Tel Aviv
Political history buffs will enjoy this research organisation's small museum that presents the history and activities of the Etzel (Irgun), an underground…
Must-see attractions in Israel
Tikotin Museum of Japanese Art
Haifa
Founded in 1959 by art collector Felix Tikotin, this small, low-lit gallery immerses visitors in the sensory qualities of Japanese art. A visit here is…
The Negev
A good introduction to Bedouin life in the Negev. Exhibits include traditional clothes, household utensils, carpets, tools and jewellery as well as…
Tel Aviv
Beloved by celebrity chefs, this aromatic market is a mini-neighbourhood of pantries and stores. Established in the 1920s by Balkan immigrants, this is…
Akko
At the far end of the Baha’i Gardens is the Shrine of Baha’ullah, the simple and serene final resting place of the Baha’i faith’s founder. For both men…
Tel Aviv
Just north of Alma Beach and south of Jerusalem Beach, this beach is a peaceful spot with a 24/7 beach bar, beach volleyball court and a surf school…
The Negev
As remote as it gets, the Ramat HaNegev Winery is situated in the tiny village of Kadesh Barnea, right on the Israeli-Egyptian border. This commercial…
Haifa
In an old stone building across the street from the modern Beit HaGefen Arab–Jewish Center, this gallery-cum-social space sponsors interfaith social and…
Israel
Running the length of Jabotinsky St, Ramla's vibrant Middle Eastern bazaar has been going for more than a century, since the late Ottoman period. People…
Mitzpe Ramon
Nana is a high-altitude winery, set some 800m above sea level atop Mt Ramon. This location, in the middle of the Negev desert, overlooking the Mahktesh…
Lower Galilee
Up the hill from the ancient Beit Alfa Synagogue, deep inside Kibbutz Heftzibah, is something unexpected: a lovely little Shinto-style Japanese garden…
Caesarea
One feature of the Crusader City site in Caesarea National Park is this 13th-century Crusader-era church. It was built over the site of an older Byzantine…
Golan Heights
An excellent introduction to the Golan, this centre takes you on a half-hour virtual journey around the region, projected on a 180-degree panoramic screen…
Israel
An experiential, interactive and educational museum for children aged 2½ to 11, the children's museum includes a magic forest (which covers emotions),…
Tel Aviv
One of Tel Aviv's most popular beaches, Bograshov is part of a party-central strip along with Gordon and Frishman beaches. Relatively quiet during the…
Lower Galilee
Known for its reds (merlot, cabernet sauvignon, shiraz) and whites (chardonnay, sauvignon blanc, roussanne and gewurtztraminer), this well-regarded winery…
Haifa
Sculpted on the crest of Mt Carmel in 1913, this shady, kid-friendly public garden – whose name means 'Mother’s Park' – has a zoo, a playground and an…
Tel Aviv
To escape the city pace, head to Gan Meir Park, on the western side of King George St, where dog walkers release their four-legged friends in a specially…
Tel Aviv
Enjoy striking exhibitions from a range of contemporary art luminaries at this gallery set in the neoclassical 'Twin House', a 1920s building with two…
Tel Aviv
Sometimes called 'Jaffa Tales', this small visitor's centre is actually an archaeological excavation site in a chamber underneath Kedumim Sq. Here, you…
Sheva Chaya Glassblowing Gallery
Upper Galilee & Golan
Kabbalistic concepts and women’s themes in Judaism are represented in the art of Denver-born painter and glass-blower Sheva Chaya Shaiman. She sometimes…
Nazareth
Consecrated in 1871, this solidly built stone church was only the second Anglican church to be constructed in the Holy Land (the first was in Jerusalem);…
North Coast
This offbeat collection of mechanical music instruments was assembled by New York–born Nisan Cohen, who's happy to play records from his Yiddish music…
Tel Aviv
This small but charming German Templer church, now Lutheran, dates from 1904. Its fine organ is used for concerts. Completely unlike anything else in Tel…
North Coast
With brown-sugar sand and stiff breezes, Atlit is graced by good waves – but it's a shame about the backdrop of pylons and cranes (gaze towards the ruined…
Tel Aviv
Named after a 1972 comedy film, Hof Metzitzim (which – uncharacteristic of the beach itself – translates as the sleazy 'Peeping Tom Beach') is actually a…
Tel Aviv
The most prominent building in Jaffa, this beautiful cream-painted Franciscan church was built in the 1890s on the ruins of the Crusader citadel and is…
Tiberias
With its black basalt walls, white dome and striped minaret, this mosque looks a bit lost in the courtyard of a modern commercial centre. Built by Daher…
Upper Galilee & Golan
Decorated with inscriptions glorifying the Mamluk Sultan Beybars (1223–77), the Red Mosque (interior closed to the public) was built at the very end of…
Tel Aviv
Frishman Beach is perhaps the widest stretch of sand in Tel Aviv. There's plenty of space on the sand and good access to the swimming area. It's located…
Nazareth
Under the compound of the Greek Orthodox Bishopric, this network of caves is named after 40 monks believed to have been martyred here by the Romans in the…
Haifa
A 15-minute walking path running parallel to Yefe Nof St, Louis Promenade offers lofty views over Haifa Bay and connects to other trails that thread their…
Tiberias
On the upper floor of a 1970s eyesore, the Galilee Experience screens a Christian-oriented film (21 minutes in English and Chinese, 36 minutes in 10 other…
North Coast
A good intro to Ein Hod's artistic community is this gallery of local sculptures and paintings. The exhibition space dates to 1953, when the creative…
Mitzpe Ramon
Run by a friendly family from Dagestan, this one-room museum has exhibits and demonstrations on the weaving and tying techniques used to make the…
Caesarea
The ruins of a large bathhouse are the only notable remnants of a Byzantine-era governor's palace at this site in Caesarea National Park.
Tiberias
This 5m-high sculpture, shaped like an outline of the shoreline of the Sea of Galilee, indicates the current water level of the lake in metres-below-sea…
Akko
Near the western edge of the walled city, this building is where Baha’ullah wrote the Baha’i book of laws in the 1870s. It is closed to the public.
North Coast
Ceramics (including Judaica), mosaics and expressionist paintings (oil and watercolour), the latter by Ben-Tzion Magal (1908–99).
Tiberias
Built of basalt in the 18th century, the Sea Mosque once had a special entrance for the faithful who arrived by boat.
