Railway & Gateway Jewish Museum

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While there are some beautiful 19th century locomotives to clamber onboard in the Railway Museum, the background information is a bit on the dry side. The Jewish Museum is of more interest, offering an insight to Livingstone's Jewish community who settled here in the 1890s via South Africa after fleeing persecution from Lithuania. The town saw an influx of European immigrants during the next 50 years, including those fleeing WWII.

For other Jewish sites in Livingstone, you can visit the Jewish Cemetery and Zambia's first synagogue, which is now a church.

Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

  • Trees in front of Victoria Falls, Matabeleland North, Zimbabwe

    Victoria Falls National Park

    4.31 MILES

    Here on the Zimbabwe side of the falls you're in for a real treat. Some two-thirds of Victoria Falls are located here, including the main falls themselves…

  • Young woman sitting at the edge of Victoria Falls, Livingstone, Zambia, Africa

    Devil's Pool

    4.26 MILES

    One of the most thrilling experiences – not only at the falls but in all of Africa – is the hair-raising journey to Livingstone Island. Here you will…

  • Jafuta Heritage Centre

    Jafuta Heritage Centre

    4.38 MILES

    This impressive little museum details the cultural heritage of Zimbabwe's indigenous ethnic groups. There's good background information on the Shona,…

  • The Livingstone Museum.

    Livingstone Museum

    1 MILES

    The excellent Livingstone Museum is the oldest, largest and best museum in the country. It's divided into sections covering archaeology, history,…

  • Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park

    Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park

    1.7 MILES

    This park is divided into two sections: the Victoria Falls area and the wildlife sector. The latter is only 3km southwest of Livingstone, and most famous…

  • Zambezi National Park

    Zambezi National Park

    3.87 MILES

    Just 5km from the town centre is this vastly underrated national park, comprising 40km of Zambezi River frontage and a spread of wildlife-rich mopane …

  • Snake Pit

    Snake Pit

    4.62 MILES

    Black mambas, spitting cobras and puff adders ain't things you want to come across in the wild, so fortunately they're all here to see behind the safety…

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Nearby Livingstone attractions

1. Jewish Cemetery

0.71 MILES

Enter through the gate to wander this small plot of foreign Jewish graves dating from the mid 20th century.

2. Livingstone Museum

1 MILES

The excellent Livingstone Museum is the oldest, largest and best museum in the country. It's divided into sections covering archaeology, history,…

3. Former Jewish Synagogue

1.32 MILES

What's now the Church of Christ was formerly the first synagogue in Zambia, built in 1928.

4. Mosi-oa-Tunya National Park

1.7 MILES

This park is divided into two sections: the Victoria Falls area and the wildlife sector. The latter is only 3km southwest of Livingstone, and most famous…

5. Zambezi National Park

3.87 MILES

Just 5km from the town centre is this vastly underrated national park, comprising 40km of Zambezi River frontage and a spread of wildlife-rich mopane …

6. Devil's Pool

4.26 MILES

One of the most thrilling experiences – not only at the falls but in all of Africa – is the hair-raising journey to Livingstone Island. Here you will…

7. Victoria Falls National Park

4.31 MILES

Here on the Zimbabwe side of the falls you're in for a real treat. Some two-thirds of Victoria Falls are located here, including the main falls themselves…

8. Jafuta Heritage Centre

4.38 MILES

This impressive little museum details the cultural heritage of Zimbabwe's indigenous ethnic groups. There's good background information on the Shona,…