Museums show you things, and sometimes let you handle things, which demonstrate a certain subject or era. Living history museums, on the other hand, invite you to immerse yourself in…
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6 fabulous living history museums to explore ancient Israel first hand
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Making chocolate all day must be the best job in the world. Award-winning chocolatier Ika Cohen certainly thinks so. Stepping into IKA Chocolate, visitors leave behind the dusty crowded streets…
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Bringing back nostalgic foods can be a mixed bag depending on when and under what conditions they were invented (the polarizing Necco wafer, for example). But drawing from the kernels of…
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Every year, thousands of Christian pilgrims flock to the Sea of Galilee to explore the towns where Jesus spent his life—where he gave the Sermon on the Mount, the synagogues…
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Dug out from beneath an area that was once known as the Israeli cities of Maresha and Beit Guvrin, the network of caves, named after the latter city, seem to…
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Tabgha is the traditional location for several significant events in the life of Jesus. It is located on the northwestern shores of the Sea of Galilee, on the slopes of…
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The Wohl Museum of Archeology preserves six compound houses from the Second Temple era. These houses overlooked the Temple in Jerusalem, and were destroyed along with it in 70 AD.…
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Israel’s Independence Hall sits between Tel-Aviv and Jaffa. The hall is of great importance to Israelis, it housed the monumental declaration of an independent Jewish state. This landmark is preserved…
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For the first time, the remains of a Jewish settlement of the Second Temple period have been discovered in Beer Sheva. The archaeological excavation carried out to facilitate a new…
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The State of Israel is not just a biblical modern day miracle; it also features a number of geographical wonders that are unique worldwide. One of these is the Sea of…
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Israelis like their coffee a particular way. So particular, in fact, that even coffee giant Starbucks failed to get it right and had to close up shop after a brief…
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If you wish to travel some 3-4,000 years into the past, we have just the place for you! Hazor was a very important city, located in the Upper Galilee, in the…
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Jaffa, a municipality in the south of Tel Aviv, Israel, has one of the world’s oldest ports. Once known as the “Bride of the Sea” because of its location along the…
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The city of Tel Aviv can boast of being many things—among them being Israel’s cultural center and the vegan capital of the world, but it can also boast it’s historic…
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While you may think of the well-known Natural History Museums of New York or London, Tel Aviv has made a stunningly impressive start to showcase the natural history and biodiversity…