Sights & Attractions in Jerusalem

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Area G
This open-air dig-site comes with the territory and your ticket...
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Archaeological Sites City of David
 
Bet Ticho
The handsome two-story historical building is part museum, part...
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Houses / Mansions Center City
 
Broad Wall
The discovery in the 1970s of the rather unobtrusive 23-foot-thick...
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Archaeological Sites Jewish Quarter
 
Cardo
Today it's known for shopping, but the Cardo has a long history...
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Archaeological Sites Jewish Quarter
 
Chamber of the Holocaust
Not to be confused with Yad Vashem in West Jerusalem, this small...
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Museums / Galleries Tower of David and Mt. Zion
 
Church of Mary Magdalene
This Russian Orthodox church, with its sculpted white turrets...
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Religious Sites Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem
 
Church of St. John the Baptist
The orange tile roof of this large, late-17th-century Franciscan...
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Religious Sites West Jerusalem
 
Church of the Visitation
Built over what is thought to have been the home of John the...
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Religious Sites West Jerusalem
 
Dominus Flevit
Designed by Antonio Barluzzi in the 1950s, the tear-shape church—its...
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Religious Sites Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem
 
Dormition Abbey
This round, black-domed Roman Catholic church, distinctive in...
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Religious Sites Tower of David and Mt. Zion
 
Ecce Homo Convent of the Sisters of Zion
The arch that crosses the Via Dolorosa, just beyond Station II...
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Religious Sites Old City
 
Ethiopian Monastery
Stand in the monastery's courtyard beneath the medieval bulge...
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Religious Sites Old City
 
Haas Promenade
Get your bearings in Jerusalem by taking in the panorama from...
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Promenades / Boardwalks Center City
 
Hinnom Valley
The Hinnom Valley achieved notoriety in the 7th century BC during...
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Historic Districts / Sites Center City
 
Independence Park
This is a great area for lounging around, throwing Frisbees...
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Parks Center City
 
Kidron Valley
This deep valley separates the Old City and the City of David...
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Religious Sites Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem
 
L. A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art
The institution prides itself on being a private Jewish initiative...
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Museums / Galleries West Jerusalem
 
Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery
The tranquillity and well-tended greenery of Israel's largest...
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Cemeteries West Jerusalem
 
Pater Noster Convent
The focal point of this Carmelite convent is a grotto, traditionally...
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Religious Sites Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem
 
Pools of Bethesda and St. Anne's Church
The transition is sudden and complete, from the raucous cobbled...
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Religious Sites Old City
 
Tomb of David
According to the Bible, King David, the great Israelite king...
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Religious Sites Tower of David and Mt. Zion
 
Tomb of the Virgin
The Gothic facade of the underground Church of the Assumption...
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Religious Sites Mount of Olives and East Jerusalem
 
Yemin Moshe
This now-affluent neighborhood, with its attractive old stone...
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Neighborhoods / Streets Center City
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