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Temple Mount
OLD CITY
Temple Mount
The Temple Mount (al-Haram al-Sharif in Arabic and Har HaBayit in Hebrew) is probably the most diversely holy site in th…
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Tower of David Museum
OLD CITY
Jaffa Gate
}02 626 5333; www.towerofdavid.org.il
Probably the best starting place for learning about Jewish history and culture, the Tower of David Museum attempts to re…
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St. James’ Cathedral
OLD CITY
Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate Rd.
}02 628 2331
Like hipsters who claim to have been into a band when it was just a small part of the local scene with only a homemade E…
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Western Wall
OLD CITY
}02 627 1333; www.english.thekotel.org
In a town where many people cling to artifact fragments as profound connections to their deepest historical roots, the W…
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Western Wall Tunnel Tour
OLD CITY
}02 627 1333; www.english.thekotel.org
An old Jewish lady presses a button, and a model of the Second Temple lights up with whirrs and flashes as parts of the …
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Ophel Jerusalem Archaeological Park
OLD CITY
}02 627 7550; www.archpark.org.il
Part of what makes the Western Wall a fascinating sight to visit is its material simplicity: the fact that it is investe…
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Hezekiah’s Tunnel
OLD CITY
Provided that you aren’t afraid of tiny spaces, darkness, being buried alive, drowning, jagged stone, or things that are…
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Great Synagogue of Jerusalem
WEST JERUSALEM
56 King George St.
}02 623 0628; www.jerusalemgreatsynagogue.com
A veritable newborn when it comes to Israeli sights, this 25-year-old synagogue is dedicated to those lost in the Holoca…
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Chagall Windows
WEST JERUSALEM
Hadassah Medical Center, Kiryat Hadassah
}02 677 6271
Quick! Get yourself to the hospital. Not because you’re hurt (God willing), but because the synagogue in the Hadassah Me…
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Rockefeller Museum
EAST JERUSALEM
27 Sultan Suleiman St.
}02 628 2251; www.img.org.il
Exhibiting a chronologically organized history of the Holy Land, the Rockefeller Museum embodies a narrative of Jerusale…
Dome of the Rock and al-Aqsa Mosque
OLD CITY
Temple Mount
At the center of the Dome of the Rock is the spot where Abraham supposedly almost sacrificed his son (Ishmael for Muslim…
Souq
OLD CITY
Whether you’re looking for atmosphere or anise, the markets of the Muslim Quarter are the place to go. Because they cate…
Zedekiah’s Cave
OLD CITY
Sultan Suleiman St.
}02 627 7962; davidson@pami.co.il
Coffee is one good way to wake yourself up in the middle of a hot and busy Jerusalem day, but a better way may be a trip…
Church of St. Anne
OLD CITY
Lion’s Gate Rd.
}02 628 3285; mafrepo@steanne.org
Initially dedicated to the Madonna and considered to be her birthplace, this simple church was rebuilt by the Crusaders …
Roman Square Museum
OLD CITY
Damascus Gate
}02 627 7550
Most of this dank and claustrophobic museum is in the unfortunate position of having uninteresting artifacts and infinit…
Armenian Ceramic Shops
OLD CITY
Armenian Orthodox Patriarchate Rd.
}02 628 3567
Unlike the mass-produced potentially plastic crap sold by most vendors on David St., the ceramics found in the Armenian …
St. Mark’s Church and Syrian Orthodox Convent
OLD CITY
Ararat St.
}02 628 3304
Although visitors aren’t allowed in the upstairs convent, the main attraction of this site is clearly the church. The nu…
Wohl Archaeological Museum
OLD CITY
1 HaKara’im St.
}02 626 5900; www.rova-yehudi.org.il
Only the swankiest palaces and districts get their ruins preserved. Here, the remains of three mansions from the Herodia…
Burnt House
OLD CITY
2 HaKara’im St.
}02 628 7211; www.jewish-quarter.org.il/atar-saruf.asp
In 70 CE, Romans destroyed the Second Temple and pillaged Jerusalem, causing the dispersion of the Jews for almost two s…
Alone on the Walls Exhibit
OLD CITY
The Cardo
}02 627 3916; www.jewish-quarter.org.il/atar-acharon.asp
A politicized look at the 1948 War that ended in the expulsion of Jews and the destruction of the Jewish Quarter. The ma…

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