Petah Tikva

Worth seeing in and around Petah Tikva

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Tel Aviv University

   Tel Aviv University is a public research university in Tel Aviv, Israel. With over 30,000 students, it is the largest frontal learning university in the country.

   8.1 km · University in Tel Aviv, Israel · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Bar-Ilan University

   Bar-Ilan University is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academic university institution.

   4.8 km · Israeli research university in Ramat Gan, Israel · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Museum of the Jewish People at Beit Hatfutsot

   Anu – Museum of the Jewish People, formerly the Nahum Goldmann Museum of the Jewish Diaspora, is located in Tel Aviv, Israel, at the center of the Tel Aviv University campus opposite Ramat Aviv. The Hebrew Anu אנו means 'we, us'.

   8.1 km · museum in Israel · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ramat Gan Stadium

   Ramat Gan Stadium is a football stadium in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. It served as the national stadium of Israel until 2014.

   6 km · football stadium in the Tel Aviv District, Israel · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Eretz Israel Museum

   The Eretz Israel Museum is a historical and archaeological museum in the Ramat Aviv neighborhood of Tel Aviv, Israel. Eretz Israel Museum, established in 1953 as the Haaretz Museum, has a large display of archaeological, anthropological and historical artifacts organized in a series of exhibition pavilions on its grounds.

   8.6 km · historical and archeological museum in Tel Aviv, Israel · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Azrieli Center

   Azrieli Center is a complex of three skyscrapers in Tel Aviv. At the base of the complex lies a large shopping mall.

   9 km · tower block · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Tel Aviv Museum of Art

   The Tel Aviv Museum of Art is an art museum in Tel Aviv, Israel. The museum is dedicated to the preservation and display of modern and contemporary art both from Israel and around the world.

   9.5 km · Art museum · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Moshe Aviv Tower

   Moshe Aviv Tower is a 235-metre-tall skyscraper located in the demarcated area of the Diamond Exchange District on Jabotinsky Road in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel.

   7.8 km · skyscraper in Ramat Gan, Israel · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Menora Mivtachim Arena

   Yad Eliyahu Arena, known as the Menora Mivtachim Arena and formerly as the Nokia Arena for commercial reasons, is a large multi-purpose sports indoor arena located in southeastern Tel Aviv, Israel. It primarily hosts tennis matches, basketball games, and concerts.

   9.5 km · multi-purpose sports indoor arena in Tel Aviv · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Yarkon Park

    Yarkon Park is a park in Tel Aviv, Israel, with about sixteen million visits annually. Named after the Yarkon River, which flows through it, the park includes extensive lawns, sports facilities, botanical gardens, an aviary, a water park, two outdoor concert venues and lakes.

    7.3 km · public urban park in Tel Aviv, Israel · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Petah Tikva Museum of Art

   The complex also contains the city archives.

2. 02
   Petah Tikva

   Moshe Sharet St 9,.

3. 03
   Museum of Man and the Environment

   A museum about the human body, human health, and our impact on the environment.

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Things to do

1. 01
   Petah Tikva City Market

   If you like the sounds, smells, colors and atmosphere of a tumultuous city market, visit the "shuk", located in the city center.

2. 02
   Tel Afek

   A nature and historic site, including a fortress built in the 16th century.

3. 03
   Yad LeBanim Park

   A park which is surrounded by all of Petach Tikva's museums.

4. 04
   Baptist

   Has some hiking trails and baseball fields.

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Where to eat

Like elsewhere in Israel, restaurants that serve kosher food should have a Kashrut certificate issued by the chief Rabbi of the city. If you are seeking authentic Jewish cuisine that has been prepared in accordance with the Kashrut laws, you should seek out an appropriately certified eatery. Achla, A long-established Middle Eastern/Israeli grill restaurant in Petah Tikva.

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Getting to Petah Tikva

Airports

Ben Gurion (TLV), 9 km · Marka International (Amman Civil) (ADJ), 105 km · Queen Alia (AMM), 112 km

Stations

Ben Gurion Airport, 8.8 km · Tel Aviv – Savidor Central railway station, 8.3 km · Ben Gurion Airport railway station, 9.9 km · Tel Aviv – HaShalom railway station, 8.9 km

• Eilat → Petah Tikva

  282 km · quickest by road, 5h 47m · ₪115–150
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• Amman → Petah Tikva

  101 km · quickest by road, 2h 46m · JD6–8
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• El Arish → Petah Tikva

  149 km · quickest by road, 4h 39m · E£360–480
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