3 air-conditioned attractions with added value for the holiday

The long vacation does offer us an opportunity to spend quality time with the children, but the heat and humidity make being outside almost unbearable. So that we can still use the free time, we have found you 3 air-conditioned attractions that combine fun and learning.

Ramla Museum

The renovated Ramla Museum is housed in a historic building in the heart of the city near the famous city market and offers fascinating exhibits illustrating the history and culture of the city of Ramla. This is a project carried out under the leadership of the Government Tourism Company in cooperation with the Ramla Municipality, the Ministry of Heritage and the Antiquities Authority which was recently renovated and renovated at a cost of approximately NIS 5 million. The museum presents a wide variety of exhibits, including archaeological items, historical findings and explanations about the city that served as the capital of the country about a thousand years ago. 

Among other things, you can find in the museum rare items from the Ottoman and British periods, alongside findings from ancient times such as a collection of rare gold coins. Also in the museum is the documentation of the War of Independence in the city and its surroundings, the transit tent, which represents the accelerated settlement in the city in the 1950s, the details of the planned development of the city and the Yad Labanim institution, which commemorates the spaces of the city in the Israeli systems. The museum is close to the city market, famous for its varied restaurants, to the great mosque, the city's churches, and within walking distance to the Rainbow Pool, where you can take a cruise in wooden boats underground, as well as climb the 700-year-old White Tower.

More details can be found on the website.

"Illuminating Nature" - an experiential project for the whole family at the A. Gordon Museum in Deganya 

The 'Illuminate Nature' project is a museum located inside the A. D. Gordon Museum in Kibbutz Museum. It opened to the general public a few months ago and was established at a cost of approximately NIS 3.5 million by the Government Tourism Company and funded by the Ministry of Heritage, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Jordan Valley Regional Council.

The museum presents nature and man in Israel and the Kinneret Valley, which includes the variety of birds, mammals, reptiles, The mineral and fossil plants. 4 animated videos are shown in different rooms, with a spectacular design and animated illustrations simulating different natural environments: the Jordan and its banks, and the fields and trees. The heroes of the story are the animals themselves who live in these environments What is needed is to listen to the voices and sounds and go back to history from an angle that has never been told. The project is located inside the A.D. Gordon House Museum, the first museum in the Kibbutz movement that was ever built in 1935 before the establishment of the state.

The museum is named after Aharon David Gordon, the originator of the labor theory and the first Zionist conservationist. The museum has a unique and spectacular display of nature and man in Israel and the Kinneret Valley. You will meet a variety of birds, mammals, reptiles, mineral and fossil plants, as well as an archaeological exhibition from the first settler in Israel from a million years ago to the present day. In addition, Gordon's corner and alternating exhibitions on the museum's themes and a sound-light show.

More details can be found on the website.

Beit Hannah Szenes in Sdot Yam

The Hannah Szenes Museum commemorates the memory and work of Hannah Szenes, a Jewish warrior and poet who fell in battle in World War II. Hana's figure and the events of her life served as an education for generations as a symbol of sacrifice for the country. Her bravery and yet the sensitivity and spirituality that is evident from her poems and memories were an inspiration. The museum is located in Kibbutz Sdot Yam, where Szenes lived, and presents her life, her writings and her heroic actions in the war. In the exhibitions you can find Szenes's personal items, including her famous diaries and poems she wrote, alongside historical finds from the time. 

The renovated museum was carried out through the government company for tourism and with a joint investment of about NIS 4.5 million by the Ministry of Tourism and the Ministry of Heritage. The museum makes the story accessible in several ways, both through a special and spectacular display, both through technological means and through important videos that tell the story of the paratrooper warrior and inspiring poet.

More details can be found on the website.

Elad Arnfeld, CEO of the Governmental Tourism Company: "These days it was important for us at the Governmental Tourism Company to recommend places to visit in Israel that are valuable and meaningful and are an enriching and educational experience for the whole family, while providing a refuge from the heavy summer heat. Despite the complex situation in the country, we continue to nurture and preserve the tourism, leisure and heritage sites of the State of Israel for the benefit of all residents and so that they can enjoy the local treasures scattered throughout the country. I invite everyone to come, learn and enjoy the rich history and culture of our country."