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Yad Lashiryon (Armoured Corps) Museum
Yad Lashiryon (Armoured Corps) Museum

The Latrun museum serves as a memorial for the fallen soldiers of the Armored Corps. There is an exhibit of military vehicles and tools from the different periods of the Israeli wars.Openning Hours: ..

Wohl Archaeology Museum
Wohl Archaeology Museum

Exhibits of actual remains of houses from the Herod?s time.Openning Hours: sun  09:00-17:00 mon 09:00-17:00 tue  09:00-17:00 wed 09:00-17:00 thu  09:00-17:00 ..

Underground Prisoners Museum
Underground Prisoners Museum

The building was built in 1858, and served as a Russian pilgrims? hospice for women. During the British mandate in Palestine (1918-1948), the building was used as the central prison. Apart from..

Tower of David - Museum of the History of Jerusalem
Tower of David - Museum of the History of Jerusalem

  The Tower of David museum depicts more than 3000 years of history of Jerusalem, using advanced museum technology and displays that relate the history in a chronological manner. The..

Theatre Archives and Museum
Theatre Archives and Museum

The Israel Goor Theatre Archives and Museum (IGTAM) is a museum of the theatre in Israel. Since its foundation in 1973 by I. Goor it has received many rare collections that were donated by theatre..

The Western Wall Tunnels

Nothing is left in Jerusalem from the Second Temple period only the Western Wall. This is the most sacred place for the Jews. The tunnels under the Western Wall are opened now for tourists.Openning..

The U.Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art
The U.Nahon Museum of Italian Jewish Art

Rich collection of items from the earliest centuries. It depicts life of Jews in Italy. Placed in the Italian Synagogue of the 18th century.Openning Hours: sun  09:00-17:00 ..

The Ramparts Walk
The Ramparts Walk

Exciting walk on the Old City walls with its breathtaking views of the city.Openning Hours: sun  09:00-17:00 mon 09:00-17:00 tue  09:00-17:00 wed 09:00-17:00 thu ..

The Menachem Begin Heritage Center Museum
The Menachem Begin Heritage Center Museum

The tour of the museum starts in the streets of Brisk, the town where Begin was born, continues to Warsaw where he studied, and in Vilna where he was arrested and sent to a Soviet prison camp. From..

The Last Battle for the Old City Museum
The Last Battle for the Old City Museum

An exhibit depicting the drama of the day of surrender to the Jordanian legion, the expulsion of the Jews from the old section and all the procedures involved in it. On May 28, 1948 at 16:00p.m.,..

The Israelite Tower
The Israelite Tower

Tower of the wall gate from Babylonian siege and destruction on the 1st Temple in 586 BCE, late Hashmonean fortifications.Openning Hours: sun  09:00-17:00 mon 09:00-17:00 tue ..

The Herzl Museum
The Herzl Museum

The tomb of the visionary of the Jewish state in on the mount as well as those of other important people, among them Golda Meir, Levi Eshkol and Zeev Jabotinsky. Near the entrance gate is the Herzl..

The City of David
The City of David

Jerusalem is a spiritual and national center of the Jewish people since King David made it the capital of his Kingdom some 3000 years ago. Archaeologists work here for many years. Warren is the name..

Tax Museum

The Tax Museum was opened in 1964 and holds a large collection of documents regarding taxation in the ancient world, in Jewish Communities of the Diaspora, and in the State of Israel including the..

Siebenberg House
Siebenberg House

Archaeological excavations carried out underneath the Siebenberg home in the course of 18 years of work have revealed fascinating remains of ancient dwellings, aqueducts and burial vaults reaching..

Shfela Museum
Shfela Museum

In the museum you?ll see defensive construction of a Jewish settlement of ?Wall and Tower" type. Collection of archaeological findings. Travelling arts exhibitions.Openning Hours: sun ..

Shai Agnon House
Shai Agnon House

Nobel prize winner in literature Shai Agnon is famous all over the world. The poet?s house with permanent exhibitions, films.Openning Hours: sun  09:00-13:00 mon 09:00-13:00 ..

Rockefeller Archaeological Museum
Rockefeller Archaeological Museum

On of the largest and most impressive archeological museums in Israel. Was established in the 30s by the British, with the generous contribution of the American millionaire Rokefeller. The building..

Rabbi Kook Museum

If you are more or less interested in the history of Judaism - you are surely acquainted with the name of Rabbi Kook. A wide variety of his views on Judaism attracts his followers as well as..

Old Yishuv Court
Old Yishuv Court

The museum is located in the heart of the Jewish Quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem in a sixteenth-century building. It displays the story of the Jewish community from the periods under Ottoman..

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