is equipped with a built in water playground. Also available for children are 30 video games.

Sports facilities include a basketball court, soccer field and beach volleyball court. Relax in the shady areas in the provided chairs and watch live entertainment that may be available at the main stage.

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Located in the Ramat Gan National Park, the Man and the Living World Museum delves into the world of nature and the development of our living world. In the permanent exhibits see displays on the Development of Living Things on Planet Earth, Reptiles and Dinosaurs, Prehistoric Man, Musculoskeletal Movement, the Brain and Nervous System, Communication and Sensory, and Reproduction and Heredity.

In the temporary exhibits, see topics such as medicine, the science behind magic and a photography exhibition on the Israel Trail. The exhibits include interactive, audio-visual and realistic elements plus see stuffed dinosaurs, skeletons, fossils, holograms and a botanical garden of cacti.

Experience guided tours and activities, shows, original birthday parties and presentations for school groups and the general public. Don’t miss the nature tour around the National Park.

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Located in one of Tel Aviv’s oldest buildings on the corner of Hertzel and Lilienblum streets, the Museum of Banking and Tel Aviv Nostalgia was founded by Discount Bank and portrays the banking, business, cultural and nostalgic life in Tel Aviv. Explore the past, present and future of banking through the museum’s three floors.

On the first floor, view a video about the first days of banking in Israel and around the world, as well as a reconstruction of the first branch of Discount Bank with antique items, including a crank operated calculator and scales for weighing bars of gold and silver.

On the second floor, see current banking items and ATM machines that show how money runs through them and how checkbooks are made.

On the third floor, view a model of a futuristic bank and a 3-D film about the future of banking. Enjoy a 20-minute guided tour plus interactive business games and rooms specially designed for children.

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Located in the old workshop of artist and Holocaust survivor Joseph Bau, the Joseph Bau Museum tells his fascinating life story and displays his creative talents. With a touch of humor, hear stories about Joseph Bau told by his daughters such as how he saved 400 lives by forging documents to help Jews escape the Plashow concentration camp, his secret wedding to his wife Rebecca that inspired a scene in the movie “Schindler’s List,” and how he fulfilled his dream of making art in Israel.

Explore the collections of Bau’s paintings centered around various themes including the Holocaust and the Hebrew language. View various mediums such as oil paintings, graphic art, literature, creative movies, and animation (he was once known as the “Walt Disney” of Israel). See also the original equipment he built and used to make the animated movies.

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Founded in 1998  as part of Israel’s Jubilee Celebrations by the Israel Postal Authority, the Tel Aviv Foundation part of the Eretz Israel Museum, The Alexander Museum of Postal History and Philately delves into the historical, social and political aspects of the Israeli postal service starting from the mid-19th century until the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.

Explore the three main sections of the museum, beginning with the first section that displays old mailboxes, telephones, a red 1949 Ford that was used by the Israel Post, as well as photographs, posters and letters. See a graphic and film exhibit portraying how messages were written and transferred over the past thousands of years, as well as “A Letter’s Journey”, a computerized game that demonstrates various postal services.

In the Philately Section, learn about stamps through computer stations, multimedia displays, an over-sized stamp album with stamps organized chronologically and exhibits about designs, styles and the history of stamps. On the lower floor of the museum, see temporary exhibits, a library, a lecture room and a display of rare stamps. Children can participate in the special children’s activity center.

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Located in the old art studio of Joseph Constant (1892-1969), the Joseph Constant Sculpture Gallery displays his sculptures of wood and other materials that are mainly of children and animals due to his love of their innocence and simplicity.

Born in Jaffa, Palestine, Constant (aka Joseph Constantinovsky) lived much of his young life in Russian but came back to Palestine in 1919 as a “Halutz” (young Jewish immigrants to Palestine) to help build the forthcoming Jewish state. He later studied in Ecole de Paris Art School (1923), where he lived until he returned to Palestine in 1965 for the remainder of his life. Constant was a member of the “Animalists”, a group of artists who were thus named because of their inspiration from nature.

Not only was Constant a painter, wood engraver and sculptor, he was a writer who used the pseudonym Michel Matveev. He wrote a book entitled “Weep Not for the Dead,” a tragic story of Jews travelling in Europe searching for a safe haven.

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Founded in 1978,  Beit Hatfutsot is a  three-floor, multi-faceted museum, built on the Tel-Aviv University campus in northern Tel Aviv. Established as part of the vision of Nahum Goldman, who was the president of the World Jewish Congress at the time, the museum offers a wide variety of educational experiences that attempt to convey the 4000 year-old story of the Jewish people, strengthen Jewish identity, serve as a learning center for Jewish visitors and promote understanding and support for the Jewish people to all visitors.

The three-floor Core Exhibition presents Jewish history through different eras and across different lands with a focus on Jewish continuity, creativity and diversity via murals, reconstructions, dioramas, audio-visual displays, documentary films and interactive multi-media presentations.  The Core Exhibition is divided into seven sections: (1) The Family section, begins with a slide show depicting contemporary Jewish families from around the world participating in the Jewish Life Cycle and holidays. See also Judaica, art and photographs that illustrate the Jewish family. (2) In the Community section, learn about different types communities such as the 13-14th century German Rabbinical Courts, see also films, artifacts and pictures. (3) The Memorial Column is an abstract metal sculpture suspended from the ceiling that represents the oppression and tragedy that has befallen the Jewish people. Included in the exhibit are excerpts from the book “Scrolls of Fire,” written by Abba Kovner (one of the museum’s founders) about Jewish martyrdom and heroism. (4) The Gate of Faith section features a world-renowned display of 18 historically accurate miniature synagogues. See replicas of a synagogue built in China in 1163, a Torah niche from Syria (245 C.E.), and a painted ceiling from the oldest known wooden synagogue (17th century) located in the Ukraine. (5) The Culture section begins with a large Hebrew letter “Aleph” against the backdrop of the Ten Commandments and evolves into various displays of individuals, families and Jewish leaders such as Albert Einstein and Shai Agnon, that have influenced Jewish intellectual thought and culture from the Second Temple Era until today. (6) In the Among the Nations section, explore 13 different stations of Jews and their host country, tracing their paths back to the State of Israel. Finally, the last section is (7) Return to Zion which depicts Jews yearning for the land of Israel through the centuries, the establishment of modern day Zionism and the waves of Aliyah (immigration) that led up to the establishment of the State of Israel. The museum also hosts temporary exhibitions, courses, film workshops, and special programs during the holidays and summers for children and families.

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