Location: Haifa
Top Things to do in Haifa
Things to do in Haifa, Haifa District: The Best Specialty Museums
Haifa (Hebrew: חֵיפָה Hefa [χei̯ˈfa, ˈχai̯fa]; Arabic: حيفا Hayfa) is the third-largest city in Israel – after Jerusalem and Tel Aviv– with a population of 279,591 in 2016. The city of Haifa forms part of the Haifa metropolitan area, the second- or third-most populous metropolitan area in Israel. It is home to the Bahá'í World Centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a destination for Bahá'í pilgrims.
Restaurants in Haifa
1. GREIF - Miniature Model Museum
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5.0 based on 2 reviews
GREIF Miniature Model Museum present- by the aid of scale models, chapters in worldwide history of technology- the development of flight, navigation, transportation, space research and military history- mainly of the 20th century with a view to previous centuries and the ancient times. The museum continuously expands. More models are added to the collection with the aim to cover more subjects
2. Hecht Museum, University of Haifa
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4.5 based on 110 reviews
Reviewed By csnie
We were impressed with the quality of the exhibits and the size of the collection for a small to midsize museum. The descriptions were very informative and completely translated into English. Parking is hard to find near the musem.
3. En Carmel
4. National Maritime Museum
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4.0 based on 75 reviews
This museum traces the history of seafaring and the development of shipbuilding in the Middle East featuring exhibits and a rich collection of maritime mythology, Greco-Roman coins, stamps, modern seafaring, naval battles and special emphasis on Jewish seafaring.
5. Railway Museum
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4.0 based on 67 reviews
Located at the Haifa East railroad station, this museum traces the history of rail travel in Israel from 1892 to present day.
6. Museum of Edible Oil Production
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3.5 based on 3 reviews
This museum traces the history of Israel’s cooking oil industry from 2,000 years ago to present day.
7. Hermann Struck Museum
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3.5 based on 14 reviews
The Hermann Struck Museum, which was built and founded at his home in Haifa, offers us a glimpse into the colorful life and rich work of one of the most prominent 20th century international artists in the field of printmaking. Alongside the contemporary and changing exhibitions in the field of the art of printmaking, which explore the medium of printmaking as one of the main tropes in Struck’s oeuvre, the museum also showcases furniture, rugs, personal artifacts, books as well as oil paintings painted by Hermann Struck, in order to provide its visitors with the sense of walking into the artist’s home with his presence.
8. Haifa City Museum
Overall Ratings
3.5 based on 35 reviews
