Ben-Gurion's Grave
Many people visit the revered prime minister's grave in conjunction with a visit to his desert home in Kibbutz Sde Boker, just 3 km (2 miles) north. Walk through the beautiful garden until you reach the quiet, windswept plaza; in the center are the simple raised stone slabs marking the graves of David and Paula Ben-Gurion (she died five years before her husband). The couple's final resting place commands a view of Zin Valley's geological finery: a vast, undulating drape of stone that changes hue as the daylight shifts. The cluster of greenery and palm trees to the right on the valley floor marks Ein Avdat (Avdat Spring).
