Yad La-Shiryon Museum

Website: https://www.yadlashiryon.com

Yad La-Shiryon is the Israeli Armored Corps Memorial and Museum located at Latrun, between Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. It functions both as a museum of armored vehicles and as a memorial to members of Israel’s Armored Corps.

The site displays a wide range of tanks and armored vehicles outdoors and in exhibition halls, with interpretive material on armoured warfare and the corps’ history. Visitors see restored vehicles, information panels and memorial galleries dedicated to fallen soldiers.

The memorial-museum sits near Latrun on the main corridor between the coastal plain and Jerusalem and is a regular stop for visitors interested in military history and modern Israeli history.

• Museum and memorial: Combines a memorial to fallen members of the Armored Corps with a museum collection of armored vehicles, so visits often include both exhibits and commemorative spaces.

What to See#

• Outdoor vehicle displays: Large outdoor exhibition areas displaying tanks, armored vehicles and artillery from Israeli and foreign forces across multiple historical eras.
• Exhibition halls and memorial galleries: Indoor halls with restored vehicles, smaller exhibits, uniforms and interpretive displays about the Israeli Armored Corps and armored warfare.

The site sits near Latrun on Highway 3 between Modi’in and Ramla, roughly 25-35 minutes by car from both Jerusalem and Tel Aviv depending on traffic. From Jerusalem take Route 1 west and then Route 3 south; from Tel Aviv head southeast on Route 1 and turn onto Route 3 north.

Public transport: take intercity buses to Latrun or the nearby Modi’in junction, then a short taxi ride (10-20 minutes). Many organized day tours to Latrun include Yad La-Shiryon along with other regional attractions.

• Arrive early in the morning to avoid school groups that swell the grounds after 10:30am.
• Combine the visit with the nearby Latrun Monastery and the Mini Israel park to make a full half-day trip.
• Look up the names on the display plaques before visiting - many tanks are labeled by their military designation, not the familiar nicknames tourists invent.