Jerusalem is also a city of much fun. Both your children and you will enjoy the unique and unforgettable experiences that you can have in the Bible lands historical museum, the youth wing of the Israel Museum, and Jerusalem's fascinating playgrounds. This self-guided tour will lead you to the most visited children's attractions of Jerusalem.
1) Bloomfield Science Museum
The Bloomfield Science Museum is for families with children and those interested in science. You can learn a lot from science through your own experience while visiting the museum.
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2) Israel Museum
Israel Museum will please you with its unique collections that cannot be found in any other museum in the world. There is a youth wing center at the museum where are exhibited: a model of Jerusalem in the period of the Second Temple, the Shrine of the Book that displays the most ancient scrolls of the Old Testament found in the Dead Sea area.
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3) Jerusalem Botanical Gardens
The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens (JBG) is located in the neighborhood of Nayot in Jerusalem, on the southeastern edge of the Givat Ram campus of the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The garden was opened to the public in 1985. In 1994, it separated from the Hebrew University, and has been managed by the Botanical Garden Association since 1996. The garden is arranged in phytogeographic sections, featuring flora of various regions around the world. The tropical conservatory opened in 1986 and the South Africa section was planted in 1989. The Hank Greenspan Entrance Plaza, Dvorsky Visitors’ Center and restaurant were built in 1990.
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4) Max Brenner Chocolate
Max Brenner Chocolate is a paradise for those who like chocolates. It sells the best homemade chocolates you can find in Jerusalem. They also make exceptionally tasty bonbons.
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5) Train Theater
The Train Theater is a theater for children who are 2-12 years old. They have amazing and very creative puppet shows. The shows are performed in several languages.
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6) Western Wall (Kotel) Tunnels
The Western Wall Tunnel is an underground tunnel exposing the Western Wall in its full length. The tunnel is adjacent to the Western Wall and is located under buildings of the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel. While the open-air portion of the Western Wall is approximately 60 m long, the majority of its original length is hidden underground. The tunnel allows access to an additional 485 meters of the wall. The tunnel exposes a total length of 485 m of the wall, revealing the methods of construction and the various activities in the vicinity of the Temple Mount. The excavations included many archaeological finds along the way, including discoveries from the Herodian period (streets, monumental masonry), sections of a reconstruction of the Western Wall dating to the Umayyad period, and various structures dating to the Ayyubid, Mamluke and Hasmonean periods constructed to support buildings in the vicinity of the Temple Mount.
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7) Damascus Gate
The Damascus Gate is an important gate in the Old City of Jerusalem. The original gate was presumably built in Second Temple times. The Romans built a new gate at the time of Hadrian, in the second century AD. In front of the gate stood a Roman victory column, shown on the Madaba Map, thus giving the gate its name in Arabic to this day, Bab el-Amud, The Column Gate. The modern gate was built in 1542 by the Ottoman ruler Suleiman the Magnificent. The gate has two towers, each equipped with machicolations. It is located at the edge of the Arab bazaar and marketplace.
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