Sights & Attractions in Jerusalem

Worth Noting

Name	Category	Location

Bet Ticho Set among pine trees, just a few steps off the busy Downtown streets...	Houses / Mansions	Center City

Bloomfield Science Museum For kids, this may be the city's best rainy-day option, but don't...	Museums / Galleries	West Jerusalem

Broad Wall The discovery in the 1970s of the rather unobtrusive 23-foot-thick...	Archaeological Sites	Jewish Quarter

Cardo Today it's known for shopping, but the Cardo has a long history...	Archaeological Sites	Jewish Quarter

Chamber of the Holocaust Not to be confused with Yad Vashem in West Jerusalem, this small...	Museums / Galleries	Tower of David and Mt. Zion


Church of Mary Magdalene With its sculpted white turrets and gold onion domes, this Russian...	Religious Sites	Mt. of Olives and East Jerusalem

Church of St. John the Baptist Apart from the grotto where John the Baptist is said to have...	Religious Sites	West Jerusalem

Church of the Visitation Built over what is thought to have been the home of John the...	Religious Sites	West Jerusalem

Dominus Flevit Designed by Antonio Barluzzi in the 1950s, the tear-shaped church—its...	Religious Sites	Mt. of Olives and East Jerusalem

Dormition Abbey The round, black-domed Roman Catholic church, with its distinctive...	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...	Religious Sites	Old City

Ethiopian Monastery Stand in the monastery's courtyard beneath the medieval bulge...	Religious Sites	Old City

Haas Promenade Get your bearings in Jerusalem by taking in the panorama from...	Promenades / Boardwalks	Center City

Hinnom Valley The Hinnom Valley achieved notoriety in the 7th century BC during...	Historic Districts / Sites	Center City

Independence Park This is a great area for lounging around, throwing Frisbees...	Parks	Center City

Kidron Valley This deep valley separates the Old City and the City of David...	Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Mt. of Olives and East Jerusalem

L.A. Mayer Museum for Islamic Art The institution prides itself on being a private Jewish initiative...	Museums / Galleries	West Jerusalem

Mt. Herzl Military Cemetery The tranquillity and well-tended greenery of Israel's largest...	Cemeteries	West Jerusalem

Pater Noster Convent The focal point of this Carmelite convent is a grotto, traditionally...	Religious Sites	Mt. of Olives and East Jerusalem

Pools of Bethesda and Church of St. Anne The transition is sudden and complete, from the raucous cobbled...	Religious Sites	Old City

Tomb of David According to the Bible, King David, the great Israelite king...	Religious Sites	Tower of David and Mt. Zion

Tomb of the Virgin The Gothic facade of the underground Church of the Assumption...	Religious Sites, Memorials / Monuments	Mt. of Olives and East Jerusalem

Yemin Moshe This now-affluent neighborhood, with its attractive old stone...	Neighborhoods / Streets	Center City
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