Historical Sites

Gilgal, a name that is mentioned 39 times in the Old Testament, is an important biblical destination, yet does not have an exact location. It was once an actual site,…

 Water workers unearth Israel’s oldest city gate. Workers chanced upon the oldest city gate in Israel during excavations to lay a new water pipe. The stone and mudbrick structure formed…

No one likes pyramid schemes—except for the ruling class in ancient Egypt who some 4,000 years ago constructed colossal pyramids to house their mummified pharaohs in preparation for their journey…

 Aviv Weizman, 17, was taking part in an archeological dig at the ancient site of Usha when she discovered the 1,500-year-old object. A teenager from northern Israel recently made the…

Nestled on Israel’s northern coast, just above Tel Aviv, the ancient port city of Acre (or as the locals call it, Akko) is one of the world’s oldest cities and…

Long considered the oldest seaport in the world, the city of Jaffa is often overlooked as simply the older sister of its larger neighbor Tel Aviv, but it’s much more…

A massive graveyard, a desert fortress and the city of Tel Aviv are all on the prestigious list of heritage sites important to humanity. It’s no secret that Israel is…

Fourty-four tons of 1,800-year-old marble artifacts, carried in a merchant ship that was shipwrecked in a storm, uncovered off coast of Israel. A few weeks ago, an Israeli man contacted…

Anyone into time travel will want to visit the ancient city of Ephesus. Turn back the clock in the present-day Selcuk, a town near Izmir, in western Turkey. This once-cosmopolitan…

Israeli restaurants can be dark, loud places with faux-friendly service and expensive wine. But they’re really great if you know how to enjoy them. Here in Israel, you’ll be very…

After 10 years of planning and $50 million, the 2,000-year-old fortress near Jaffa Gate is transformed into an accessible, cutting-edge multimedia museum. The Tower of David fortress, built by the…

This formerly sleepy city has beautiful hiking and biking trails, a great coffeehouse and brewery, art and nightlife, and a choice of accommodations. For most people, Arad is a dusty…

On the western side of the Sea of Galilee lies Magdala, once a prosperous first century fishing village nestled at the base of Mount Arbel, between Tiberias and Capernaum. Known…

The jewelry, worn by young girls as amulets, was discovered in 1971 and presented to the public for the first time last week. Rare jewelry dating from 1,800 years ago,…

The Way to Jerusalem, a project of two intrepid Israelis who based the route on ancient Holy Land pilgrimages, is set to become Israel’s local equivalent of Europe’s Camino de…