Instant Israel : Eretz Yisrael Museum & Planetarium - Tel Aviv - What you need to know

The Eretz Yisrael Museum - located outside the center of the Tel Aviv city, in the Ramat Aviv area, is one of the most popular , visited and overwhelmingly informative places to visit, not just in Tel Aviv, not even just in Israel - if you are Jewish, then this is something you must see. It shows the visitors almost every sector of some essence of Judaism and Israel in so many different ways and offers so much that other museums do not.

It is without a doubt one of the most unique experiences that I have had whilst touring this country. When taking an interest as a traveler, you need to take a lot of factors into account, of course, the history is one of them. Here at the Eretz Yisrael Museum, is a place that not just offers a huge amount of historical knowledge but also - art, science, glass-work, archaeology, and many more.

Essentailly , we are talking about a large garden type area, with "miniature museums" dotted around.

So a few things to know in advance. Firstly, allow an entire day for this. Plan ahead, and find out if there are large tour groups visiting on the day you wan to go. If there are, then going on that day is simply not an option. So make sure you plan in advance. do your own research - there is a lot to see here. The museum itself is open from 10.00 am until 8.30 on some days and allows yo to leave and return within the same day provided you hold onto your ticket.

Within this time, you need to visit the Planetarium , there are two films which they offer, one at 11.30 and one at 1.00 , with a break in between as each video lasts an hour. One is about stars and the solar system and the other is about astronauts. Again , book in advance, you need to sort out which language you require.

This museum isn't just based around tourism.Its a huge attraction for the people of Israel itself, what with school trips and people of Israel using their spare time to explore their own countries history. So essentially , the option of it being in English, is not their priority here, although everything is in English, you just need to book in advance.

So - what exactly is there to see here? - In a nutshell there are several of these little museums which you visit , going from one to the other and in between your day you fit in the planetarium and lunch at the classy restaurant on the premises.

I am not going to spoil all the fun by giving you what a tour guide could offer! What you need to know, is soak up and quiz your tour guide as much as possible, do not walk around with a camera in front of you the entire time and pay attention to detail!

In addition to all of the above, there is the Rothschild Center, which offers temporary exhibitions, so do your research and see what is on offer - you may need to book well in advance, these change every few weeks, and are one of the most popular features here, so baring that in mind - plus, a lot of the visitors were there just to see the displays in the Rothschild center, to keep that in mind when planning your time here.

Overall - This is something everyone can enjoy, all ages, and is an opportunity to absorb a huge amount of knowledge and information as well as unique experiences, in one place. Of course there are other amazing museums around Israel with so much other specific focus points, but if you are wanting to get really good rounded amount of knowledge gained in a limited amount of time , then this is the place to be.