Yarkon Park
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The Yarkon Park (Hebrew: פארק הירקון, Park HaYarkon) is Tel Aviv's largest public urban park (3.8 km²) and the most famous park in Israel, visited by thousands every week. Stretching along Rokach Boulevard in its northern edge, the park includes various sports facilities, botanical gardens, an aviary, a waterpark, two outdoor concert venues (a mid-sized 'Wohl Amphitheatre' and much larger artificial bowl which holds tens of thousands of people) and a few artificial lakes. The last leg of the Yarkon River runs through the park and spills into the Mediterranean Sea at the park's western edge. Though clean up efforts were made in the last few years, the river is still polluted and it is ill advised to swim or fish in it. Nevertheless, the area around the river's estuary, along with Tel Aviv's inactive port, is a popular hang-out with restaurants, dance clubs, pubs and shops.
Over the years, the park has been hosting many musical acts such as Madonna, Michael Jackson, Metallica, Elton John, U2, Guns N' Roses, David Bowie, Dire Straits, Westlife and 5ive along with local events, such as the City Taste, which is held annually and concerts by Kaveret and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra.
