Spotlighting Israel's lesser known Gems, great places and people. The Weizmann Institute s Sci-Trek, the self guided tour that highlights the research and scientific projects of this world renowned academic institution is definitely interesting and worth taking. However, if your time is limited, you should note that the real jewel is the Clore Garden of Science. Perhaps intended for children, it is a place where both adults and children can have fun experiencing science, first hand. If you want to know how waves are formed or feel what it is like to walk on the moon, you can experience and explore over 50 exhibits that will be educational and enjoyable.
Walls tend to restrict most science museums.
What makes the Clore Garden of Science different is that it is set outside. An elevated walkway connects many of the exhibits and the combination of the exhibits huge scale, fresh air, blue sky above and grass below, is truly exhilarating. A visit at the Weizmann Institute of Science should really begin at the Levinson Visitor s Center, where you can see a 17-minute audiovisual program about the institute and the work of its scientists. The institute was established due in part to the efforts of Dr. Chaim Weizmann, a distinguished chemist who was Israel s first president. Originally founded in 1934 by Israel and Rebecca Sieff, as the Daniel Sieff Research Institute, in memory of their son, it was renamed the Weizmann Institute of Science, in November 1949.