Things to do
Sights, museums, parks, beaches, activities for kids and day trips, each checked against its own page.
21 places
Museums & heritage · National organisations
Historical and archaeological museum in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, about 10 km north-west of Givat Shmuel, with pavilions on glass, ceramics, coins and copper, and a planetarium.
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Attractions & sights · Pardes Rosenblum
The old water tower from the city's early years, one of its few historic landmarks; the municipality plans a 10-dunam park beside it on Menachem Begin St.
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Parks & playgrounds · Givat Shmuel
Park on Yitzhak Shamir St listed by the municipality, with separate play areas for older and younger children.
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Parks & playgrounds · Givat Shmuel
Central park near Menachem Begin and Yoni Netanyahu Sts with fitness equipment, large playgrounds, the 'Beit HaBe'er' museum, a dog park and big lawns.
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For kids · Ramat Gan (nearby services)
Israel's largest zoo, in Ramat Gan about 4 km south-west of Givat Shmuel: a drive-through African safari plus a walking zoo; open on Shabbat.
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Parks & playgrounds · National organisations
Tel Aviv's biggest park (about 3.5 sq km) along the Yarkon river in north Tel Aviv, about 7 km west of Givat Shmuel, with lawns, lakes, sports facilities, a botanical garden and bike and walking paths.
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Museums & heritage · National organisations
Museum telling the story of the Jewish people from antiquity to today, on the Tel Aviv University campus in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, about 10 km north-west of Givat Shmuel.
Parks & playgrounds · Givat Shmuel
Park on HaZeitim St with a performance stage and large lawns, used for the city's summer shows and main municipal events.
Sport & pools · Bar-Ilan University campus
Campus gym at Bar-Ilan University in Ramat Gan, on Givat Shmuel's southern edge, with fitness classes and indoor and outdoor sports spaces and separate hours for women and for men.
Parks & playgrounds · Ramat Ilan HaHadasha (New Ramat Ilan)
Neighbourhood garden in Ramat Ilan with large lawns, outdoor fitness equipment, a toddler play area and a dog park.
Sport & pools · Ramat HaDekalim
Membership family country club on the Givat Shmuel - Petah Tikva edge with a gym, pool, studio classes, tennis courts, spa and children's activities.
Parks & playgrounds · Ramat Hadar
About 13 dunams with play areas, shaded seating, a lawn, a picnic grove and fitness equipment, linking the southern park to Ramat Hadar.
Parks & playgrounds · Ramat HaDekalim
A park of about 20 dunams in the north of the city with a butterfly garden, an ecological pond, a bike path, shaded seating and playgrounds for different ages.
Parks & playgrounds · Givat Shmuel
Public garden with a memorial to the crew of the INS Dakar submarine, play equipment and wide lawns.
Parks & playgrounds · Givat Shmuel
Large rope park next to the HaGiva mall with extreme play equipment and fitness stations.
Museums & heritage · Petah Tikva (nearby services)
Contemporary Israeli art museum in Petah Tikva's museum complex at Yad Labanim, about 4 km east of Givat Shmuel.
Parks & playgrounds · Ramat Gan (nearby services)
A large urban park in Ramat Gan (not a national park despite the name), next to the Safari, about 4 km south-west of Givat Shmuel.
Parks & playgrounds · Ramat Ilan
Neighbourhood garden recently renovated by the municipality, with new play equipment, shaded seating, lawns and walking paths.
Sport & pools · Givat Shmuel
Municipal sports park on Uzi Hitman St with an outdoor fitness area; Matnas tennis and football groups use it.
Museums & heritage · National organisations
Israel's national natural history museum at Tel Aviv University in Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, about 10 km north-west of Givat Shmuel, with exhibitions on animals, plants and biodiversity; good for children.
Day trips nearby · National organisations
National park at the source of the Yarkon river near Rosh HaAyin, about 12 km east of Givat Shmuel: the Ottoman Binar Bashi fort on Tel Afek, a British pumping station, a water-lily pond and a riverside walking path.
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